Intel created the first i960® processor 10 years ago. Intel's continuous investment in technology enables the latest member of the i960 processor family, the JT-100, to set a new level of performance and upgradability. There is a strong commitment to the i960 processor family at Intel, with more processors to come!

Driving Down the Cost of Processor Performance
Whether the application is a high-speed network router, an automotive Global Positioning System (GPS) or a super high-resolution printer, Intel's growing i960 processor family offers designers more choices than ever before. The Intel i960 processors give designers the solutions they need to drive down the cost per MIPS in today's most innovative products. Upgrading to new performance levels has never been easier, thanks to the growing line of scalable i960 processors. The i960 processor family features an upwardly code-compatible and a cost-effective performance roadmap to tomorrow's data-intensive 32-bit applications.

Hitting Your Market Window
With a wide range of evaluation tools, i960 processors help developers hit their stringent time-to-market targets. There are literally hundreds of comprehensive tools available for the i960 processor family. The i960 architecture offers a robust and well-understood platform for system developers, and the Intel Solutions960® catalog lists more than 200 available hardware and software tools for the i960 processor. To make product development even faster, Intel's "No Run-around Technical Support" program provides developers with a single point of contact that helps to resolve multi-vendor support issues.

Upgrading to the Right Performance, at the Right Cost
The Intel i960 processors provide a 32-bit RISC-based architecture with 32 registers to couple high performance with low silicon cost. The simple and efficient "CISC-like" i960 processor instruction set enables easier programming, while improving code density and performance.

From entry-level processors (Jx, Sx, and Kx series) to superscalar chips, the i960 processor family offers a wide range of innovative features that enhance processor speed, performance and efficiency. The superscalar i960 processors include the CA, CF and Hx, which are able to execute multiple instructions per clock cycle. In addition, the cross-family object code compatibility inherent in i960 architecture lets designers scale product performance to cover a wide variety of price and performance niches, while protecting existing software investments and speed time-to-market.

And, if you are interested in enhanced server I/O performance, Intel offers the i960 RP/RD I/O processors.