Fairchild 9440
The Fairchild 9440 MICROFLAME, also known as the F9440 and μFLAME, was a 16-bit microprocessor introduced by Fairchild Semiconductor in 1977. The 9440 implemented the Data General Nova 2's instruction set in a single-chip 40-pin DIP. The name "MICROFLAME" was part of a wider branding exercise called "FIRE", which was a development software system.

An updated version, the 9445, was announced in 1978 but did not reach market until late 1981. By this time the 16-bit designs were being surpassed by 32-bit designs and hybrids like the Motorola 68000, and Fairchild began turning their attention to their own 32-bit Fairchild Clipper design. The underlying core of the 9445 was also used to implement the 9450, which used new microcode to implement the MIL-STD-1750A instruction set.

The 9440 and 9445 were subject to constant lawsuits from Data General (DG) that dragged on both companies. DG finally settled all ongoing litigation in September 1986 by paying Fairchild over $52 million. Fairchild was purchased and sold several times during this period, ending up at National Semiconductor in 1987. National ended production of the 9445, leaving several users in the lurch. A final version, the IDC9445, was introduced to fill this need.

The National Semiconductor IMP-16 and PACE were similar chip-based implementations inspired by the Nova, but did not draw the ire of DG. This is likely due to Fairchild having been DG's primary chip supplier.
Q194368
16-bit
Concept
Q5297
microprocessor
Concept
Q1096013
Fairchild Semiconductor
ORG
Q4134229
Data General Nova 2's
MEDIA
Q272683
instruction set
Concept
Q1141665
DIP
Concept
Q225147
32-bit
Concept
Q667808
Motorola 68000
MISC
Q304443
Fairchild Clipper
Concept
Q4043424
MIL-STD-1750A
MISC
Q1172222
Data General
ORG
Q432492
National Semiconductor
ORG
Q1060555
National Semiconductor IMP-16
UNK
Q1215797
PACE
UNK
Q16519569
Fairchild 9440
MISC
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-16
NUMBER
subclass of