The META is a 32-bit multithreaded microprocessor developed by Metagence Technologies Division from Imagination Technologies. First version of META were developed in 2001 as META-1 multithreaded DSP core aimed for audio, radio and video processing. META HTP core family was announced in 2007 and is based on META-2 architecture.
META family consists of Meta HTP applications processors (400–700 MHz on 65L - 65G process), META MTP Embedded Processors and Meta LTP Embedded Microcontrollers.
It is supported by the Linux kernel as of version 3.9.
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Imagination META Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA