. The superscalar XLP performs at greater than 2.0 GHz and has a 3x performance per watt improvement over the company¡¯s previous generation processor.

The MCU uses a MIPS64-compatible superscalar, simultaneously multi-threaded processor core with out-of-order processing capability. The newly designed core makes it possible for embedded system designers to use an SOC (system on chip) with integrated processor core architecture, taking advantage of data and control plane processing. The XLP processor family is developed on a 40-nm process technology.

The EC44000 processor core within the XLP processor is architectured to provide high performance for both data plane and control plane performance. Each core maintains the multi-threading capability. And each of the four hardware threads embedded in the EC4400 core appears to software as a separate processing element, enabling flexible software architectures that simplify software development while increasing the overall system performance, the report said.

¡°The XLP processor is a significant milestone for RMI on the way to becoming the leading communication processor company in the industry,¡± said Behrooz Abdi, president and CEO, RMI. (See related article, ¡°Amid economic gloom, semi execs chart encouraging future.¡±) ¡°The combination of our high-performance architecture and advanced 40nm technology will put us significantly ahead of the competition and allow our customers to further differentiate themselves in their market segments.¡±

The target markets for the new processor hits a broad set of application-specific features for customer use in security appliances, L4/L7 switching, storage networking, 3G/4G wireless, small business networks, and other untapped markets. For the past two years RMI has done development work on applications of the XLP processor family with storage, networking, telecom, wireless and enterprise customers.

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