AltiVec extension to PowerPC accelerates media processing

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1 January 2000

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Micro

Vol. 20 (2) , 85-95
https://doi.org/10.1109/40.848475

Abstract

Designed around the premise that multimedia will be the primary consumer of processing cycles in future PCs, AltiVec驴which Apple calls the Velocity Engine驴increases performance across a broad spectrum of media processing applications.

Keywords

INCREASES PERFORMANCE
POWERPC ACCELERATES MEDIA PROCESSING
ALTIVEC EXTENSION
BROAD SPECTRUM
PRIMARY CONSUMER
VELOCITY ENGINE
FUTURE PCS
IMAGE PROCESSING
SIGNAL PROCESSING
VIDEO COMPRESSION
3D GRAPHICS
HANDWRITING RECOGNITION

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