SPARC V8

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:microprocessor
gptkbp:activeDuring supports hardware interrupts
gptkbp:addressed multiple addressing modes
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:SPARC_architecture_family
RISC
gptkbp:branch includes branch prediction mechanisms
gptkbp:brewingProcess supports vector processing instructions
gptkbp:compatibleWith backward_compatible_with_SPARC_V7
gptkbp:constructionStarted optimized for various compilers
gptkbp:design high throughput and efficiency
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Sun_Microsystems
gptkbp:developer available compilers and debuggers
has an active development community
gptkbp:education used in academic research and education
gptkbp:endsAt supports both big-endian and little-endian
gptkbp:energyEfficiency designed for power efficiency
gptkbp:features load/store architecture
gptkbp:firstAwarded UltraSPARC I
gptkbp:future_plans ongoing development and enhancements
gptkbp:historicalEvent evolved_from_earlier_SPARC_versions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SPARC V8
gptkbp:instructionSet fixed length of 32 bits
includes over 100 instructions
supports instruction scheduling techniques
various instruction formats
gptkbp:introduced 1992
gptkbp:isSupportedBy supports hardware virtualization
gptkbp:language_of_instruction uses a simple instruction decoding scheme
gptkbp:legacy provides legacy support for older applications
gptkbp:market competes with other RISC architectures
used in embedded systems and telecommunications
gptkbp:notableEvent includes debugging support features
gptkbp:notableUsers Oracle,_Fujitsu
gptkbp:numberOfStudents gptkb:IEEE_754_standard
gptkbp:operatingHours Solaris, Linux
gptkbp:performance high performance for scientific computing
measured_in_MIPS_and_FLOPS
gptkbp:RAM supports virtual memory
supports multiple levels of cache
gptkbp:realTimeTracking supports real-time processing capabilities
gptkbp:registration 32 general-purpose registers
supports register windows for efficient context switching
gptkbp:security includes security features for data protection
gptkbp:successor gptkb:SPARC_V9
gptkbp:supports multithreading
gptkbp:surface includes dedicated floating-point registers
gptkbp:tributaryOf supports pipelined execution
gptkbp:type integer,_floating-point,_and_memory
gptkbp:usedIn workstations and servers