POWER is an acronym for: Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC; a RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) architecture central processor, designed, produced, and sold by International Business Machines: IBM. It is the basis for, and remains similar to, two better known processors and brands:
1) The PowerPC processor, used in: later Apple Macintosh personal computers, some IBM workstations, later Microsoft game computers (Xbox 360); and many embedded applications.
2) The Cell processor, a 9 core multiprocessor, on one chip.
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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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