Toshiba announces 1GHz 65nm mediaprocessor

Toshiba is together with Sony and IBM the companies behind, what they call, the world’s most powerful mediaprocessor, namely Cell. Now Toshiba has announced another mediaprocessor that will be a configurable microprocessor made with 65nm manufacturing process working at 1GHz. The processor is a MeP (Media Embedded Processor) and geared towards future home electronics that requires a lot of performance for digital picture and sound, such as DVD-recorders and digital TVs. Since Cell has a very similar target this is most likely more of a low end alternative.

Source: The Register