Design considerations and packaging of a Pentium(R) Pro Processor based multi-chip module for high performance workstation and servers

This paper discusses the design strategies and trade-offs considered for the design and implementation of a 1 Mbyte second level cache version of Intel's Pentium(R) Pro Processor. This document covers the design goals, packaging, and MCM routing, as well as discussion of simulation vs. measured results with regard to electrical and thermal aspects of the design.