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Motorola's High Performance Microprocessor Division, based in Austin, Texas, today introduced the 68060 microprocessor series. The first generation of the 68060 product line consists of the 68060, 68LC060 and 68EC060. The company notes that the family offers many of the same performance enhancements used by RISC microprocessors. Motorola says the line's key benefits includes hardware and software compatibility with 68040 microprocessors, cost- effective memory systems requirements and a power efficient architecture. Each of the CPUs incorporates 2.5 million transistors on a single piece of silicon. The chips are capable of simultaneously processing up to 250 million operations per second at 50MHz. The 68060 devices deliver an average performance level of 90 VAX MIPS at 50MHz. "The introduction of the 68060 affirms Motorola's commitment to the ongoing success of the 68000 family and our willingness and ability to field competitive product technology," says Cal Gooden, director of operations for the High Performance Microprocessor Division.