RAD5500

The RAD5500 is a radiation-hardened 64-bit processor core design created by BAE Systems Electronics, Intelligence & Support based on the PowerPC e5500 designed by IBM and Freescale Semiconductor. Successor of the RAD750, the RAD5500 processor platform is for use in high radiation environments experienced on board satellites and spacecraft.

RAD5500
General information
Designed byIBM, Freescale
Common manufacturer(s)
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate66 MHz  to 462 MHz 
Architecture and classification
ApplicationRadiation hardened
Technology nodeRH45 (45 nm SOI)
MicroarchitecturePowerPC e5500
Instruction setPower ISA v.2.06
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 1, 4
History
Predecessor(s)RAD750
Successor(s)

The RAD5500 core supports VPX high speed connectors, DDR2/DDR3 memory, serialize/deserialize (SerDes), and SpaceWire IO.

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