Intel i960

Intel i960
Intel i960HA microprocessor
General information
LaunchedApril 6, 1988[2]
Discontinued2007[1]
Common manufacturer
  • Intel
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate10 MHz to 100 MHz
Data width32 bits (33 bits in Extended architecture)
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 1

Intel's i960 (or 80960) was a RISC-based microprocessor design that became popular during the early 1990s as an embedded microcontroller. It became a best-selling CPU in that segment, along with the competing AMD 29000.[3] In spite of its success, Intel stopped marketing the i960 in the late 1990s, as a result of a settlement with DEC whereby Intel received the rights to produce the StrongARM CPU. The processor continues to be used for a few military applications.

  1. ^ Smith, Tony (May 18, 2006). "Intel cashes in ancient chips". The Register. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "A New Family of Intel Chips". New York Times. April 6, 1988. Retrieved December 4, 2023.
  3. ^ Turley, Jim (January 11, 2002). "Embedded Processors, Part One". PCMag.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.