Espresso (processor)

Espresso
An illustration of the Wii U MCM without heat spreader. The smaller chip, lower right, is the "Espresso" CPU made by IBM. The other chips are the "Latte" GPU (large chip, center) from AMD and an EEPROM chip (tiny chip, upper right) from Renesas.
General information
Launched2012
DiscontinuedJanuary 31, 2017
Marketed byNintendo
Designed byIBM, Nintendo IRD, NTD
Common manufacturer
Performance
Max. CPU clock rate1.243 GHz
Physical specifications
Cores
  • 3 cores
GPUAMD Radeon-based "Latte"
Cache
L2 cache1× 2 MB, 2× 512 KB (on-die)
Architecture and classification
ApplicationEmbedded (Wii U)
Technology node45 nm
MicroarchitecturePowerPC 750CL (G3)
Instruction setPowerPC 1.1
Instructions4
History
PredecessorBroadway
SuccessorErista

Espresso is the codename of the 32-bit central processing unit (CPU) used in Nintendo's Wii U video game console. It was designed by IBM, and was produced using a 45 nm silicon-on-insulator process. The Espresso chip resides together with a GPU from AMD on an MCM manufactured by Renesas. It was revealed at E3 2011 in June 2011 and released in November 2012.

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