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==PhysX==

The first processor to call itself a PPU was called the [[PhysX]] chip, introduced by a fabless [[semiconductor]] company called [[Ageia]]. The PhysX PPU is programmed with [[Ageia]]'s [[Novodex SDK. NovodeX can also be used to program physics for general purpose hardware, it is just specialized to run optimally on the [[PhysX]] hardware.

On [[July 20]] [[2005]], [[Sony]] signed an agreement with Ageia to use the Novodex SDK in the upcoming [[Playstation 3]].[http://ps3.ign.com/articles/635/635492p1.html] Microsoft also added the NovodeX SDK to the [[Xbox 360]] development kits. [http://www.ageia.com/pr_03092005.html]

Slated for release sometime in 2005, the PhysX will be manufactured by companies like [[ASUS]], akin to the way [[graphics card]]s are manufactured.