X- Silicon Announces a NEW Low-Power Open-Standard Vulkan-Enabled C-GPU - a RISC-V Vector CPU Infused With GPU ISA and AI/ML Acceleration in a Single Processor Core
X- Silicon Announces a NEW Low-Power Open-Standard Vulkan-Enabled C-GPU - a RISC-V Vector CPU Infused With GPU ISA and AI/ML Acceleration in a Single Processor Core
The Open-Standard C-GPU solutions, offered as IP blocks and software, enable leading processor companies to develop low-power SoCs for Next Generation 3D Graphics, Compute, and AI/ML enabled wearables, AR/VR headsets, auto displays, edge and cloud processing, industrial systems, robotics, and other connected embedded/IoT devices.
開放標準 C-GPU 解決方案以 IP 模塊和軟件的形式提供，使領先的處理器公司能夠爲下一代 3D 圖形、計算和 AI/ML 支持的可穿戴設備、AR/VR 頭戴式耳機、自動顯示器、邊緣和雲處理、工業系統、機器人和其他聯網嵌入式/物聯網設備開發低功耗 SoC。
SAN DIEGO, May 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- X-Silicon Inc (XSI), a San Diego-based startup, announced today their new NanoTile open-standard low-power "C-GPU" architecture that infuses GPU acceleration into a RISC-V Vector CPU Core with tightly coupled memory for a monolithic processor solution. It will be the first to open-source its unified RISC-V Vector CPU-with-GPU Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) and provide register-level access to its hardware via a Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL). This strategy allows OEMs and Content Providers to leverage a RISC-V Vector Standard ISA with GPU extensions to customize their drivers and applications to a greater level than is currently possible. X-Silicon is also the first to offer Vulkan on RISC-V with fused GPU acceleration, making it a natural choice for development on Android devices.
聖地亞哥，2024年5月1日 /PRNewswire/ — 總部位於聖地亞哥的初創公司X-Silicon Inc（XSI）今天宣佈了其新的NanoTile開放標準低功耗 “C-GPU” 架構，該架構將GPU加速注入RISC-V Vector CPU內核，爲單片處理器解決方案提供緊密耦合的內存。它將是第一個開源其統一的RISC-V Vector CPU與GPU指令集架構（ISA）的公司，並通過硬件抽象層（HAL）爲其硬件提供寄存器級訪問權限。該策略允許原始設備製造商和內容提供商利用帶有 GPU 擴展的 RISC-V 矢量標準 ISA 來定製其驅動程序和應用程序，使其達到比目前更高的水平。X-Silicon也是首款在RISC-V上提供具有融合GPU加速功能的Vulkan的公司，這使其成爲在安卓設備上進行開發的自然選擇。
GPUs today were designed originally to run games and are predominantly triangle-processors. As new workloads for parallel computing are defined, these legacy architectures are being taxed and patched to perform tasks that were never intended for them. As a consequence, memory latencies and compute inefficiencies for dynamically changing content are not well handled by these devices. X-Silicon's solution is designed from the ground up to optimally render and manage this new type of dynamic content using a single C-GPU processor with multiple NanoTiles. As such this new architecture is ideally suited to implementing more efficient graphics, AI and compute algorithms without being bound by the limitations of today's GPUs.
今天的 GPU 最初是爲運行遊戲而設計的，主要是三角處理器。隨着並行計算的新工作負載的定義，這些傳統架構正在被徵收和修補以執行本來不打算執行的任務。因此，這些設備無法很好地處理動態更改內容的內存延遲和計算效率低下。X-Silicon 的解決方案是從頭開始設計的，旨在使用帶有多個 NanoTiles 的單個 C-GPU 處理器以最佳方式渲染和管理這種新型的動態內容。因此，這種新架構非常適合在不受當今 GPU 限制的情況下實現更高效的圖形、人工智能和計算算法。
The NanoTile architecture is supported by 14 patents. The patent portfolio is focused on bringing a new generation of AI/ML Compute and GPU rendering using a single processor. The key claims deal with ways in which data is shuttled among the processing cores and memory, reducing latencies, and improving compute efficiency. The patented IP also enables the NanoTile architecture to be deployed within edge and cloud configurations, enabling a federated model for GPU compute.
NanoTile 架構受到 14 項專利的支持。該專利組合側重於使用單處理器帶來新一代的人工智能/機器學習計算和 GPU 渲染。關鍵主張涉及數據在處理內核和內存之間穿梭、減少延遲和提高計算效率的方式。該專利 IP 還允許在邊緣和雲配置中部署 nanoTile 架構，從而爲 GPU 計算提供聯合模型。
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"We want to enable enhanced visual experiences directly on industrial and consumer devices where users have become accustomed to using their mobile phone displays for UI, while enhancing the intelligence on these edge devices. We also want to enable low power visual computing in the cloud that supports novel methods, leapfrogging the capabilities that are available with closed systems. Our Open-Standard, Patented C-GPU Nano Tile architecture is ideally suited for processor companies targeting SoC solutions for low-power markets," said Dan Nilsson, CEO of X-Silicon. "By providing register level access through a Hardware Abstraction Layer, we not only enable novel and more efficient methods for rendering but also ensure compatibility across multiple hardware generations – a feature highly desired by consumer, industrial IoT and automotive OEMs with longer product life cycles."
“我們希望直接在工業和消費類設備上實現增強的視覺體驗，在這些設備上，用戶已經習慣使用手機顯示屏進行用戶界面，同時增強這些邊緣設備的智能。我們還希望在雲中實現支持新方法的低功耗視覺計算，超越封閉系統的可用功能。我們的開放標準、獲得專利的 C-GPU Nano Tile 架構非常適合以低功耗市場 SoC 解決方案爲目標的處理器公司，” 說 丹尼爾森，X-Silicon 首席執行官。“通過硬件抽象層提供寄存器級訪問權限，我們不僅實現了新穎和更高效的渲染方法，而且還確保了多代硬件的兼容性——這是消費者、工業物聯網和汽車原始設備製造商非常需要的功能，產品生命週期更長。”
"For over twenty years, the industry has been seeking an open-standard GPU flexible and scalable enough to support a variety of markets such as AR/VR, automotive, connected IoT and the vast embedded verticals including robotics," said Jon Peddie, the respected graphics market analyst and GPU enthusiast since the 1980's. "I am intrigued by X-Silicon's dynamic and highly scalable C-GPU Nano Tile architecture and its capability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously or sequentially, including OS, applications, graphics, compute and AI/ML processing. They are unique in this regard."
他說：“二十多年來，該行業一直在尋求一種靈活且可擴展的開放標準GPU，以支持各種市場，例如增強現實/虛擬現實、汽車、互聯物聯網和包括機器人在內的龐大的嵌入式垂直領域。” 喬恩·佩迪，自20世紀80年代以來一直是備受尊敬的顯卡市場分析師和GPU愛好者。“我對X-Silicon動態且高度可擴展的C-GPU Nano Tile架構及其同時或按順序處理多項任務（包括操作系統、應用程序、圖形、計算和人工智能/機器學習處理）的能力很感興趣。它們在這方面是獨一無二的。”
"X-Silicon's new C-GPU architecture is an exciting new contribution to the expanding world of edge computing by leveraging the massively parallel nature of RISC-V with AI/ML and graphics elements" said Pete Bernard of EDGECELSIOR.
他說：“X-Silicon的新C-GPU架構利用了RISC-V的大規模並行性質以及人工智能/機器學習和圖形元素，爲不斷擴大的邊緣計算世界做出了令人興奮的新貢獻。” 皮特·伯納德 的 EDGECELSIOR。
The RISC-V ecosystem is reacting positively to the launch of a new Computer-Graphics company that is fully committed to furthering the Open Standard ecosystem.
RISC-V生態系統對一家新的計算機圖形公司的推出做出了積極的反應，該公司完全致力於推動開放標準生態系統的發展。
"We are pleased to work with X-Silicon as they bring their Vulkan-enabled graphics rendering solution for the RISC- V ecosystem and add exciting 3D graphics to the edge platforms that cannot access other proprietary GPUs available in the market," said John Runco, Senior Vice President of Product at SiFive. "X-Silicon's solution enables these platforms to offer enhanced UI capabilities with a single high-performance RISC-V processor. We look forward to working together to bring new graphics capabilities to consumer & embedded customers with X-Silicon's RISC-V-based Open-Standard Vulkan-Enabled implementation."
他說：“我們很高興與X-Silicon合作，他們爲RISC-V生態系統帶來了支持Vulkan的圖形渲染解決方案，併爲無法訪問市場上其他專有GPU的邊緣平台添加了令人興奮的3D圖形。” 約翰·倫科，產品高級副總裁 SiFive。 “X-Silicon 的解決方案使這些平台能夠通過單個高性能 RISC-V 處理器提供增強的用戶界面功能。我們期待共同努力，通過X-Silicon基於RISC-V的開放標準Vulkan實現方案，爲消費類和嵌入式客戶帶來新的顯卡功能。”
"Ventana Micro Systems is excited to partner with X-Silicon as a key graphics and compute solution provider within the RISC-V ecosystem. X-Silicon's innovative software-accelerated graphics and compute solution aligns seamlessly with RISC-V's vector capabilities, showcasing a powerful combination that enhances the performance and efficiency of edge computing solutions," said Balaji Baktha, Founder & CEO of Ventana Micro Systems. "By combining X-Silicon's Open-Standard Vulkan-enabled GPU architecture with our high-performance RISC-V CPUs, we seek to enable new and versatile applications for edge computing and data centers."
“Ventana 微系統 很高興與 X-Silicon 合作，成爲 RISC-V 生態系統中重要的顯卡和計算解決方案提供商。X-Silicon 創新的軟件加速顯卡和計算解決方案與 RISC-V 的矢量功能無縫一致，展示了增強邊緣計算解決方案性能和效率的強大組合，” 說 Balaji Baktha，創始人兼首席執行官 Ventana 微系統。“通過將X-Silicon的開放標準支持Vulkan的GPU架構與我們的高性能RISC-V CPU相結合，我們力求爲邊緣計算和數據中心啓用新的多功能應用程序。”
The company plans to make its software development kits available to a select set of early development partners later this year.
該公司計劃在今年晚些時候向部分早期開發合作伙伴提供其軟件開發套件。
About X-Silicon Inc
關於 X-Silicon Inc
Founded in March 2022 by compute, graphics and programmable processor industry experts, X-Silicon offers the industry's only open-standard combined Compute-Graphics (C-GPU) cores and other IP cores for silicon manufacturers. Our new open-standard patented C-GPU architecture combines a RISC-V Vector CPU core with Vulkan enabled GPU and AI/ML extensions to bring highly efficient graphics, compute, and AI/ML functionalities into a single processor. X-Silicon's dynamic compute-graphics engine, architected to be highly scalable and power efficient, brings power, performance, size, and cost advantages for the next generation of wearables, AR/VR headsets, auto displays, edge and cloud processing, industrial systems, robotics, and other connected embedded/IoT devices. For more information, visit x-silicon.com
X-Silicon 由計算、圖形和可編程處理器行業專家於 2022 年 3 月創立，爲芯片製造商提供業界唯一的開放標準組合計算圖形 (C-GPU) 內核和其他 IP 內核。我們新的開放標準專利 C-GPU 架構將 RISC-V Vector CPU 內核與支持 Vulkan 的 GPU 和 AI/ML 擴展相結合，將高效的圖形、計算和 AI/ML 功能集成到單個處理器中。X-Silicon 的動態計算圖形引擎旨在實現高度可擴展和高能效，爲下一代可穿戴設備、AR/VR 頭戴式耳機、汽車顯示器、邊緣和雲處理、工業系統、機器人和其他互聯嵌入式/物聯網設備帶來功率、性能、尺寸和成本優勢。欲了解更多信息，請訪問 x-silicon.com
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