Introduction to the Cell multiprocessor

This paper provides an introductory overview of the Cell multiprocessor. Cell represents a revolutionary extension of conventional microprocessor architecture and organization. The paper discusses the history of the project, the program objectives and challenges, the design concept, the architecture...

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Published inIBM journal of research and development Vol. 49; no. 4.5; pp. 589 - 604
Main Authors Kahle, J. A., Day, M. N., Hofstee, H. P., Johns, C. R., Maeurer, T. R., Shippy, D.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Armonk International Business Machines Corporation 01.07.2005
Subjects
Architecture
Bandwidths
Batch processing
Collaboration
Computer architecture
Computer programming
Computer science
Contract negotiations
Design
Internet
Microprocessors
Multimedia
Multiprocessing
Random access memory
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Summary:This paper provides an introductory overview of the Cell multiprocessor. Cell represents a revolutionary extension of conventional microprocessor architecture and organization. The paper discusses the history of the project, the program objectives and challenges, the design concept, the architecture and programming models, and the implementation. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
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ISSN:0018-8646
0018-8646
2151-8556
DOI:10.1147/rd.494.0589