IBM has made the specifications of the PowerPC 405 Core freely available to the academic and research community. The IBM PowerPC 405 core is a 32-bit RISC CPU core providing up to 400 MHz and 608 DMIPS performance as implemented in IBM's advanced 90-nm copper CMOS technology.
The 405 core is enabled for today's smart power management schemes, including both frequency and voltage scaling, under operating system control. The PowerPC 405 core's performance, low power specifications and design attributes make it an ideal solution for emerging consumer, storage and wired or wireless communications applications.
