ERC32
Encyclopedia
ERC32 is a radiation-tolerant
32-bit
RISC
processor
developed for space applications. It was developed by Temic (now Atmel
). Two versions have been manufactured, the ERC32 Chip Set (Part Names: TSC691, TSC692, TSC693), and the ERC32 Single Chip (Part Name: TSC695). These implementations follows SPARC
V7 specifications. Support for the chipset version of the ERC32 has been discontinued.
Radiation hardening
Radiation hardening is a method of designing and testing electronic components and systems to make them resistant to damage or malfunctions caused by ionizing radiation , such as would be encountered in outer space, high-altitude flight, around nuclear reactors, particle accelerators, or during...
32-bit
32-bit
The range of integer values that can be stored in 32 bits is 0 through 4,294,967,295. Hence, a processor with 32-bit memory addresses can directly access 4 GB of byte-addressable memory....
RISC
Reduced instruction set computer
Reduced instruction set computing, or RISC , is a CPU design strategy based on the insight that simplified instructions can provide higher performance if this simplicity enables much faster execution of each instruction. A computer based on this strategy is a reduced instruction set computer...
processor
Central processing unit
The central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in...
developed for space applications. It was developed by Temic (now Atmel
Atmel
Atmel Corporation is a manufacturer of semiconductors, founded in 1984. Its focus is on system-level solutions built around flash microcontrollers...
). Two versions have been manufactured, the ERC32 Chip Set (Part Names: TSC691, TSC692, TSC693), and the ERC32 Single Chip (Part Name: TSC695). These implementations follows SPARC
SPARC
SPARC is a RISC instruction set architecture developed by Sun Microsystems and introduced in mid-1987....
V7 specifications. Support for the chipset version of the ERC32 has been discontinued.