AMD Introduces Streamlines Élan™ Microcontroller for 32-Bit Embedded Applications
AUSTIN, TX -- March 10, 1997 --AMD today announced the ɬan™ SC410, a lower-cost version of AMD's ÉlanSC400 microcontroller for applications requiring a 32-bit PC/AT-compatible solution without the overhead of PCMCIA and graphics control functions. The ÉlanSC410 microcontroller integrates all of the logic and I/O functionality commonly required for a PC/AT-compatible embedded solution onto a single chip.
The microcontroller's combination of a high-performance Am486® CPU, AT logic integration, and low operating voltage makes it ideally suited for a wide range of performance-intensive embedded applications, including web browsers, network computers, communications equipment, data collection and industrial control.
"We see rapid near-term growth in the need for cost-effective, high-performance embedded microcontrollers," said Bob McConnell, vice president of AMD's Logic Products Division. "We are especially interested in the race to develop economical web appliances and networked clients - which the ÉlanSC410 microcontroller is ideally suited for."
The ÉlanSC410 microcontroller is based on AMD's proven 486 processor core with an 8-Kbyte writeback cache for enhanced performance. Integrated AT logic includes PICs, DMA controllers, a timer, UART, IrDA controller, ISA and VL-bus, real-time clock, and an EPP parallel port.
BIOS support is available through Phoenix Technologies, SystemSoft and General Software.
The microcontroller features fully static design and an advanced power management unit (PMU) for long battery life. Operating voltages range from 3.3V to 2.7V, with 5.5V I/O tolerance. Both 33- and 66-MHz versions are available in space-saving 292-ball grid array (BGA) packaging. AMD direct prices begin at $33 each for the 33-MHz microcontroller in quantities of 10,000.
