▪ 32-bit internal data bus

▪ General-purpose register architecture: 16

32-bit general general-purpose registers

− Register bank for fast interrupt

response (15 banks)

▪ RISC type instruction set: Instruction length:

16 bits / 32 bits mixed, 16-bit basic

instruction for improving code efficiency, 32-

bit instruction for improving performance and usability

▪ Two instructions simultaneous execution superscalar