AM79C960, AM7 Datasheet - Advanced Micro Devices

AM79C960 - PCnetTM-ISA Single-Chip Ethernet Controller

The PCnet-ISA controller, a single-chip Ethernet controller, is a highly integrated system solution for the PC-AT Industry Standard Architecture (ISA ) architecture. It is designed to provide flexibility and compatibility with any existing PC application. This highly integrated 120-pin VLSI device i.

PRELIMINARY Am79C960 PCnetTM-ISA Single-Chip Ethernet Controller DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS s Single-chip Ethernet controller for the Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) and Extended Industry Standard Architecture (EISA) buses s Supports IEEE 802.3/ANSI 8802-3 and Ethernet standards s Direct interface to the ISA or EISA bus s Software compatible with AMD’s Am7990 LANCE register and descriptor architecture s Low power, CMOS design with sleep mode allows reduced power consumption for critical b.

AM79C960 Features

* Automatic retransmission with no FIFO reload

* Automatic receive stripping and transmit padding (individually programmable)

* Automatic runt packet rejection

* Automatic deletion of received collision frames s Dynamic transmit FCS generation programmable on a frame

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