Cell Broadband Engine

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Introduction

The Cell Broadband Engine is a microprocessor developed by IBM, Toshiba, and Sony Computer Entertainment to power the Sony PlayStation 3 games console.[1]


In summary, it consists of one conventional "master" processor, the PPE, and eight "slave" vector processors, the SPEs, on a single die.


Architectural Overview

Die micrograph of Cell Broadband Engine
Die micrograph of Cell Broadband Engine

PPE

SPE

References

  1. ↑ IBM Corp.; Toshiba Corp. & Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (2007-10-11), Cell Broadband Engine Architecture, IBM Systems and Technology Group, <http://www-01.ibm.com/chips/techlib/techlib.nsf/techdocs/1AEEE1270EA2776387257060006E61BA/$file/CBEA_v1.02_11Oct2007_pub.pdf>


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