May 1991
NS32532-20/NS32532-25/NS32532-30
High-Performance 32-Bit Microprocessor
General Description
The NS32532 is a high-performance 32-bit microprocessor
Features
Y
Software compatible with the Series 32000 family
32-bit architecture and implementation
4-GByte uniform addressing space
On-chip memory management unit with 64-entry
translation look-aside buffer
Y
Y
Y
in the Series 32000 family. It is software compatible with
É
the previous microprocessors in the family but with a greatly
enhanced internal implementation.
The high-performance specifications are the result of a four-
stage instruction pipeline, on-chip instruction and data
caches, on-chip memory management unit and a signifi-
cantly increased clock frequency. In addition, the system
interface provides optimal support for applications spanning
a wide range, from low-cost, real-time controllers to highly
sophisticated, general purpose multiprocessor systems.
Y
Y
Y
Y
4-Stage instruction pipeline
512-Byte on-chip instruction cache
1024-Byte on-chip data cache
High-performance bus
Ð Separate 32-bit address and data lines
Ð Burst mode memory accessing
Ð Dynamic bus sizing
The NS32532 integrates more than 370,000 transistors fab-
ricated in a 1.25 mm double-metal CMOS technology. The
advanced technology and mainframe-like design of the de-
vice enable it to achieve more than 10 times the throughput
of the NS32032 in typical applications.
Y
Y
Y
Y
Extensive multiprocessing support
Floating-point support via the NS32381 or NS32580
1.25 mm double-metal CMOS technology
175-pin PGA package
In addition to generally improved performance, the
NS32532 offers much faster interrupt service and task
switching for real-time applications.
Block Diagram
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FIGURE 1
Series 32000É and TRI-STATEÉ are registered trademarks of National Semiconductor Corporation.
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