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Intel Starts Shipping Initial Nervana NNP Lineup

December 6, 2019May 25, 2021 David Schor AI, inference, Intel, neural processors, NNP, NNP-T, NPP-L, OCP Accelerator Module (OAM), Spring Crest, Spring Hill, Supermicro, training

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

Architectures Hot Chips 31 Neural Processors

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

October 20, 2019May 25, 2021 David Schor 10nm, AI, inference, Intel, Nervana, neural processors, Spring Hill, Sunny Cove, Tensilica Vision DSP, Tensilica Vision P6, x86

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

Architectures Neural Processors

Intel’s Spring Crest NNP-L Initial Details

April 14, 2019May 25, 2021 David Schor 16nm, AI, inference, Intel, Lake Crest, Linley Processor Conference, Nervana, neural processors, NNP, NNP-I, NNP-L, Spring Crest, Spring Hill, training

An initial look into Intel’s upcoming Nervana Neural Network Processor (NNP) accelerators.