Artifact Details

Title

TMS 390S10 microSPARC I RISC CPU in carrier

Catalog Number

102626774

Type

Physical object

Description

Extremely fragile - handle with great care.

There is a TI logo along one trace of the carrier package. This microSPARC I RISC processor was designed by Sun Microsystems and fabricated by Texas Instruments. Its codename was Tsunami. It implements the 32-bit SPARC V8 Instruction Set Archiecture on a 225 sq. mm. chip, in a 0.8um process with a total transistor count of 800,000. It was aimed at entry-level workstations, laptops, and embedded systems.

Date

1992

Manufacturer

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI)

Place Manufactured

US

Dimensions

overall: 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in

Category

Component: IC

Credit

Gift of David R. Ditzel

Lot Number

X7748.2016