introduction

Power Architecture technology is an instruction set architecture that spans applications from consumer electronics to supercomputers. But it's more than that. Facilitated by Power.org, Power Architecture technology forms an enhanced platform for collaborative hardware innovation, with the goal of developing community specifications and supporting development tools that work together to facilitate integration and enhanced implementations.

The foundation for Power Architecture was originally developed by IBM in the early 1980s and subsequently steadily improved through collaborative efforts with leading brands and developers from around the world. Initially used mostly by IBM, Motorola and Apple, Power Architecture™ technology has since gained support from many of the world's most innovative and recognizable brands and become the preferred platform for many emerging applications and markets