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PowerPC 5000
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<p>The PowerPC 5000 family is a series of <a href="/facts/PowerPC/DqmM9y50">PowerPC</a> and <a href="/facts/Power_ISA/GLy1WS0m">Power ISA</a> <a href="/facts/Microprocessors/Fx9CaQht">microprocessors</a> from <a href="/facts/Freescale/mRjBBbeX">Freescale</a> (previously <a href="/facts/Motorola/ztqczx68">Motorola</a>) and <a href="/facts/STMicroelectronics/4gbGJTVr">STMicroelectronics</a> designed for <a href="/facts/Automotive/fGFKUIlA">automotive</a> and industrial <a href="/facts/Microcontroller/MKrnAhnm">microcontroller</a> and <a href="/facts/System_on_a_chip/1RVvVe6N">system on a chip</a> (SoC) use. The MPC5000 family consists of two lines (51xx/52xx and 55xx/56xx) that really don't share a common heritage. </p>