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RISC instruction set architecture by AIM alliance
PowerPC (PPC) is a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by the AIM alliance, a partnership formed in 1991 by Apple, IBM and Motorola. Based on IBM's earlier POWER architecture, PowerPC was designed for a range of computing applications, including personal computers and embedded systems. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: PowerPCA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Performance Analysis on PowerPC and Intel Series CPUs to Select a Appropriate CPU for Image ProcessingInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: PowerPCThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: AltiVec extension to PowerPC accelerates media processingCited 172 times
- Go sideways: IBM Power microprocessorsA closely related topic
- Go sideways: PowerPC 600A closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
AltiVec extension to PowerPC accelerates media processing
A 32-bit PowerPC system-on-a-chip with support for dynamic voltage scaling and dynamic frequency scaling
The PowerPC 604 RISC microprocessor.
Environment for PowerPC microarchitecture exploration
A decompression core for PowerPC
A wide-bandwidth low-voltage PLL for PowerPC microprocessors
A multithreaded PowerPC processor for commercial servers
Single-event upset in commercial silicon-on-insulator PowerPC microprocessors
🆕 Influential since 2022
📚 Books worth reading
PowerPCMichael Koerner, Chak Ming Fai · 1996
The Power Mac book!Ron Pronk · 1995
PowerPC microprocessor common hardware reference platformBussiness Machin International, Apple Computer Inc. · 1995- 📕Exploring the IBM PC Power SeriesJim Hoskins, David Bradley · 1995
The PowerPC architectureEd Sikha, Rick Simpson · 1994
POWER and PowerPCShlomo Weiss · 1994
PowerPC system architectureTom Shanley · 1995- 📕Programming the PowerPCDan Parks Sydow · 1994
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