IBM plans to reveal details of its long-awaited “Cell” microprocessors today in Spain. Big Blue, Sony and Toshiba announced a US$400 million partnership four months ago to collaborate on an architecture for what is termed a system-on-a-chip (SoC) design that will be used to develop everything from handheld devices to mainframe computers. IBM said chips based on the architecture will be able to use ultra high-speed broadband connectivity to interoperate with one another as one complete system.
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IBM’s ‘Cell’ Chips To Provide All-Purpose Power
Posted by: Jennifer LeClaire June 8, 2005 10:26 AMIBM plans to reveal details of its long-awaited “Cell” microprocessors today in Spain. Big Blue, Sony and Toshiba announced a US$400 million partnership four months ago to collaborate on an architecture for what is termed a system-on-a-chip (SoC) design that will be used to develop everything from handheld devices to mainframe computers. IBM said chips based on the architecture will be able to use ultra high-speed broadband connectivity to interoperate with one another as one complete system.