
Marvell release Kirkwood Series MPU Full Datasheets and Designer Notes Without NDA
Marvell have broken tradition for the first time, and released data on their website for their latest flagship processor family, the 88F6000 or Kirkwood Series.
Marvell embedded processors are custom designed to deliver optimal performance, low power, and high levels of integration. The Marvell Sheeva™ ARMv5TE compliant CPU cores are the most advanced implementations of the industry standard ARM architecture and deliver exceptional processing performance at low power. Advanced system architecture design and years of experience in sub-micron mixed signal technology seamlessly implement Sheeva processor cores with Marvell's wide selection of high speed interfaces to precisely meet the needs of each application.
Developed for network connected consumer electronic equipment, the Kirkwood processors provide performance, flexibility, interfaces, and price points that fit the needs of the digital economy. Applications for these SoCs include home gateway/access point, set-top boxes, network storage, digital home media servers, point of services terminal, and plug computers.
Features
- Speed grades in Sheeva Architecture (Marvell Modified ARM) to 1.2 GHz
- Very low power performance
- A wealth of peripheral sets including: GbE, SATA II, USB 2.0 (with PHY), PCIe, TDM, SDIO, Security Engine etc
Documents are available for the first four released parts in the family:
PRODUCT | FREQ. | L2 CACHE | GIGABIT ETHERNET PORTS | SATA II PORTS | TDM PORTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
88F6281 | 1.0 - 1.2 GHZ | 256 KB | 2 | 2 | 2 |

