Toshiba unveils 1GHz 65nm media processor
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Forget the age of Aquarius! This month feels like the age of processor news. And in keeping with that spirit, I am pleased to announce (quote, really) that Toshiba is ripping the sheet off of their latest media processor.
Toshiba today announced what it claims is the world’s first 1GHz configurable microprocessor - and probably the first of its kind to be fabbed at 65nm.
The MeP (Media Embedded Processor) chip family is aimed at digital consumer electronics kit and is designed to support a high level of customisation - including the addition of new instructions - prior to manufacturing. The architecture also supports the addition of embedded memory. [Read the rest]
