What does PU stand for?

Processing Unit

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Information technology (IT) and computers

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Next year Intel not only plans to release several 32nm central processing units for desktops or mobile computers, but also new Atom chips and Atom-based system-on-chip devices for various ultra-portable applications, including handsets.

UNited States : Intel Reaffirms Aggressive 32nm Plans for 2010

ATI Stream technology's ATI Radeon HD 5800 series is the only graphic processing unit (GPU) hardware available at present, supporting the total superset specification of Microsoft DirectX 11.

AMD expands engineering alliance with CyberLink Corp

Additionally, IBM will provide central processing unit (CPU) and software resources according to the mainframe usage needed for accounting or information related operations.

DAISHI BANK EXTENDS OUTSOURCING CONTRACT WITH IBM

Just as the brain of a PC is the central processing unit (or CPU), nVidia's GeForce chips are graphics processing units (GPUs), dedicated to handling all the information that will make up the picture you see on the screen.

Carol@mirror.co.uk: GeForce is with you

The SonicWALLL ASIC accelerates Triple Data Encryption Standard (3DES) VPN throughput to a maximum speed of 45 Mbps by offloading encryption processing from the SonicWALL Internet security appliance's central processing unit.

ASIC--security processor

A recent contract signing was with Nintendo Co for IBM to supply a central processing unit for next-generation game consoles.

IBM and Toshiba in System Chips Talks

AMD (NYSE: AMD) announced submission of conformance logs for its OpenCL graphics processing unit (GPU) implementation to the Khronos Working Group and awaits certification.

AMD Advances Its Commitment to OpenCL[TM] for GPU with Review by ...

At the moment, AMD is converting itself into a supplier of various computing solutions, in 2006 AMD acquired ATI Technologies with an aim to converge central processing units with graphics processing units.

United States: AMD Ships Its 500 Millionth x86 Microprocessor