SpursEngine

SpursEngine is a microprocessor from Toshiba built as a media oriented coprocessor, designed for 3D- and video processing in consumer electronics such as set-top boxes and computers.

To enable smoother interaction between the host and the SpursEngine Toshiba also integrated a simple proprietary 32-bit control core.

[2] The SpursEngine is designed to work at much lower frequencies than the Cell and Toshiba has also optimized the circuit layout of the SPEs to reduce the size by 30%.

Software supporting the SpursEngine is limited and is primarily in the realm of video editing and encoding.

[5] Toshiba included the SpursEngine processors in their Qosmio laptops, models F50, G50 and G55, in the third quarter of 2008.

An illustration of the SpursEngine SE1000 processor
Logic schematic of the SpursEngine chip [ 2 ]