IIRC, the Airbus A320 uses several older CPUs like that, but also Motorola 68k CPUs (sometimes as a mean to have 2 functionally identical systems with pieces from different manufacturers and different implementations).
I would not be surprised if they still use 68k in the A320 NEO.
Between specification, implementation, validation and testing, the cycles in the aircraft industry can be quite long. 5 to 10 years usually. And it's also quite costly to validate a brand new system. That being said, given the safety requirement, it's for the better.
I would not be surprised if they still use 68k in the A320 NEO.
Between specification, implementation, validation and testing, the cycles in the aircraft industry can be quite long. 5 to 10 years usually. And it's also quite costly to validate a brand new system. That being said, given the safety requirement, it's for the better.