NS32032
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NS32032 is a 32-bit microprocessor from National Semiconductor’s NS32000 family, known for its clean, orthogonal instruction set and use in academic and research systems.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NS32000 family processor
ⓘ
microprocessor ⓘ |
| addressBusWidth | 32-bit ⓘ |
| addressingModes | rich set of addressing modes ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 32032 ⓘ |
| architecture | 32-bit CISC ⓘ |
| category |
32-bit CPUs
ⓘ
microprocessors ⓘ |
| companionChip |
NS32081 floating-point coprocessor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NS32082 memory management unit ⓘ NS32201 timing control unit ⓘ |
| companyCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataBusWidth | 32-bit ⓘ |
| dataTypes |
byte
ⓘ
long word ⓘ word ⓘ |
| designedFor | UNIX-like operating systems ⓘ |
| designGoal |
clean architecture
ⓘ
support for high-level languages ⓘ |
| family | NS32000 ⓘ |
| instructionEncoding | variable-length instructions ⓘ |
| instructionSet | orthogonal instruction set ⓘ |
| introducedBy | National Semiconductor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | National Semiconductor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketPosition | competitor to early 32-bit CISC CPUs ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
clean, orthogonal instruction set
ⓘ
good compiler target ⓘ |
| pipeline | pipelined execution ⓘ |
| predecessor | NS32016 ⓘ |
| registerSet |
general-purpose registers
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program counter ⓘ separate stack pointer ⓘ status register ⓘ |
| successor | NS32332 ⓘ |
| supports |
floating-point unit (via companion chip)
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memory management unit (via companion chip) ⓘ multitasking (with MMU) ⓘ protected mode (with MMU) ⓘ virtual memory ⓘ |
| technology | NMOS ⓘ |
| useCase |
academic systems
ⓘ
embedded systems ⓘ research systems ⓘ workstation-class computers ⓘ |
| usedIn |
research operating systems
ⓘ
university computer architecture labs ⓘ |
| wordSize | 32-bit ⓘ |
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