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Single-chip Cloud Computer
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<p>The Single-Chip Cloud Computer (SCC) is a computer processor created by <a href="/facts/Intel_Corporation/SMF0gJJX">Intel Corporation</a> in 2009 that features 48 distinct physical cores. These cores communicate through an architecture similar to that of a cloud computer data center. Cores are components of the processor responsible for executing instructions that enable the computer to function. The SCC resulted from an Intel project focusing on researching <a href="/facts/Multi-core_processor/ABNb65hQ">multi-core processors</a> and <a href="/facts/Parallel_computing/nQzcpzQt">parallel processing</a>. Intel also aimed to explore the integration of designs and architecture from large cloud computer data centers (<a href="/facts/Cloud_computing/guhg0FGV">cloud computing</a>) into a single processing chip. The name "Single-chip Cloud Computer" reflects this concept. </p>