What does NPU stand for?

Network Processing Unit

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Information technology (IT) and computers
Military and Government

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Samples in periodicals archive:

This isn't just any network card, but rather offers an on-board network processing unit (NPU), a nice chunk of on-board memory and even integrated audio for hardware-accelerated voice-chat.

United States : EVGA Releases Xeno Network Card

5-Gbit/s network processing units (NPUs) * 10-Gbit/s NPUs Other key findings of the report include: Network processors are now a mainstream technology.

NETWORK PROCESSORS ENTER TELECOM EQUIPMENT MAINSTREAM

AMCC continues to gain marketshare year over year, resulting in a substantial 23% lead over the next ranked network processing unit (NPU) vendor.

AMCC contributed the most to the network processing market's growth ...

FlexPacket also delivers superior deployment flexibility since it may be adapted to meet unique customer requirements in multiple applications rather than employing a "purpose-built" network processing unit architecture that requires specialized programming and hardware configurations.

Continuous Computing(R) Announces AdvancedTCA Packet Processing ...

About the IDT NSEs with Dual LA-1 Interfaces Operating at 250 million searches per second (MSPS), the IDT 512Kx36 (75K72234) and 256Kx36 (75K62234) NSEs offer fully integrated LA-1 compliant interfaces to allow a seamless connection between the NSE and the network processing unit (NPU), including AMCC's nP3700 NPUs and the Intel(R) IXP2400, Intel(R) IXP2800 and Intel(R) IXP2850 NPUs.

IDT Offers Leading Network Search Engines in RoHS-Compliant Flip-Chip ...

The IDT 75K62134 NSE offers the industry's first fully integrated Network Processor Forum (NPF) Look-Aside (LA-1) interface that glue-lessly connects to the network processing unit (NPU) and is included within the Intel reference design platform.

Fujitsu Limited Selects IDT Network Search Engine to Accelerate ...

AMCC continues to gain marketshare year over year, resulting in a substantial 23% lead over the next ranked network processing unit (NPU) vendor.

AMCC Contributed the Most to the Network Processing Market's Growth ...

The fully integrated interfaces allow a seamless connection between the new IDT NSEs and the network processing units (NPUs), including the nP3700 NPUs from AMCC and the Intel(R) IXP2400, Intel(R) IXP2800, and Intel(R) IXP2850 NPUs.

IDT Returns to Profitability in Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2004; ...