> > > >"XC" should read "MC", meaning Motorola, not "XC", and the "LC" will >>be >> >>absent on a full function chip. >> >> >> >>Such a full function chip would read: "MC68040RC33B", and this would >>decode >> >>as follows: >> >> >> >>MC - Motorola >> >>68040 - it's an '040 (D'oh) >> >>RC - ceramic, pin-through-hole package >> >>33 - 33/66 MHz (33 MHz CPU, using a 66 MHz oscillator) >> >>B - second revision of the mask set >> >> >> >There is a Motorola trademark on the chip. Is the "XC" only >> >on the "LC" chip >> >>'XC' denotes a chip that isn't fully qualified (similar to a beta >>release in software). 'RC' is the prefix for the final silicon. > > >Does this mean not the "RC" in front of the "33" as in the example above. I >am confused as to the "MC", "XC", and "RC" prefix now. >
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