RISC-V

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.

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

David SchorManycore Processors, Neural ProcessorsJanuary 1, 2018 Tagged 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.