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PowerQUICC Communications Processors


As the leader in communications processors, Freescale Semiconductor delivers intelligence to embedded networking and communications solutions with proven PowerQUICC® integrated communications processors. MORE

Platforms

  • Enterprise Wireless Router
    A complete production-ready, Bill of Materials (BOM)-optimized IEEE® 802.N wireless router reference design solution
     
  • PowerQUICC Industrial Development Platform
    Combining the the popular PowerQUICC II Pro communications processor in an industry-standard Computer On Module (COM) Express format, this platform provides the ability to evaluate both control and communications protocols for the industrial market.
     
  • Digital Home Center Platform
    The MPC8349E-mITX is a turnkey hardware/software reference platform ideal as a 'location-free control access' residential gateway solution.
     
  • Freescale Power Architecture® System-on-Chip (SoC)
    Power Architecture System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms combine the company's Power core portfolio with its broad IP portfolio to deliver scalable performance, connectivity and integration.

Architectural Features

  • QUICC Engine™
    Today's next-generation communications processors share a similar hybrid architecture that combines a powerful processor core with a separate on-chip communications engine.
     
  • Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture (ATCA)
    Freescale is poised to address the rapidly changing communications market and its projected growth in concert with a host of silicon, software and systems partners.
     
  • RapidIO™
    The RapidIO interconnect is an established, open interconnect standard that is specifically designed for high-performance, embedded networking and computing applications.
     
  • Dual Core Power Architecture Technology
    Leveraging the e600 PowerPC SoC platform, this ground-breaking new architecture integrates two e600 cores along with memory controllers and high-speed interfaces for unprecedented embedded processing performance. Check out the single-core version too.
     

Design Support

Microcodes

Overview of PowerQUICC II Microcodes.
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QUICCstart Evaluation Systems

The QUICCstart Evaluation Systems are simple, capable platforms that enables evaluation and development to begin before the target hardware is available. These kits offer a platform for hardware and software engineers to use in evaluating and prototyping designs that closely parallel final applications.

Partnerships

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