Thursday, September 15, 2005

New Rabbit(R) 4000 Microprocessor is RoHS Compliant

"Today, Rabbit Semiconductor, Inc. is proud to announce the Rabbit 4000 as the newest addition to the Rabbit line of low-EMI microprocessors. The Rabbit 4000, like its predecessors, is designed specifically for embedded control, communications, and Ethernet connectivity. Rabbit 4000 brings forth new and improved features which make it a clear choice for today's demanding embedded applications. Building upon the highly successful Rabbit(R) 3000, the Rabbit 4000 is offered in two RoHS compliant packages, 128-pin TQFP and 128-pin TFBGA configurations. The new features include integrated 10Base-T Ethernet, DMA, 16-bit memory device support, page-mode memory device support, and memory enhancements with physical address space of up to 16 MB. It also features hardware security features, hardware breakpoints, improved I/O, and variable-phase PWM. 500 new instructions have been added to increase the processing speed and efficiency." Source: Rabbit via businesswire.com