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The following publications provide instructions for developing applications for Cell/B.E. using the IBM SDK for Multicore Acceleration.

List updated: 30 Apr 2008

IBM SDK for Multicore Acceleration V3.0 Installation Guide

Cell Broadband Engine Programmer's Guide

Cell Broadband Engine Programming Tutorial

Cell Broadband Engine Programming Handbook

Security SDK V3.0 Installation and User’s Guide

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C/C++ Language Extensions for Cell Broadband Engine Architecture

SPU Application Binary Interface Specification

SIMD Math Library Specification for Cell Broadband Engine Architecture

Cell Broadband Engine Linux Reference Implementation Application Binary Interface Specification

SPU Assembly Language Specification

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Accelerated Library Framework for Cell Broadband Engine Programmer's Guide and API Reference

Accelerated Library Framework for Hybrid-x86 Programmer's Guide and API Reference

Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms Programmer's Guide and API Reference (updated)

Data Communication and Synchronization Library for Cell Broadband Engine Programmer's Guide and API Reference

Data Communication and Synchronization Library for Hybrid-x86 Programmer's Guide and API Reference

Example Library API Reference

LAPACK - Linear Algebra Package Library Programmer’s Guide and API Reference (new)

Monte Carlo Library API Reference (updated)

Mathematical Acceleration Subsystem (MASS) Library

SIMD Math Library Function Reference

SPE Runtime Management Library 2.2

SPE Runtime Management Library Version 1 to Version 2 Migration Guide

SPU Timer Library Programmer’s Guide and API Reference

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IBM XL C/C++ for Multicore Acceleration for Linux Compiler Information

• Getting Started
• Compiler Reference
• Language Reference
• Programming Guide
• Installation Guide

IBM XL Fortran for Multicore Acceleration for Linux Compiler Information

• Getting Started
• Compiler Reference
• Language Reference
• Programming Guide
• Installation Guide

Using the XL C/C++ single-source compiler

IBM Full-System Simulator User's Guide

Performance Analysis with the IBM Full-System Simulator

IBM Visual Performance Analyzer User's Guide (PDF)

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Barcelona Supercomputing Center Web site for Cell/B.E.