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Albion is the codename for the ARM IOC, the I/O controller used in the Acorn Archimedes series workstations.

This chip was found to be faulty and removed from an Acorn Archimedes workstation.

====== Package ======

PLCC, 68 pins.

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<code>
(VLSI logo)
8829AV   K34812
VL2311-QC
ALBION
ACORN
</code>

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<code>
</code>


====== Die ======

<code>
AV004 - IOC
2311

(Nut logo) ACORN

DWH JSU
  MM
DWF TGS
</code>

Credits are:

  * DWH: Dave Howard
  * JSU: Jamie Urquhart
  * MM: ?
  * DWF: ?
  * TGS: ?

This is the only Acorn ARM series chip with chip-art, a [[https://siliconprawn.org/map/vlsi-technology/vl2311-albion/philpem_mz_ms10x/#x=2768&y=9703&z=6|crying eye in a triangle]] reminiscent of the "all-seeing eye". This is probably a pun on the name of the chip, "IOC" or I/O Controller.


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[[https://siliconprawn.org/map/vlsi-technology/vl2311-albion/philpem_mz_ms10x/|mz_ms10x]]

  * [[https://siliconprawn.org/map/vlsi-technology/vl2311-albion/single/vlsi-technology_vl2311-albion_philpem_mz_ms10x.jpg|Single]] (12080x12048, 23.3451MiB)