Embedded Processors

Intel Rolls Out Next-Gen Data Center Portfolio; 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Optane DC, Hewitt Lake, and Cascade Lake With Up to 56 Cores

David SchorArchitectures, Embedded Processors, Server ProcessorsApril 2, 2019 Tagged 14nm, 800 Series Ethernet, Cascade Lake, Columbiaville, data center, Hewitt Lake, Optane DC, Skylake-SP, Speed Select Technology, x86, Xeon Bronze, Xeon D, Xeon Gold, Xeon Platinum, Xeon Scalable, Xeon Silver

Intel is launching their next-generation data center infrastructure product portfolio including Cascade Lake with up to 56 cores, new lower-power Hewitt Lake processors, Optane DC SSD and persistent memory DIMMs, as well as 100 Gb Ethernet.

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Arm Announces a New Security Certification Program for IoT Devices

David SchorEmbedded ProcessorsFebruary 25, 2019 Tagged ARM, IoT, physical attack, Platform Security Architecture, PSA, Security, software attack

Arm has announced the PSA Certified program, a new and independent certification program for IoT devices that implement the platform security architecture (PSA).

Arm Launches New Neoverse N1 and E1 Server Cores

David SchorArchitectures, Embedded Processors, Manycore Processors, Server ProcessorsFebruary 20, 2019 Tagged 7nm, AI, Ares, ARM, ARMv8, E1, edge computing, hyperscalers, N1, neoverse, Supercomputers

Affirming their commitment to infrastructure, Arm is launching two new server-grade platforms – the Neoverse N1 and E1. The new platforms are designed to offer new Arm-based high-performance compute and high-throughput performance IP options.

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SiFive Launches 7 Series, Their Highest Performance RISC-V Cores

David SchorArchitectures, Embedded Processors, Mobile ProcessorsNovember 8, 2018 Tagged RISC-V, SiFive

SiFive launches 7 Series, their highest-performance RISC-V cores.

BrainChip Discloses Akida, A Neuromorphic SoC

David SchorArchitectures, Embedded Processors, Server ProcessorsSeptember 28, 2018 Tagged AI, Akida, BrainChip, neural processors, neuromorphic chip, spiking neural network

BrainChip discloses Akida, a Neuromorphic System-on-Chip for the edge and server.

Wave to acquire MIPS

David SchorEmbedded Processors, Neural ProcessorsJune 13, 2018 Tagged AI, MIPS, neural processors, Wave Computing

Wave Computing will be acquiring MIPS Technologies.

Qualcomm introduces a new Vision Intelligence Platform

Matt LarsonEmbedded Processors, Neural ProcessorsApril 12, 2018 Tagged 10LPE, 10nm, Adreno 615, AI, ARM, ARMv8, Hexagon 685, Kryo 300, Qualcomm, Vision Intelligence Platform

Going after the growing intelligent IoT market, Qualcomm is introducing a new Vision Intelligence Platform for accelerating camera vision processing in smart IoT applications.

ISSCC 2018: Intel’s Self-Powered Intelligent IoT Edge Mote

David SchorArchitectures, Embedded Processors, ISSCC 2018April 2, 2018 Tagged 14nm, AI, edge computing, energy harvesting, Intel, Intel Labs, IoT, near-threshold voltage, SoC, solar power, x86

A look at Intel’s tiny intelligent IoT edge mote operating at near-threshold voltage and harvesting solar energy for charging. Equipped with sensors and an SoC with hardware to accelerate convolutional neural networks (CNNs), the chip collects environmental sensory data and captures images which are classified on-chip and sent to a data center in order to improve and optimize agricultural fields.

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ISSCC 2018: MIT’s low-power hardware crypto RISC-V IoT processor

David SchorArchitectures, Circuit Design, Embedded Processors, ISSCC 2018March 17, 2018 Tagged 65nm, crypto engine, DTLS, edge computing, IoT, ISSCC, ISSCC 2018, MIT, RISC-V

In recent years, IoT devices have been plagued with security issues. Memory and energy constraints of those low-power devices mean there is very little headroom for complex security implementations. At ISSCC 2018, a team of MIT researchers has attempted to address this problem with their low-power fully in-hardware crypto engine IoT RISC-V processor.

The RISC-V momentum continues with the GAP8, a new IoT/AI Application Processor

David SchorEmbedded Processors, Neural ProcessorsFebruary 28, 2018 Tagged 55LP, 55nm, AI, Deep Learning, edge computing, GreenWaves, IoT, RISC-V, TSMC

The RISC-V momentum continues with the the launch of the GAP8, an IoT/AI ultra-low power application processor by GreenWaves, a France-based startup. The chip is designed for lengthy autonomous battery-powered edge/IoT inference operations.