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Imagination introduces Catapult RISC-V CPU cores
As expected, Imagination Technologies is giving another try to the CPU IP market with the Catapult RISC-V CPU cores following their previous unsuccessful attempt with the MIPS architecture, notably the Aptiv family.
Catapult RISC-V CPUs are/will be available in four distinct families for dynamic microcontrollers, real-time embedded CPUs, high-performance application CPUs, and functionally safe automotive CPUs.
The new 32-/64-bit RISC-V cores will be scalable to up to eight asymmetric coherent cores-per cluster, offer a "plethora of customer configurable options", and support optional custom accelerators. What you won't see today are block diagrams and detailed technical information about the cores because apparently, all that information is confidential even though some Catapult RISC-V cores are already shipping "in high-performance Imagination automotive GPUs". The only way to get more details today is to sign an NDA.
Also at AnandTech and Phoronix.
Previously: Imagination Announces B-Series GPU IP: Scaling up with Multi-GPU
Imagination Technologies Plans to Design RISC-V Cores
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(Score: 4, Informative) by DannyB on Tuesday December 07 2021, @04:43PM
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Big systems with big applications want lots of cpu power and lots of memory. Especially if written in Java.
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It took Deep Thought 7-1/2 million years (according to this [wikipedia.org]) to compute the ultimate answer to life the universe and everything.
Imagine how much time could have been saved by a 20% increase in cpu performance?
If you think a fertilized egg is a child but an immigrant child is not, please don't pretend your concerns are religious