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[Panajev2001a]

* The Cell processor, being developed by IBM, Sony, and Toshiba at the STI Design Center, promises to be a new architecture optimized for broadband media and 3D graphics performance, but with uses beyond the game console.

With the promise of incredible performance and scalability, and what is basically a vector supercomputer on a chip, we present the 2004 Microprocessor Report Analysts' Choice Award for Best Technology to the Cell Processor. Congratulations to the STI Design Center and the participating employees at IBM, Sony, and Toshiba for what promises to be a very exciting challenge to mainstream processors.

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/ar...iChannelID=114&liFlavourID=1&sSearch=&nPage=1

 

[pcostabel]

Can't wait for the ISSCC presentation.

GO CELL!

 

[gofreak]

Interesting, but they're basing it more on "potential" and "promise" than any inside knowledge of the architecture or its current chips, i guess?

 

[mr2mike]

Is this like the time the MGS2 trailer got Game of E3, or do they actually know solid stuff?

 

[gofreak]

Is this like the time the MGS2 trailer got Game of E3, or do they actually know solid stuff?

I'm as optimistic about Cell as any other, but I think it's more like the prior. I think they're just basing it on "potential" based on the little STI has revealed about the chip. Maybe they know something we don't, which it'd be nice, but it'd be rather presumptuous to reach that conclusion.

Anyway, more excitingly, the ISSCC starts today. We should have the first presentation on Cell tomorrow.

 

[ThirdEye]

2004 Microprocessor Report Analysts' Choice Award for Best Technology

:lol

I wish it's not that they jumped the gun...