Motorola MC68012
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| MC68012 | |
| Family: | Motorola M68000 Family |
|---|---|
| Architecture: | 32-bit |
| Manufacturer: | Motorola |
| Year Introduced: | 1982 |
| Address bus: | 31-bit |
| Data bus: | 16-bit |
| Number of registers: | 15 general 32-bit registers (8 data, 7 address) |
| Clock Speed: | 8 MHz - 12.5 MHz (initial release) |
The Motorola MC68012 was a variant of the second member of the Motorola M68000 Family of VLSI microprocessors, the Motorola MC68010. Other than an extended address bus, and a pin to help with multi-processor systems, it was identical to the MC68010.
To provide the extra pins needed, the MC68012 was only available in a Pin Grid Array package.
