Server Processors

IBM Releases Power ISA v3.1; To Present POWER10 At Hot Chips 32

Hot Chips 32 Server Processors May 23, 2020 0

IBM releases Power ISA v3.1. Among the new instructions, there is new bfloat16 support, new reduced-precision outer-product operations including 4-bit integers, and new instruction prefixes. IBM plans on presenting POWER10 at Hot Chips 32.

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

Architectures Circuit Design ISSCC 2020 Manycore Processors Server Processors March 1, 2020 0

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.

Intel Refreshes 2nd Gen Xeon Scalable, Slashes Prices

Server Processors February 27, 2020 1

Intel refreshes its second-generation Xeon Scalable lineup mid-cycle with new mainstream dual-socket CPUs, improving the performance-per-dollar by as much as 2x over original SKUs.

Centaur New x86 Server Processor Packs an AI Punch

Architectures Neural Processors Server Processors January 24, 2020 3

A look at Centaur’s new server-class x86 SoC with an integrated neural processor.

Zhaoxin Unveiled Next-Generation x86 SoC Plans: 32-Core Servers, Sub-7nm Client Designs

Desktop Processors Mobile Processors Roadmaps Server Processors December 12, 2019 0

Zhaoxin unveiled plans for two new x86 SoC designs: a high-performance 16-nanometer server chip with up to 32 cores and a separate 7 nm mobile and desktop chip.

Centaur Unveils Its New Server-Class x86 Core: CNS; Adds AVX-512

Architectures Embedded Processors Neural Processors Server Processors December 9, 2019 3

Centaur lifts the veil on CNS, its next-generation x86 core for data center and edge computing. The core improving performance in many areas and adds support for the AVX-512 extension.