San Jose, Calif. - October 6, 1998 - At this year's Embedded Systems Conference - West, Fujitsu Microelectronics, Inc. (FMI) will demonstrate a new evaluation board based on its new 200 MHz MB86860 series of SPARClite RISC microprocessors.

The MB86860, which is based on the SPARC architecture from SPARC International, Inc., is a powerful embedded microprocessor that features a superscalar RISC CPU core and 64-bit SDRAM interface, along with 16 KB of each of Icache and Dcache. With its 200-MHz superscalar CPU core capable of two simultaneous integer instructions, the device can perform integer arithmetic operations at a rate of 420 MIPS, the highest level in its class.

Based on the SPARC architecture, the MB86860 series performs integer arithmetic operations compatible with conventional SPARC instructions running on Sun workstations. The MB86860 series has SPARClite buses compatible with the other SPARClite family of devices so it can use existing hardware design resources such as peripheral chipsets.

The new SPARClite version is targeted at network system applications, including hubs, routers and systems that support ATM technology, according to Basheer Ahmed, director of marketing for embedded processors at FMI. The product is also ideal for high-speed color laser printers.

The new MB86860 SPARClite series is intended to support almost all popular ISV products in the industry including Tornado from Wind River Systems, Inc. Fujitsu is licensed to use the Java OS from Sun Microsystems, Inc., so it will extend the application scope to network systems with multimedia functions.

Limited samples of the new MB86860 SPARClite processor will be available in a 352-pin BGA package at the end of the fourth calendar quarter.

Company Information

Fujitsu Limited is a leading provider of information technology products and solutions for the global marketplace. Founded in Japan in 1935 as a telephone equipment maker, the Fujitsu Group had consolidated revenues of $37.7 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 1998. With over 500 group companies, including Amdahl and ICL, Fujitsu is one of the world's largest suppliers of computers and information systems solutions, telecommunications and semiconductor products, software and services. The Fujitsu Group has 180,000 employees worldwide and operations in more than 100 countries.

Fujitsu Microelectronics, Inc. designs, markets and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of advanced semiconductor and electronic devices. These products are carefully defined and co-developed with worldwide industry leaders to assure that they fulfill requirements for significant new applications in computing, communications, networking, convergence designs and multimedia. For product information, call 1-800-866-8608 or visit the web site at http://www.fujitsumicro.com.