Cell POWER Processors Components
Cell POWER Processors Components
Cell is a short form of: Cell Broadband Engine Architecture. It is a multicore multiprocessor, scalable via vector processing, for general purpose and multimedia uses, developed jointly by IBM, Sony, and Toshiba. The first major commercial use is in Sony's PlayStation 3 game console. The project's budget is estimated at $400 million.
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Cell-Processor.net - News, information, resources; weblog format, posted weekly.
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Linux on CBE-based Systems - Information on how to: run Linux on Cell Broadband Engine based computers, build kernels for CBE; other software related to CBEA. [Barcelona Supercomputer Center: BSC]
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The Cell of a New Machine - Is the new chip as revolutionary as proponents claim? [Economist.com]
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Cell Microprocessor - Growing entry, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia]
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IBM Discovers the Power of One - IBM's focus on one chip line makes it a contender in most markets; rivals Intel and AMD remain a threat. [BusinessWeek]
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Holy Chip! - How Sony and IBM may remake entertainment. [Forbes.com]
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Cell Supercomputer - Useful readings: descriptions, explanations, history, projections.
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Introducing the IBM/Sony/Toshiba Cell Processor: Part II: The Cell Architecture - Technical analysis and overview. [Ars Technica]
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IBM to Help Others Integrate Cell Processor - Will offer design services to help firms use Cells in many electronic products, more so where image use is high: industrial, medical, aerospace, defense. [Sci-Tech Today]
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Cell Broadband Engine - Descriptions, information; technical document downloads, PDF format. [Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.]
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Introducing the IBM/Sony/Toshiba Cell Processor: Part I: The SIMD Processing Units - Technical analysis and overview. [Ars Technica]
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IBM's Octopiler, or, Why the PS3 is Running Late - Cell's greatest strength and weakness: there's a lot of hardware on the chip, making programming hard, delaying PS3. New compiler intended to ease programming. [Ars Technica]
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A Tech Trio's Hard Cell - IBM, Sony, and Toshiba hope designers will master new skills to tap the full promise of the jointly developed chip. History shows many obstacles. [BusinessWeek]
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Cell Broadband Engine Technology - Software Development Kit, SDK, and resources. [IBM alphaWorks]
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Cell Technology Enables New Defense Applications - Designed for next-generation digital media uses, the Cell has interested image processing designers for automatic target recognition and related systems. [COTS Journal]
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