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This category holds links on open source aspects and versions of SPARC processors. SPARC is an acronym for Scalable Processor ARChitecture. It is a RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) design created and licensed by Sun Microsystems, Inc. RISC work began at Sun in 1984, by Bill Joy and Dave Patterson, and the first SPARC was introduced in 1987. It is widely licensed and used.
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Free SPARC VHDL Model Available
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Announcement of open source LEON SPARC architecture; Google Groups.
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Gaisler Research AB
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Provides IP cores, supporting development tools for embedded processors based on SPARC architecture. Key product: LEON synthesizable processor model, full development environment, and library of IP cores, GRLIB. Göteborg, Sweden.
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LEON2FT Notes
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Functional SPARC compatible processor core. Fault tolerant version of LEON2, derived from LEON-1 integer unit, implemented as highly configurable, synthesizable VHDL model. Runs on Altera, Mietec, Temic MG2, Xilinx. Designed for outer space uses. Open source, GPL. European Space Agency, ESA.
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OpenSPARC
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Main Sun pages on project: links, articles, documents, FAQ, contest.
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OpenSPARC T1
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Open source version of UltraSPARC T1 processor, with CoolThreads technology; high throughput, low power, for high performance per watt; 32 simultaneous processing threads, uses about as much power as a light bulb. SunSource.net.
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OpenSPARC T1 FPGA Work
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Processor implementation for field programmable gate arrays. SunSource.net.
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OpenSPARC.net
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Sun Microsystems initiative to create open source community and participation in processor architecture development; news, documents, analysis, downloads.
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S1 Core
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This core (codename Sirocco) is one 64-bit core from the OpenSPARC T1 8 core processor (codename Niagara), plus a Wishbone bridge, reset controller, and basic interrupt controller, to make it easy for engineers to integrate the design. SunSource.net.
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Simply RISC
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Designs and supports open-source RISC processors, systems, peripherals; sells S1 Core, a 64-bit Wishbone-compliant CPU Core based on reduced Sun Microsystems OpenSPARC T1 microprocessor. Catania, Italy; Bristol, UK.
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Sun Extends Community Source Licensing to Chip Architectures
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Sun Microsystems announces: for research uses, it extends its new Community Source Licensing model to picoJava and SPARC architectures; the first time a company made major microprocessor intellectual property available via open licensing.
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Sun Offers Open-Source SPARC
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Brief story and analysis; by Craig Matsumoto; TechWeb.
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Sun Releases Complete Chip Design for Free
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Download full MicroSPARC-IIep design for free under terms of Sun Community Source License. [CNET News.com]
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