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OpenPIC

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OpenPIC

(OPEN Programmable Interrupt Controller) An SMP chip architecture endorsed by AMD and Cyrix Corporation that provides symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) for x86 and PowerPC systems. It can support up to 32 processors. See APIC.



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NASDAQ:PTEC), the world's leading supplier of system-level firmware, Monday announced support for the AMD/Cyrix OpenPIC specification.
The standard, named the OpenPIC specification, provides an interrupt-control solution for symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) systems, supports all current x86 vendors' products, offers a common interface and provides a superior alternative to the 8259 interrupt controller standard currently used in all x86-based personal computers.
 
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