MN103

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The MN103 (also called MN10300 or AM33) is a 32-bit microprocessor series developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial, now Panasonic Corporation. Most variants include a media processor, working as an image processor or video processor. It is used in digital cameras, set-top boxes and DVD players.

It was supported by the Linux kernel from version 2.6.25{{cite web |url=https://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b920de1b77b72ca9432ac3f97edb26541e65e5dd |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708120108/http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=b920de1b77b72ca9432ac3f97edb26541e65e5dd |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-08 |title=mn10300: add the MN10300/AM33 architecture to the kernel |date=2008-02-08 |work=kernel.org }} until version 4.16.{{cite web |url= https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/4/2/72 |title= [GIT PULL] arch: remove obsolete architecture ports |date= 2018-04-02}}

It was also supported by Windows CE.{{Cite web |date=2001-09-17 |title=Matsushita to sample 32-bit Risc processor |url=https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/archived/resources-archived/matsushita-to-sample-32-bit-risc-processor-2001-09/ |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=Electronics Weekly |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=1998-07-08 |title=Microsoft and Matsushita Form Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Convergence of Consumer Electronics and PC Devices |url=https://news.microsoft.com/1998/07/08/microsoft-and-matsushita-form-strategic-alliance-to-accelerate-convergence-of-consumer-electronics-and-pc-devices/ |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=news.microsoft.com |language=en-US}}

A newer, enhanced version is the MN103S.