Breakthrough with Toshiba, Sony
This drumbeat of success for the Power Architecture technology found in products ranging from game systems to blades and from desktops to supercomputers came only days after one of the more significant announcements in the history of this customizable technology, that of a breakthrough related to the microprocessor known under its code name, Cell.
Sony Group, IBM and Toshiba Corporation, working together on this revolutionary technology, revealed the first technical details of the chip, which is based on Power and will accommodate Linux as well as other operating systems. The companies have invested more than $400 million in this project. Because it is Power technology it can be easily customized for leading-edge performance, low power consumption and advanced function.
