Advanced PowerQUICC III® SoC from Freescale Sets New Standards for Energy Efficiency in Embedded Processing

Innovative Energy Pacing Approach Helps MPC8536E Deliver Extreme Energy Efficiency in High Performance Applications

News Facts:
Freescale Semiconductor introduces the MPC8536E PowerQUICC III SoC – one of the industry’s most energy efficient gigahertz class embedded SoC processors.
The advanced power and energy management features of the MPC8536E tackle next-generation embedded media processing while enabling designers to address environmental and energy specifications such as ENERGY STAR.
The advanced power management features of the MPC8536E pace energy usage according to the required workload, thus enabling OEMs to significantly decrease energy usage for their end products, such as:
Advanced multifunction printers (MFP)
Home media server
Point-of-sale displays
Network attached storage (NAS) devices
Enterprise networking and storage equipment.
The MPC8536E processor implements sophisticated power and energy features including Freescale’s new JOG technology, which lowers power consumption by dynamically changing the CPU frequency.
The MPC8536E carries forward software compatible with the recently announced QorIQ™ communications platforms. Freescale’s QorIQ P2 platform series is expected to offer a migration path from the MPC8536E to multicore solutions.

Multimedia:
Video demonstration of the MPC8536E
Audiocast with Freescale expert on MPC8536E is posted on the MPC8536E product page
Green Embedded Computing whitepaper

Relevant Quotes:
“Energy savings is an increasingly important issue for manufacturers of embedded electronics and online equipment with cyclical workloads such as printers and office equipment,” said Keith Kmetz, vice president of Hardcopy Peripherals Solutions and Services programs for IDC. “Freescale’s MPC8536E PowerQUICC III processor uses an innovative approach to allow designers to create flexible systems that pace workload with energy consumption in an intelligent and efficient manner. The result is a high performance media processor that helps OEMs meet environmental and energy performance specifications.”
“The MPC8536E delivers superior levels of performance while using less energy to provide optimal levels of service,” said Nikolay Guenov, portfolio manager for Freescale’s Networking Systems Division. “The innovative power efficiency capabilities of this device, together with the PowerQUICC trademarks of superior integration and embedded performance, make the MPC8536E an obvious choice for markets where optimal performance per watt is essential.”

Relevant Coverage:
“Freescale unveils an energy efficient gigahertz class embedded SoC processor that will slash the power consumption of printers, set-top-boxes and other embedded media processing applications” by Lee Goldberg, greentechZONE, September 10, 2008.