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Arm Launches the Cortex-M55 and Its MicroNPU Companion, the Ethos-U55

Architectures Neural Processors February 10, 2020 0

Arm launches two new IPs for deeply-embedded AI: the Cortex-M55 with the new M-Profile Vector Extension (Helium), and the Ethos-U55, an ultra-low-power dedicated NPU for embedded applications.

Arm Ethos is for Ubiquitous AI At the Edge

Architectures Linley Processor Conference Neural Processors February 6, 2020 0

Arm’s Ethos family takes aim at ubiquitous AI with NPUs for ultra-low power IoT to high-performance smartphones and AR/VR.

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.

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

Architectures Circuit Design Manycore Processors Network-on-Chip Neural Processors VLSI 2019 January 12, 2020 0

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.

A Look At The Habana Inference And Training Neural Processors

Architectures Hot Chips 31 Neural Processors December 15, 2019 3

A look at the Habana inference and training neural processors designed for the acceleration of data center workloads.

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.

Intel Starts Shipping Initial Nervana NNP Lineup

Neural Processors Supercomputing 19 December 6, 2019 1

Intel starts shipping its initial Nervana NNP lineup for both inference and training acceleration with four initial models in three different form factors.

Groq Tensor Streaming Processor Delivers 1 PetaOPS of Compute

Architectures November 15, 2019 0

AI startup Groq makes an initial disclosure of their Tensor Streaming Processor (TSP); a single chip capable of 1 petaOPS or 250 teraFLOPS of compute.

Intel Announces Keem Bay: 3rd Generation Movidius VPU

Neural Processors November 12, 2019 0

Intel announces Keem Bay, its 3rd-generation Movidius VPU edge inference processor.

Intel Spring Hill: Morphing Ice Lake SoC Into A Power-Efficient Data Center Inference Accelerator

Architectures Hot Chips 31 Neural Processors October 20, 2019 6

First detailed at Hot Chips 31, Intel Spring Hill morphs the Ice Lake SoC into a highly power-efficient data center inference accelerator.