Parallella: an Open Multi-Core CPU Architecture

An interesting architecture based around grid-pattern RISC cores that can be programmed in SIMD, SPMD or MIMD. There's no dedicated GPU, it's all general-purpose and fast enough to do everything in software. 64 on-board cores @ 800mhz in 28m only takes up 2 watts.

• http://hardware.slashdot.org/story/12/10/07/1936215/parallella-an-open-multi-core-cpu-architecture
• http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adapteva/parallella-a-supercomputer-for-everyone/posts/323691
• http://www.adapteva.com/products/silicon-devices/
• http://www.adapteva.com/ Adapteva announces $99 Parallella Open Computing Platform