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Ubitium announces 'universal processor': combines CPU, GPU, DSP, FPGA in a single RISC-V chip

TL;DR: Ubitium is developing a Universal Processor that combines CPU, GPU, DSP, and FPGA into a single chip, aiming to revolutionize the market by reusing every transistor for multiple functions.
TechSpot

Startup's Universal Processor combines CPU, GPU, DSP, and FPGA into a single chip

Why it matters: Devices like smartphones rely on a fragmented array of CPUs, GPUs, NPUs, DSPs, and other accelerators to handle various tasks. However, these specialized cores often remain idle, ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Embedded GPU for FPGA, Achieving Over 770 MHz Operating Frequency With Unconstrained Compile

A technical paper titled “eGPU: A 750 MHz Class Soft GPGPU for FPGA” was published by researchers at Intel Corporation and Imperial College London. “This paper introduces the eGPU, a SIMT soft ...
Electronic Design

Digital ICs: DSP

Harnessing The Power Of DSPs Before semiconductor building blocks or single-chip solutions came on the scene, digital signal processing (DSP) problems, primarily in the military arena, were solved ...
EDN

Low-power portable product design with FPGAs

The past decade has seen massive growth in portable products. When combined with time-to-market pressures and the increasing need for flexibility, this growth makes new low-power field-programmable ...
Semiconductor Engineering

A RISC-V Capability Architecture Orchestrating Compiler, Architecture, And System Designs For Full Memory Safety (Georgia Tech, Arm Research)

A technical paper titled “RV-CURE: A RISC-V Capability Architecture for Full Memory Safety” was published by researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology and Arm Research. “Despite decades of ...