IBM RAD6000
The RAD6000 radiation-hardened single-board computer, based on the IBM RISC Single Chip CPU, was manufactured by IBM Federal Systems. IBM Federal Systems was sold to Loral, and by way of acquisition, ended up with Lockheed Martin and is currently a part of BAE Systems Electronic Systems. RAD6000 is mainly known as the onboard computer of numerous NASA spacecraft.
The RAD6000 processor | |
| General information | |
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| Launched | 1997 |
| Discontinued | present |
| Marketed by | BAE Systems |
| Designed by | IBM |
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| Performance | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | 2.5 MHz to 33 MHz |
| Cache | |
| L1 cache | 8 KB |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Application | Radiation hardened for use in spacecraft |
| Technology node | 0.5 μm |
| Instruction set | POWER1 |
| Physical specifications | |
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| History | |
| Successor(s) | RAD750 |
| POWER, PowerPC, and Power ISA architectures |
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| NXP (formerly Freescale and Motorola) |
| IBM |
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| IBM/Nintendo |
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| Cancelled in gray, historic in italic |
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