The low-level APIs provide a consistent multicore programming model from which applications can be tailored to run across chip architectures, operating systems and specialized hardware, Levy said.

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The low-level APIs provide a consistent multicore programming model from which applications can be tailored to run across chip architectures, operating systems and specialized hardware, Levy said.

There are other multicore programming models such as OpenMP and OpenCL, but they are all designed to be “synergistic” rather than competitive, Polycore’s Brehmer said.