SPU meaning in Computing ?

Answer: What is Synergistic Processing Unit mean?

Cell is a multi-core microprocessor microarchitecture that combines a general-purpose PowerPC core of modest performance with streamlined coprocessing elements which greatly accelerate multimedia and vector processing applications, as well as many other forms of dedicated computation.

It was developed by Sony, Toshiba, and IBM, an alliance known as "STI". The architectural design and first implementation were carried out at the STI Design Center in Austin, Texas over a four-year period beginning March 2001 on a budget reported by Sony as approaching US$400 million. Cell is shorthand for Cell Broadband Engine Architecture, commonly abbreviated CBEA in full or Cell BE in part.

The first major commercial application of Cell was in Sony's PlayStation 3 game console, released in 2006. In May 2008, the Cell-based IBM Roadrunner supercomputer became the first TOP500 LINPACK sustained 1.0 petaflops system. Mercury Computer Systems also developed designs based on the Cell.

The Cell architecture includes a memory coherence architecture that emphasizes power efficiency, prioritizes bandwidth over low latency, and favors peak computational throughput over simplicity of program code. For these reasons, Cell is widely regarded as a challenging environment for software development. IBM provides a Linux-based development platform to help developers program for Cell chips.

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Seattle Pacific University	Academic & Science
Southwestern Presbyterian University	Academic & Science
Student Peace Union	Academic & Science
Seattle Pacific University's	Academic & Science
Saint Paul University	Academic & Science
Sprout Production Unit	Academic & Science
Split	Airport Code
Scientific Products Unit	Business
Seattle Public Utilities	Business
School Personnel Utilization	Community
Sound Processing Unit	Computer Hardware
Stereo Pick-up	Computer Hardware
Stream Processing Unit	Computer Hardware
System Processing Unit	Computer Hardware
Sub-Picture Unit	Computing
Self Patch Utility	Computing
Service Pack Update	Computing
Single Processor Unit	Computing
Security Processing Unit	Computing
Subpicture Decoding Unit	Computing
Synergistic Processing Unit	Computing
Signaling Protocol User	Computing
Services Processing Unit	Computing
Sessions Per User	Computing
Socket Power Unit	Electronics
S-band Polar Ultra	Electronics
Stored Power Unit	Electronics
Sound Pick Up (microphone)	Electronics
Signal Processing Unit	Electronics
Atari Compressed Spectrum Utilities Filebitmap Graphics	File Type
Short Procedure Unit	General
Seattle Pacific Univ	General
Sandstone Porosity Units	General
Synergistic Processor Unit	General
Strategy and Policy Unit	General
Supra Phrasal Unit	General
Samples Per Unit	General
Standard Product Unit	General
Silent Package Upgrader	General
Syomnoe Podayuschee Ustrojstvo	General
Shakopee Public Utilities	General
Strategic Performance Unit	General
Statens Pensjonsfond Utland	General
Special Projects Unit	General
Store Pick Up	General
Segmented PolyUrethane	General
Start Power Unit	General
Sheep Production Unit	General
Special Powers Unit	Governmental
SPecialist, Utility (Women's Reserve)	Governmental
Strategic Planning Unit	Governmental
Special Police Unit	Governmental
Socialist Party Union	Governmental
Societies for Pediatric Urology	Medical
Secure Processing Unit	Military and Defence
Sub-surface Propulsion Unit	Military and Defence
Security Police Unit	Military and Defence
Shore Patrol Unit	Military and Defence
Special Port Unit	Military and Defence
Single Particle Unit	Physics Related
Split, Croatia	Regional
Simplest Possible Uploader	Softwares
Sequence Programmer Unit	Softwares
Special Planning Unit	Space Science
Solar Panel Unit	Space Science
Special Parts Used	Space Science
Service Publication Unit	Telecommunication