The MPC8309 Microprocessor is a cost effective, highly integrated communications processor that addresses the requirements of several networking applications, including residential gateways, modem/routers, industrial control and test and measurement applications. The MPC8309 extends current PowerQUICC offerings, adding higher CPU performance, additional functionality, and faster interfaces, while addressing the requirements related to time to market, price, power consumption, and board real estate.

48 Kbytes of instruction RAM
16 Kbytes of multiuser data RAM
32 bit instruction object code
Executes code from internal IRAM
Programmable highest priority request