Editing PowerPC (section)

== Licensees ==
Companies that have licensed the 64-bit POWER or 32-bit PowerPC from IBM include:

=== 32-bit PowerPC ===
*[[Altera]], [[field-programmable gate array]] (FPGA) manufacturer now [[Intel]]
*[[Apple Inc.|Apple]] ('A' in original [[AIM alliance]]), switched to Intel in early 2006
*[[Applied Micro Circuits Corporation]] (AMCC)
*[[Avago Technologies]]
*[[BAE Systems]] for [[RAD750]] processor, used in spacecraft and planetary landers
*[[Cisco Systems]] for routers
*Culturecom for [[PowerPC 400#V-Dragon|V-Dragon]] CPU
*[[Exponential Technology]]
*[[Kumyoung]] used in [[karaoke]] player CPU (Muzen and Vivaus series)
*[[LSI Logic]]
*[[Motorola]] (was [[Freescale Semiconductor]] now [[NXP]]), as part of the original AIM alliance
*Rapport for [[Kilocore]] 1025 core CPU
*[[Samsung]]
*[[STMicroelectronics]] for the SPC5xx series
*[[Xilinx]], FPGA maker, embedded PowerPC in the Virtex-II Pro, Virtex-4, and Virtex-5 FPGAs

=== 64-bit PowerPC ===
*[[P.A. Semi]]
*[[Microsoft]]
*[[Hindustan Computers Ltd.]]
*[[Sony]]
*[[Freescale Semiconductor]]
*[[Toshiba]]

=== Game consoles ===
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PowerPC processors were used in a number of now-discontinued [[video game console]]s and [[arcade system boards]]:
*[[Bandai]] for its [[Bandai Pippin]], designed by [[Apple Computer]] (1995)
*[[Konami]], for the Konami Viper arcade hardware<ref>{{cite web |title=Konami Viper Hardware |url=https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=584 |website=System 16 |access-date=23 December 2024}}</ref>
*[[Microsoft]], for the [[Xbox 360]] processor, [[Xenon (processor)|Xenon]]<ref name="power-to-the-people">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/power/library/pa-powerppl/|title=POWER To The People|date=March 30, 2004|publisher=IBM|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204034335/http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/power/library/pa-powerppl/ |archive-date=2013-02-04}}</ref>
*[[Nintendo]] for the [[GameCube]],<ref name="power-to-the-people"/> [[Wii]], and [[Wii U]] processors
*[[Sega]], for the [[Sega Model 3]] arcade hardware<ref>{{cite web |title=Sega Model 3 Step 1.0 Hardware |url=https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=717 |website=System 16 |access-date=8 April 2024}}</ref>
*[[Sony]] and [[Toshiba]], for the [[Cell microprocessor|Cell]] processor (inside the [[PlayStation 3]] and other devices)<ref name="power-to-the-people"/>
*[[Taito]], for the Taito Power-JC<ref>{{cite web |title=Taito PPC JC System Type-C Hardware |url=https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=668 |website=System 16 |access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref> and Taito Type Zero hardware<ref>{{cite web |title=Taito Type-Zero Hardware |url=https://www.system16.com/hardware.php?id=673 |website=System 16 |access-date=23 December 2024}}</ref>

=== Desktop computers ===
The Power architecture is currently used in the following desktop computers:

* [[Sam440ep]], Sam440epFlex, based on an AMCC 440ep SoC, built by [[ACube Systems Srl|ACube Systems]]
* [[Sam460ex]], based on an AMCC 460ex SoC, built by ACube Systems
* Nemo motherboard based around PA6T-1682M found in the [[AmigaOne X1000]] from A-EON Technology
* Cyrus motherboard based around Freescale Qoriq P5020 found in the AmigaOne X5000 from A-EON Technology
* Tabor motherboard based around Freescale QorIQ P1022 found in the forthcoming AmigaOne A1222 from A-EON Technology
* Talos II and Blackbird mainboards/workstations, based around the IBM Power9 Sforza architecture, built by Raptor Computing Systems

=== Embedded applications ===
The Power architecture is currently used in the following embedded applications:

* [[National Instruments]] Smart Cameras for machine vision
* Mars rover ''[[Curiosity (rover)|Curiosity]]'' - uses [[RAD750]]
* Mars rover ''[[Perseverance (rover)|Perseverance]]'' - uses [[RAD750]] at 133 MHz<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ai.jpl.nasa.gov/public/documents/papers/rabideau_iwpss2017_prototyping.pdf|title=Prototyping an Onboard Scheduler for the Mars 2020 Rover|publisher=NASA|access-date=July 30, 2020|archive-date=February 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218172828/https://ai.jpl.nasa.gov/public/documents/papers/rabideau_iwpss2017_prototyping.pdf|url-status=live}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
* Space telescope ''[[James Webb Space Telescope]]'' - uses [[RAD750]] at 118 MHz<ref>{{Cite web|last=McComas|first=David|title=Lessons from 30 Years of Flight Software|url=https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20150019915/downloads/20150019915.pdf|website=NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server}}</ref>