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**82395SX     Smart Cache                                     12/17/90
***Notes:...
**82396SX     Smart Cache                                     12/17/90...
**82485       Turbo Cache (and 485Turbocache)                      c90...
**82489DX       Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller    10/12/92...
**82495DX/490DX DX CPU-Cache Chip Set                           <Sep91...
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**HT44          Secondary Cache                                c:Jun92
***Info:...
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***Features:
General Features
o   Support for 4868X/DX/DX2 CPUs
o   System implementation with Headland’s HTK340 chip set and future 
    486 chip sets
o   16, 20, 25 and 33 MHz CPU speeds

Memory Configurations
o   32KB, 64KB, 128KB, 256KB, 512KB & 1MB cache sizes
o   25ns SRAMs required at 33 MHz
o   Asynchronous and synchronous SRAMs are supported
o   Programmable write-protected and non-cacheable regions are 
    supported through the chip set

Architecture
o   Look-Aside
o   Write through
o   Direct mapped
o   Integrated tag comparator
o   Zero wait state cache hits
o   Simultaneous 486 and secondary cache update on read miss
o   486 line burst cycle support
Package & Die
o   84-pin PLCC
o   LSI Logic’s 0.7 micron HCMOS process

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**VL82C481         System/Cache/ISA bus Controller                 c92
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***Info:...
***differences to the VL82C480:
"It  also  supports  486  family   CPUs  that  contain  an  integrated
write-back cache (P24T, etc.)"

"It can also  perform 3-2-2-2 cycle reads for support  of slower SRAMs
at higher frequences."

"The HITM#  input is provided to  force the VL82C481 to  abort DRAM or
cache cycles when a hit on a dirty line in the CPU write-back cache is
detected. the DRAM or cache  cycle is subsequently restarted after the
CPU has written back the dirty data"

"Further support for devices that reside  on the local bus is provided
through use of the <*LDEV#*> (Local Bus Access) input, which deselects
the VL82C481 during  CPU cycles <*and causes the  VL82C481 to generate
VL-Bus  memory  cycles  when  active  dur- ing  DMA  and  Master  Mode
cycles*>."

[areas  marked <*  *> are  differences or  additions, in  the VL82C480
LDEV# is LBA#]

<*On power-on  default,*> The  chip does not  generate parity  for CPU
writes to DRAM, but does  generate cache write-back cycles. <*However,
a mode is  provided in which the VL82C481 will  generate parity during
either CPU writes or VL master writes.*>

[areas marked <* *> are additions]

***Configurations:...
***Features:...
**VL82C486         Single-Chip 486, SC486, Controller                ?...
**VL82C425         486 Cache controller                              ?...
**????????         Cheetah 486, PCI [no datasheet]                   ?...
**VL82C3216        Bus Expanding Controller Cache with write buffer  ?...
**VL82C521/522     Lynx/M                                            ?...
**VL82C530         Eagle Ð                                         c95...
**VL82C541/543     Lynx                                            c95...
**VL82C591/593     SuperCore 590                                   c94...
**VL82C594/596/597 Wildcat                                         c95...
**I/O Chips:
**VL82C106 Combination I/O chip                                      ?...
**VL82C107 SCAMP  Combination I/O chip                               ?...
**VL82C108 TOPCAT Combination I/O chip                               ?...
**VL82C110 Combination I/O chip                                      ?...
**VL82C113 SCAMP  Combination I/O chip                               ?...
**VL82C114 Combination I/O chip                                      ?...
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