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Weitek 3170 FPU

Weitek • 1990

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Weitek 3170 FPU

Weitek 3170 FPU

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Released1990
MakerWeitek
ArchitectureFPU
Form FactorCPGA
SegmentWorkstation
InterfaceProprietary
Clock SpeedUnknown

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Weitek made the fastest math coprocessors in the world. This chip was likely a floating-point accelerator for a SPARC workstation, giving it the math power needed for CAD and scientific work.

Before CPUs had built-in FPUs, Weitek was the name you bought if you needed to do serious math. They were the NVIDIA of the 80s.

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