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.
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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.
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.
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.
INDUSTRY SUPPORT
"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."
"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."
"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.
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.
"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."
"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."
The company plans to make its software development kits
available to a select set of early development partners later this
year.
About 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
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