QUICC
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The QUICC (Quad Integrated Communications Controller) was a Motorola 68k -based microcontroller made by Freescale Semiconductor, targeted at the telecommunications market.{{Cite web |title=Quad Integrated Communication Controller (QUICC) |url=https://www.nxp.com/products/processors-and-microcontrollers/legacy-mpu-mcus/32-bit-coldfire-mcus-mpus/68k-processors-legacy/m683xx/quad-integrated-communication-controller-quicc:MC68360 |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=www.nxp.com}} It lends its name to a family of successor chips called PowerQUICC.{{Cite web |title=PowerQUICC® Communications Processors {{!}} NXP Semiconductors |url=http://www.nxp.com/pages/:POWERQUICC_HOME |access-date=2023-09-08 |website=www.nxp.com}}
History
The original QUICC was the Motorola 68360 (MC68360), based on the MC68302. It was followed by the PowerPC-based PowerQUICC I, PowerQUICC II, PowerQUICC II+ and PowerQUICC III.
Applications
QUICC chips form the core of many Motorola Cellular Base stations.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
Many PowerQUICC II+ designs now have SATA controllers for SAN based applications.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
PowerQUICC CPUs/boards come with a Linux environment. Freescale also offers MQX (a RTOS) for PPC.{{Citation needed|date=September 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/fact-sheet/MC68360FACT.pdf MC68360 QUICC datasheet]
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