http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/24/amd_patriot_investment/

AMD`s interest in Ignite is also interesting. Ignite is a Risc-like 32-bit processor core with a strong SIMD component. According to Patriot, multiple Ignites can work together within the company`s InFlame architecture to create a multi-SIMD processor not so dissimilar to the architecture Sony and IBM have been discussing of late as `Cell` - the CPU technology that will power the PlayStation 3. ®

Definition for SIMD

http://www.cheap56k.com/glossary/SIMD.html

SIMD - A processor instruction that can perform operations across multiple data instructions. So, instead of saying ``Add A,B`` several times to add two groups of numbers, you may say ``Add Row A, Row B`` or something to that effect. Instructions of this nature are often associated with 3D graphics and multimedia.

EEMBC benchmark scores

http://www.patriotscientific.com/news/press_releases/pr20041201.pdf

Not being a techie, I have no idea how the benchmark scores would stack up (pun intended) vs the cell. Any opinions by techies out there?