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Espresso (processor)
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<p>Espresso is the codename of the <a href="/facts/32-bit/TDMVce8s">32-bit</a> <a href="/facts/Central_processing_unit/Jxp1bqMV">central processing unit</a> (CPU) used in <a href="/facts/Nintendo/dMrLpaHu">Nintendo</a>'s <a href="/facts/Wii_U/Hv4EI4la">Wii U</a> <a href="/facts/Video_game_console/K72D1NSS">video game console</a>. It was designed by <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a>, and was produced using a <a href="/facts/45_nanometer/hlbmxAme">45 nm</a> <a href="/facts/Silicon-on-insulator/fxSkXYmw">silicon-on-insulator</a> process. The Espresso chip resides together with a <a href="/facts/Graphics_processing_unit/PTK1RQVp">GPU</a> from <a href="/facts/Advanced_Micro_Devices/CB1G7QTb">AMD</a> on an <a href="/facts/Multi-chip_module/AzyVaNNp">MCM</a> manufactured by <a href="/facts/Renesas_Electronics/ujhb9Dcz">Renesas</a>. It was revealed at <a href="/facts/Electronic_Entertainment_Expo_2011/s6cuabV5">E3 2011</a> in June 2011 and released in November 2012. </p>