Manycore Processors

A Look At The ET-SoC-1, Esperanto’s Massively Multi-Core RISC-V Approach To AI

July 10, 2021August 2, 2021 David Schor 7 nm, Esperanto, ET-Maxion, ET-Minion, ET-SoC-1, neural processors, RISC-V, TSMC

A look at Esperanto’s ET-SoC-1, the startup’s first AI inference accelerator for the data center. The company took a unique RISC-V approach with a massively multi-core chip with nearly 1,100 custom-designed CPU cores.

Architectures Circuit Design ISSCC 2020 Manycore Processors Server Processors

CEA-Leti Demos a 6-Chiplet 96-Core 3D-Stacked MIPS Processor

March 1, 2020May 25, 2021 David Schor 28nm, 65 nm, active interposer, CEA-Leti, chiplet, interconnects, interposer, ISSCC, ISSCC 2020, multi-chip package, STMicroelectronics

CEA-Leti demonstrates a high-performance microprocessor architecture with a 96-core MIPS processor built with six chiplets 3D-stacked on an active interposer die.

Architectures Circuit Design Manycore Processors Network-on-Chip Neural Processors VLSI 2019

A Look At Celerity’s Second-Gen 496-Core RISC-V Mesh NoC

January 12, 2020May 25, 2021 David Schor 16nm, AI, Celerity, DARPA, DARPA CRAFT, inference, Network-on-Chip (NoC), neural processors, PLL, RISC-V, VLSI, VLSI 2019

A look at the 496-core RISC-V manycore array, network-on-chip, and the digital PLL of the Celerity open-source RISC-V tiered accelerator.

Architectures Embedded Processors Manycore Processors Server Processors

Arm Launches New Neoverse N1 and E1 Server Cores

February 20, 2019May 25, 2021 David Schor 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.

Manycore Processors Neural Processors

Esperanto exits stealth mode, aims at AI with a 4,096-core 7nm RISC-V monster

January 1, 2018May 25, 2021 David Schor 7nm, AI, Esperanto, HBM, RISC-V, TSMC

Exiting stealth mode, Esperanto, a small start-up lead by Dave Ditzel has unveiled their high-performance RISC-V cores they have been working on. Their first product will be a 4,096-core manycore processor designed for accelerating AI workloads.

Manycore Processors

Intel silently launches Knights Mill

December 18, 2017May 25, 2021 David Schor 14 nm, AI, Deep Learning, Intel, Knights Mill, KNL, x86, Xeon Phi

This morning Intel quietly released three Xeon Phi SKUs up to 72 cores based on Knights Mill, a Deep Learning specific derivative of Knights Landing.

Manycore Processors Processors Supercomputers

The 2,048-core PEZY-SC2 sets a Green500 record

November 1, 2017May 25, 2021 David Schor 16FF+, 16nm, 28HPC+, 3D packaging, Green500, liquid immersion, MIPS, MIPS64, PEZY, PEZY-SCx, SMT, Supercomputers, ThruChip Interface, TSMC, Xeon D, ZettaScaler

PEZY-SC2 is PEZY’s newest 16nm a many-core processor featuring 2,048 cores that is powering the world’s most power-efficient supercomputer. The chip is the first to use a unique 3D packaging interconnect technology known as TCI in order to achieve a memory bandwidth of over 2 TB/s.