An early patent version of the Broadband Engine was shown to be a chip package comprising four "Processing Elements", which was the patent's description for what is now known as the Power Processing Element (PPE).
Varajane patenteeritud variant Broadband Engine'ist koosnes neljast "töötluselemendist", mis olid patendis kirjeldatud kui praegu tuntud Power Processing Elementid (PPE).