Freescale upgrades QorIQ processor range

The T1042 processor is the successor to Freescale's P1 and P2 products, doubling core performance while maintaining the same power consumption. It integrates four dual threaded 64bit Power Architecture e5500 cores, Freescale's Data Path Acceleration Architecture, sophisticated pattern matching/security capabilities and PCI Express and Ethernet interfaces. The device targets a variety of power sensitive applications, including wireless lan access points, telecom line cards and industrial equipment. Meanwhile, the T2080 integrates four dual threaded 64bit Power Architecture e6500 cores running up to 1.8GHz. Designed to double the performance per Watt of 45nm P series devices, the T2080 offers virtualization technology, an array of I/O options and security functionality. Applications will include control plane or integrated control and data plane processing in multiservice routers and gateways, security appliances and printing/imaging equipment. According to Freescale, the T2080 doubles the performance of the P3041 for the same power, while matching the performance of the P4080 performance, while consuming half the power. The T1042 doubles P1020/P2020 performance at same power and provides 'near equivalent performance' to the P2041 at significantly lower power.