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== Processors ==
== Processors ==
−The Wii has two processors. The main processor of the Wii's system, codenamed Broadway, which is a PowerPC processor that does the job of running executable code, and interfacing with legacy hardware, which includes every aspect of the Gamecube's system, with a few exceptions, which are handled by the PowerPC. The Broadway is also called the PPC, because that is its architecture.
+The Wii has three processors. The main processor of the Wii's system, codenamed Broadway, which is a PowerPC processor that does the job of running executable code, and interfacing with legacy hardware, which includes every aspect of the Gamecube's system, with a few exceptions, which are handled by the PowerPC. The Broadway is also called the PPC, because that is its architecture.
−The other processor is nicknamed the Starlet chip, due to the fact that it lives inside the Hollywood graphics processor. The Starlet is an ARM processor that communicates with hardware, as well as the DVD drive. The program that handles communication between the PPC and the hardware is known as [[IOS]], and exists for security.
+The second processor is a custom macronix 16-bit dsp that does side task jobs for boot, audio, memory card unlocking, gba decryption, etc.
+The third processor is nicknamed the Starlet chip, due to the fact that it lives inside the Hollywood graphics processor. The Starlet is an ARM processor that communicates with hardware, as well as the DVD drive. The program that handles communication between the PPC and the hardware is known as [[IOS]], and exists for security.
[[NAND]] is the term for the Wii's internal flash memory, which is based on a NAND flash.
[[NAND]] is the term for the Wii's internal flash memory, which is based on a NAND flash.
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== Nintendo Wii Hardware Summary ==
== Nintendo Wii Hardware Summary ==
*'''CPU:''' IBM PowerPC '''729 MHz'''
*'''CPU:''' IBM PowerPC '''729 MHz'''
+*'''DSP:''' Macronix DSP '''81 MHz'''
*'''GPU:''' ATI graphics '''243 MHz'''
*'''GPU:''' ATI graphics '''243 MHz'''
**3 MB embedded memory
**3 MB embedded memory