{"title":"The PowerPC Architecture: 64-bit power with 32-bit compatibility","authors":"C. Peng, T. A. Petersen, Ron Clark","doi":"10.1109/CMPCON.1995.512400","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This paper details the 64-bit PowerPC Architecture specification. It compares and contrasts the 32-bit subset specification against the full 64-bit specification. Architecture, application OS, and hardware implications of the 64-bit specifications are all explored in detail. In addition, 32- and 64-bit compatibility and OS migration strategies are described. The PowerPC 620 microprocessor implementation is used as a vehicle when examining the 64-bit features. The 620's MMU is described, and potential performance implications are discussed.","PeriodicalId":415918,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Papers. COMPCON'95. Technologies for the Information Superhighway","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1995-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Digest of Papers. COMPCON'95. Technologies for the Information Superhighway","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CMPCON.1995.512400","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This paper details the 64-bit PowerPC Architecture specification. It compares and contrasts the 32-bit subset specification against the full 64-bit specification. Architecture, application OS, and hardware implications of the 64-bit specifications are all explored in detail. In addition, 32- and 64-bit compatibility and OS migration strategies are described. The PowerPC 620 microprocessor implementation is used as a vehicle when examining the 64-bit features. The 620's MMU is described, and potential performance implications are discussed.