McDonnell Douglas Information Systems has exhausted the possibilities of bit slice technologies for its Pick processors, and has designed a full-custom CMOS chip set implementation of its 6000 Series CPU, commissioning LSI Logic Corp to make the chips: the new set is claimed to increase performance 70%, cut power consumption and heat dissipation, as well […]
McDonnell Douglas Information Systems has exhausted the possibilities of bit slice technologies for its Pick processors, and has designed a full-custom CMOS chip set implementation of its 6000 Series CPU, commissioning LSI Logic Corp to make the chips: the new set is claimed to increase performance 70%, cut power consumption and heat dissipation, as well as freeing up three backplane slots in the chassis; with the new parts, a board with the two key chips – in 1.5 micron CMOS integrating 100,000 logic gates apiece, replaces up to four logic boards in the present 6000.
