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The POWER7 processor

This chapter introduces the POWER7 processor and describes some of the technical details and features of this product. It covers the the following topics:

•Introduction to the POWER7 processor

•Multi-core and multi-thread scalability

•Using POWER7 features

2.1 Introduction to the POWER7 processor

The POWER7 processor is manufactured using the IBM 45 nm Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) technology. Each chip is 567 mm2 and contains ...

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