Advanced Micro Devices
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California and maintains significant operations in Austin, Texas. AMD is a Information technology, hardware and F ...
(AMD) had a number of product lines with the part numbers beginning with "29". These families were generally not related to one another.
The Am29(F, BL, DL, DS)xxx family contains a variety of
flash memories, and is not part of the
Am2900
Am2900 is a family of integrated circuits (ICs) created in 1975 by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). They were constructed with bipolar devices, in a bit-slice topology, and were designed to be used as modular components each representing a different ...
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Am29000 families.
Am2900 Family
The first such family is the
Am2900
Am2900 is a family of integrated circuits (ICs) created in 1975 by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). They were constructed with bipolar devices, in a bit-slice topology, and were designed to be used as modular components each representing a different ...
series of
integrated circuits
An integrated circuit (IC), also known as a microchip or simply chip, is a set of electronic circuits, consisting of various electronic components (such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors) and their interconnections. These components a ...
(ICs) created in 1975 designed in
bit-slice
Bit slicing is a technique for constructing a processor from modules of processors of smaller bit width, for the purpose of increasing the word length; in theory to make an arbitrary ''n''-bit central processing unit (CPU). Each of these c ...
topology so they could be used as modular components each representing a different aspect of a computer control unit (CCU). For details on the Am2900 Family se
The Am2900 Family Data Book by AMD.
Am29xxx Family
The AMD Am29xxx series of chips are high performance processors and system building-block devices.
Am29000
The
Am29000 family are 32-bit
RISC
In electronics and computer science, a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) is a computer architecture designed to simplify the individual instructions given to the computer to accomplish tasks. Compared to the instructions given to a comp ...
microprocessors. The Am29000 was a
Berkeley RISC
Berkeley RISC is one of two seminal research projects into reduced instruction set computer (RISC) based microprocessor design taking place under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency VLSI Project. RISC was led by David Patterson (who coi ...
,
register window design similar to the Sun
SPARC.
* Am29000 32-bit
RISC
In electronics and computer science, a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) is a computer architecture designed to simplify the individual instructions given to the computer to accomplish tasks. Compared to the instructions given to a comp ...
microprocessor, 4-stage
Pipeline
A pipeline is a system of Pipe (fluid conveyance), pipes for long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas, typically to a market area for consumption. The latest data from 2014 gives a total of slightly less than of pipeline in 120 countries ...
, 512-byte BTC (
branch target cache)
* Am29005 32-bit RISC microprocessor with neither (functional) MMU nor BTC
* Am29027
Floating-point unit
A floating-point unit (FPU), numeric processing unit (NPU), colloquially math coprocessor, is a part of a computer system specially designed to carry out operations on floating-point numbers. Typical operations are addition, subtraction, multip ...
co-processor chip
* Am29030 32-bit RISC microprocessor with a 8K byte instruction cache
* Am29035 32-bit RISC microprocessor with a 4K byte instruction cache
* Am29040 32-bit RISC microprocessor with a 8K byte instruction cache, 4 KB data cache and
hardware multiply
A binary multiplier is an electronic circuit used in digital electronics, such as a computer, to multiply two binary numbers.
A variety of computer arithmetic techniques can be used to implement a digital multiplier. Most techniques involve com ...
* Am29041 Data transfer controller
* Am29050 32-bit RISC microprocessor with FPU, 1kB BTC
* Am29062 Integrated cache unit with 8K bytes RAM
Am29100 Family
The Am29100 family are microcontrollers and their support chips. Most of the microcontrollers are 'intelligent', performing operations that would normally be performed by software.
* Am29101 16-bit Microprocessor Slice Circuit with Speed Select
* Am29111
Microprogram Sequencer Controller - For microprogram memory
* Am29112 High-performance 8-bit slice
Microprogram Sequencer
* Am29114 Real-time 8-bit priority interrupt controller
* Am29116 High-performance 16-bit microprocessor
* Am29117 High-performance 16-bit microprocessor
* Am29118 8-bit I/O support unit for Am29116
* Am29130 16 to 30-bit shift register
* Am29141 Fuse programmable controller
Am29200 Family
The Am29200 family are processors intended for the high-end microcontroller market.
* Am29200 32-bit
Microcontroller
A microcontroller (MC, uC, or μC) or microcontroller unit (MCU) is a small computer on a single integrated circuit. A microcontroller contains one or more CPUs (processor cores) along with memory and programmable input/output peripherals. Pro ...
, internal
ROM
Rom, or ROM may refer to:
Biomechanics and medicine
* Risk of mortality, a medical classification to estimate the likelihood of death for a patient
* Rupture of membranes, a term used during pregnancy to describe a rupture of the amniotic sac
* ...
,
DRAM
Dram, DRAM, or drams may refer to:
Technology and engineering
* Dram (unit), a unit of mass and volume, and an informal name for a small amount of liquor, especially whisky or whiskey
* Dynamic random-access memory, a type of electronic semicondu ...
interface,
PIA/PIO/
serial/
Parallel
Parallel may refer to:
Mathematics
* Parallel (geometry), two lines in the Euclidean plane which never intersect
* Parallel (operator), mathematical operation named after the composition of electrical resistance in parallel circuits
Science a ...
/
JTAG
JTAG (named after the Joint Test Action Group which codified it) is an industry standard for verifying designs of and testing printed circuit boards after manufacture.
JTAG implements standards for on-chip instrumentation in electronic design ...
Ports
* Am29202 32-bit
Microcontroller
A microcontroller (MC, uC, or μC) or microcontroller unit (MCU) is a small computer on a single integrated circuit. A microcontroller contains one or more CPUs (processor cores) along with memory and programmable input/output peripherals. Pro ...
, internal ROM,
DRAM
Dram, DRAM, or drams may refer to:
Technology and engineering
* Dram (unit), a unit of mass and volume, and an informal name for a small amount of liquor, especially whisky or whiskey
* Dynamic random-access memory, a type of electronic semicondu ...
interface,
PIA/PIO/Serial/Parallel/
JTAG
JTAG (named after the Joint Test Action Group which codified it) is an industry standard for verifying designs of and testing printed circuit boards after manufacture.
JTAG implements standards for on-chip instrumentation in electronic design ...
Ports
* Am29205 32-bit Microcontroller, internal ROM,
DRAM
Dram, DRAM, or drams may refer to:
Technology and engineering
* Dram (unit), a unit of mass and volume, and an informal name for a small amount of liquor, especially whisky or whiskey
* Dynamic random-access memory, a type of electronic semicondu ...
interface,
PIA/PIO/Serial/Parallel Ports
* Am29240 32-bit Microcontroller,
hardware multiply
A binary multiplier is an electronic circuit used in digital electronics, such as a computer, to multiply two binary numbers.
A variety of computer arithmetic techniques can be used to implement a digital multiplier. Most techniques involve com ...
, internal ROM,
DRAM
Dram, DRAM, or drams may refer to:
Technology and engineering
* Dram (unit), a unit of mass and volume, and an informal name for a small amount of liquor, especially whisky or whiskey
* Dynamic random-access memory, a type of electronic semicondu ...
interface,
PIA/PIO/Serial/Parallel/
JTAG
JTAG (named after the Joint Test Action Group which codified it) is an industry standard for verifying designs of and testing printed circuit boards after manufacture.
JTAG implements standards for on-chip instrumentation in electronic design ...
ports
* Am29243 32-bit Microcontroller,
hardware multiply
A binary multiplier is an electronic circuit used in digital electronics, such as a computer, to multiply two binary numbers.
A variety of computer arithmetic techniques can be used to implement a digital multiplier. Most techniques involve com ...
, internal ROM,
DRAM
Dram, DRAM, or drams may refer to:
Technology and engineering
* Dram (unit), a unit of mass and volume, and an informal name for a small amount of liquor, especially whisky or whiskey
* Dynamic random-access memory, a type of electronic semicondu ...
interface,
PIA/PIO/Serial/Parallel/
JTAG
JTAG (named after the Joint Test Action Group which codified it) is an industry standard for verifying designs of and testing printed circuit boards after manufacture.
JTAG implements standards for on-chip instrumentation in electronic design ...
Ports
* Am29245 32-bit Microcontroller, internal ROM,
DRAM
Dram, DRAM, or drams may refer to:
Technology and engineering
* Dram (unit), a unit of mass and volume, and an informal name for a small amount of liquor, especially whisky or whiskey
* Dynamic random-access memory, a type of electronic semicondu ...
interface,
PIA/PIO/Serial/Parallel/
JTAG
JTAG (named after the Joint Test Action Group which codified it) is an industry standard for verifying designs of and testing printed circuit boards after manufacture.
JTAG implements standards for on-chip instrumentation in electronic design ...
Ports
Am29300 Family
The Am29300 family are 32-bit microprogramable devices.
* Am29323 32-bit Parallel Multiplier
* Am29325 32-bit
Floating-point unit
A floating-point unit (FPU), numeric processing unit (NPU), colloquially math coprocessor, is a part of a computer system specially designed to carry out operations on floating-point numbers. Typical operations are addition, subtraction, multip ...
* Am29327 32-bit
FPU
* Am29331 16-bit
Microprogram Sequencer
* Am29332 64bit in, 32-bit out,
ALU
* Am29334 Four-Port, Dual-Access Register File (
SRAM)
* Am29337 16-bit Bounds Checker
* Am29338 32-bit Byte Queue,4
FIFOs
* Am29360 32-bit Error Detection and Correction Unit
* Am29368 1M-bit Dynamic Memory Controller (DMC)
Am29400 Family
The Am29400 family are
ECL bit-slice
Bit slicing is a technique for constructing a processor from modules of processors of smaller bit width, for the purpose of increasing the word length; in theory to make an arbitrary ''n''-bit central processing unit (CPU). Each of these c ...
components
* Am29433 32 x 32 Bit Floating-Point Multiplier,
ECL-10K Logic
* Am29434 Register File,
SRAM - Dual Port access,
ECL-10K Logic
Am29500 Family
The Am29500 family are devices intended to build
DSP-like functions.
* Am29501 Multi-Port
Pipelined Processor for DSP
* Am29509
hardware multiplier
A binary multiplier is an electronic circuit used in digital electronics, such as a computer, to multiply two binary numbers.
A variety of computer arithmetic techniques can be used to implement a digital multiplier. Most techniques involve com ...
12x12
* Am29510 hardware multiplier 16x16, 32-bit answers through 16-bit output ''Pictures:
AMD_AM29510DC.jpg''
* Am29516 hardware multiplier 16x16, 32-bit answers through 16-bit output ''Pictures:
AMD_AM29516DC.jpg''
* Am29517 hardware multiplier 16x16, 32-bit answers through 16-bit output ''Pictures:
AMD_AM29517DC.jpg AMD_AM29L517DC.jpg''
* Am29520 Multilevel Pipe-Line Register
* Am29521 Multilevel Pipe-Line Register
* Am29524
Pipeline
A pipeline is a system of Pipe (fluid conveyance), pipes for long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas, typically to a market area for consumption. The latest data from 2014 gives a total of slightly less than of pipeline in 120 countries ...
Register - Dual 7-Deep or Single 14-Deep
* Am29525
Pipeline
A pipeline is a system of Pipe (fluid conveyance), pipes for long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas, typically to a market area for consumption. The latest data from 2014 gives a total of slightly less than of pipeline in 120 countries ...
Register - Dual 8-Deep or Single 16-Deep ''Pictures:
AMD_AM29525DC.jpg''
* Am29526
Sin
In religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law or a law of the deities. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered ...
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Cos generators via fast
look up tables
* Am29527 Sin/Cos generators via fast
look up tables
* Am29528 Sin/Cos generators via fast lookup tables
* Am29529 Sin/Cos generators via fast lookup tables
* Am29540 Sequence to produce addresses for
FFT Computations
Am29600 Family
The Am29600 family are
dynamic memory
Memory management (also dynamic memory management, dynamic storage allocation, or dynamic memory allocation) is a form of resource management applied to computer memory. The essential requirement of memory management is to provide ways to dynam ...
support devices.
* Am29660
CRC-Polynomial Error Circuit - Cascadable 64-bits of data, ''Pictures:
Ic-photo-amd-AM29C660DJC.png''
* Am29668 Dynamic Memory Controller - CDMC for
80386
The Intel 386, originally released as the 80386 and later renamed i386, is the third-generation x86 architecture microprocessor from Intel. It was the first 32-bit processor in the line, making it a significant evolution in the x86 architect ...
interface
* Am29676 Memory Driver - 11-Bit
DRAM
Dram, DRAM, or drams may refer to:
Technology and engineering
* Dram (unit), a unit of mass and volume, and an informal name for a small amount of liquor, especially whisky or whiskey
* Dynamic random-access memory, a type of electronic semicondu ...
Driver
* Am29688 Dynamic Memory Controller - CDMC for
80386
The Intel 386, originally released as the 80386 and later renamed i386, is the third-generation x86 architecture microprocessor from Intel. It was the first 32-bit processor in the line, making it a significant evolution in the x86 architect ...
interface
Am29700 Family
The Am29700 family are fast memory devices.
* Am29700/701 Non-Inverting
Schottky 64-Bit
Random Access Memory (RAM)
* Am29702/703
Schottky 64-Bit
RAM
Ram, ram, or RAM most commonly refers to:
* A male sheep
* Random-access memory, computer memory
* Ram Trucks, US, since 2009
** List of vehicles named Dodge Ram, trucks and vans
** Ram Pickup, produced by Ram Trucks
Ram, ram, or RAM may also ref ...
* Am29705 16-Word by 4-Bit 2-Port
RAM
Ram, ram, or RAM most commonly refers to:
* A male sheep
* Random-access memory, computer memory
* Ram Trucks, US, since 2009
** List of vehicles named Dodge Ram, trucks and vans
** Ram Pickup, produced by Ram Trucks
Ram, ram, or RAM may also ref ...
* Am29707 Multi-Port
SRAM
* Am29720/721 Low-Power
Schottky 256-Bit
RAM
Ram, ram, or RAM most commonly refers to:
* A male sheep
* Random-access memory, computer memory
* Ram Trucks, US, since 2009
** List of vehicles named Dodge Ram, trucks and vans
** Ram Pickup, produced by Ram Trucks
Ram, ram, or RAM may also ref ...
* Am29750/Am29752 32-Word by 8-Bit
Programmable Read-Only Memory (PROM)
* Am29754/Am29755 256-Word by 4-Bit
PROM
A promenade dance or prom is a formal dance party for graduating high school students at the end of the school year.
Students participating in the prom will typically vote for a ''prom king'' and ''prom queen''. Other students may be honored ...
* Am29770/Am29771 2048-Bit Generic Series
Bipolar PROM
A promenade dance or prom is a formal dance party for graduating high school students at the end of the school year.
Students participating in the prom will typically vote for a ''prom king'' and ''prom queen''. Other students may be honored ...
* Am29774/Am29775 4096-Bit Generic Series
Bipolar PROM
A promenade dance or prom is a formal dance party for graduating high school students at the end of the school year.
Students participating in the prom will typically vote for a ''prom king'' and ''prom queen''. Other students may be honored ...
Am29800 Family
The Am29800 family are bus interface chips and bit-slice support devices notable for in-circuit testing capability.
* Am29803 I/O Controller, 16-Way Branch Unit
* Am29806 6 bit Comparator/Decoder
* Am29809 9 bit Comparator
* Am29811 Next Address Control Unit
* Am29818
Pipeline
A pipeline is a system of Pipe (fluid conveyance), pipes for long-distance transportation of a liquid or gas, typically to a market area for consumption. The latest data from 2014 gives a total of slightly less than of pipeline in 120 countries ...
register/diagnostic register
* Am29821 10-bit D flip-flop with
Tri-State output
* Am29822 10-Bit D-Type Flip-Flop
* Am29823 9-Bit D-Type Flip-Flop with
Tri-State output
* Am29824 9-Bit D-Type Flip-Flop with
Tri-State output
* Am29825 8-Bit D Flip-Flop
* Am29826 8-BIT BUS INTERFACE FLIP-FLOPS WITH
Tri-State OUTPUTS
* Am29827 10-Bit Buffers/Line Drivers
* Am29828 10-Bit Inverting Line Drivers
* Am29833 CMOS 9 bit PARITY BUS TRANSCEIVER
* Am29834 8-BIT TO 9-BIT PARITY BUS TRANSCEIVER
* Am29841 10-BIT Bus Interface Latches
* Am29842 10-BIT Bus Interface Latches
* Am29843 9-BIT Bus Interface Latches
* Am29844 9-Bit D-Type Latch
* Am29845 8-Bit Transparent Latch WITH
Tri-State OUTPUTS
* Am29846 8-Bit BUS INTERFACE D-TYPE LATCHES, inverted outputs
* Am29853/Am29855 9-bit asynchronous parity transceiver
* Am29854 -BIT TO 9-BIT Bus Transceiver With Parity Generator/Checker; Parity-Error Flag With Open-Collector Output
* Am29861 10-BIT Bus Interface Transceiver
* Am29862 8-Bit Bus transceivers,
Tri-State
* Am29863 9-BIT Bus transceivers,
Tri-State, aka 74F863
* Am29864 9-BIT BUS TRANSCEIVER (Inverting)
Am29900 Family
The Am29900 family are bus interface chips.
* Am29921 10-Bit D-Type Flip-Flop
* Am29923 9-Bit D-Type Flip-Flop
* Am29925 Octal D-Type Latch - 3-AND Out EN
* Am29927 Non-Inverting-Function Buffer Gate
* Am29928 Inverting-Function Buffer Gate
* Am29933 Bus Transceiver - +9-bit parity tree
* Am29941 10-Bit D-Type Latch
* Am29943 9-Bit D-Type Latch
* Am29945 Octal D-Type Latch
* Am29953/Am29955 Bus Transceiver - +9-bit parity tree
* Am29961 Bus Transceiver - 10-bit, no buffer
* Am29963 Bus Transceiver - 9-bit, no buffer
* Am29982 Bus Controller - 4x4-port multiple bus exchange
* Am29983/Am19985 Bus Controller - 9x4-port multiple bus exchange
See also
*
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California and maintains significant operations in Austin, Texas. AMD is a hardware and fabless company that de ...
*
AMD Am2900
Am2900 is a family of integrated circuits (ICs) created in 1975 by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). They were constructed with bipolar devices, in a bit-slice topology, and were designed to be used as modular components each representing a differen ...
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AMD Am29000
The AMD Am29000, commonly shortened to 29k, is a family of 32-bit RISC microprocessors and microcontrollers developed and fabricated by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Based on the seminal Berkeley RISC, the 29k added a number of significant impr ...
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Bit-slice
Bit slicing is a technique for constructing a processor from modules of processors of smaller bit width, for the purpose of increasing the word length; in theory to make an arbitrary ''n''-bit central processing unit (CPU). Each of these c ...
References
The Am2900 Family Data Book by AMD
32-bit Microprogrammable Products Am29c300/29300 by AMD
Am29PL100 Field Programmable Controllers by AMD
* http://www.cpushack.net/Am29k.html
* https://web.archive.org/web/20060302090939/http://mevaldez.home.mchsi.com/BitSlice.pdf
* AMD Bipolar Microprocessor Logic and interface Am2900 Family 1983 Data Book
{{AMD processors
*Am 2900 and Am 29000 families
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