DEC T-11
Encyclopedia
The T-11, also known as DC310, is a microprocessor
that implements the PDP-11
instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Digital Equipment Corporation
. The T-11 was code-named "Tiny". It was developed for embedded systems and was the first single-chip microprocessor developed by DEC. It was sold openly and was used by DEC in disk controllers, auxiliary processors and in the Atari System 2 arcade game system
. It operated at 2.5 MHz, used a 5 V power supply and dissipated less than 1.2 W. It contains 13,000 transistors, uses NMOS logic
, and was fabricated in a NMOS process.
Microprocessor
A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...
that implements the PDP-11
PDP-11
The PDP-11 was a series of 16-bit minicomputers sold by Digital Equipment Corporation from 1970 into the 1990s, one of a succession of products in the PDP series. The PDP-11 replaced the PDP-8 in many real-time applications, although both product lines lived in parallel for more than 10 years...
instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by Digital Equipment Corporation
Digital Equipment Corporation
Digital Equipment Corporation was a major American company in the computer industry and a leading vendor of computer systems, software and peripherals from the 1960s to the 1990s...
. The T-11 was code-named "Tiny". It was developed for embedded systems and was the first single-chip microprocessor developed by DEC. It was sold openly and was used by DEC in disk controllers, auxiliary processors and in the Atari System 2 arcade game system
Arcade system board
An arcade system board is a dedicated computer system created for the purpose of running video arcade games. Arcade system boards typically consist of a main system board with any number of supporting boards...
. It operated at 2.5 MHz, used a 5 V power supply and dissipated less than 1.2 W. It contains 13,000 transistors, uses NMOS logic
NMOS logic
N-type metal-oxide-semiconductor logic uses n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors to implement logic gates and other digital circuits...
, and was fabricated in a NMOS process.