hyperSPARC
The hyperSPARC, code-named "Pinnacle", is a microprocessor that implements the SPARC Version 8 instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Ross Technology for Cypress Semiconductor.
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 1993 |
| Discontinued | 1996 |
| Designed by | Ross Technology |
| Performance | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 40 MHz to 200 MHz |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Instruction set | SPARC V8 |
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The hyperSPARC was introduced in 1993, and competed with the Sun Microsystems SuperSPARC. Raju Vegesna was the microarchitect. The hyperSPARC was Sun Microsystem's primary competitor in the mid-1990s. When Fujitsu acquired Ross from Cypress, the hyperSPARC was considered to be more important by its new owner than the SPARC64 developed by HAL Computer Systems, also a Fujitsu subsidiary, a view which was shared with analysts.
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