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floating point processor
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floating point processor
An arithmetic unit designed to perform floating point operations. It may be contained in the CPU itself, a coprocessor chip or in a separate machine connected to the main computer.


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In addition, a new floating point unit (FPU) option enables embedded developers to accelerate system performance by as much as 120 times over software emulation.
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It is based' on a PowerPC processor with floating point unit.
 
 
 
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