POWER instruction set architecture
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The POWER instruction set architecture is a reduced instruction set computing (RISC) architecture originally developed by IBM for high-performance servers and workstations, forming the basis for later PowerPC and Power Architecture designs.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| POWER ISA | 3 |
| POWER architecture | 1 |
| POWER instruction set architecture canonical | 1 |
| Power Architecture ISA | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
RISC architecture
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instruction set architecture ⓘ |
| architectureFamily | POWER ⓘ |
| category |
IBM instruction set architectures
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RISC instruction set architectures ⓘ |
| computingParadigm | reduced instruction set computing ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedFor |
IBM RS/6000 systems
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surface form:
IBM RS/6000 servers
IBM RS/6000 systems ⓘ
surface form:
IBM RS/6000 workstations
|
| developer | IBM ⓘ |
| formsBasisOf |
Power Architecture
ⓘ
PowerPC ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
POWER instruction set architecture
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
POWER ISA
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| hasDesignGoal |
high performance
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scalability ⓘ support for multiprocessing ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
condition register
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fixed-length instructions ⓘ large register file ⓘ separate integer and floating-point registers ⓘ support for out-of-order execution in implementations ⓘ support for pipelining ⓘ |
| influenced |
Power Architecture
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surface form:
Power Architecture specification
PowerPC ⓘ
surface form:
PowerPC instruction set architecture
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| introducedBy |
IBM RS/6000 systems
ⓘ
surface form:
IBM RS/6000 line
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| marketedBy | IBM ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Power Architecture
ⓘ
PowerPC ⓘ
surface form:
PowerPC architecture
|
| successor |
POWER instruction set architecture
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Power Architecture ISA
PowerPC ⓘ
surface form:
PowerPC instruction set architecture
|
| supports |
32-bit implementation
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branch instructions ⓘ floating-point operations ⓘ integer operations ⓘ load-store architecture ⓘ superscalar implementation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
high-performance servers
ⓘ
workstations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
IBM POWER instruction set
ⓘ
surface form:
IBM POWER1 processors
IBM POWER2 processors ⓘ IBM RS/6000 systems ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
POWER instruction set architecture
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successor
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POWER instruction set architecture
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Power Architecture ISA
POWER instruction set architecture
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hasAbbreviation
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POWER instruction set architecture
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
POWER ISA
this entity surface form:
POWER architecture
this entity surface form:
POWER ISA
this entity surface form:
POWER ISA