A million ARM cores to host brain simulator
Peter Clarke, EETimes
7/14/2011 6:36 AM EDT
LONDON – Up to a million ARM processor cores are going to be linked together to simulate the workings of the human brain in a research project in the U.K.
The chips, designed at Manchester University and manufactured in Taiwan, form the building blocks for a massively parallel computer called SpiNNaker (Spiking Neural Network architecture).
The chips are specialized, based on an old ARM instruction set architecture, but were delivered to the university last month where they have subsequently passed functionality tests.
E-mail This Article | Printer-Friendly Page |
Related News
- Arm to Spend $600 Million to Widen IoT Ecosystem Offer
- ARM Targets 580 Million Mid-Range Mobile Devices with New Suite of IP
- HiSilicon Technologies Tapes Out 50+ Million Instance ARM Processor-based SoC Using Synopsys IC Compiler
- ARM VSTREAM Accelerates Functional SoC Validation on RTL Simulators
- Renesas Electronics Ramps Up Production of USB 3.0 Host Controllers to Six Million Units Per Month
Breaking News
- Ceva multi-protocol wireless IP could simplify IoT MCU and SoC development
- Controversial former Arm China CEO founds RISC-V chip startup
- Fundamental Inventions Enable the Best PPA and Most Portable eFPGA/DSP/SDR/AI IP for Adaptable SoCs
- Cadence and TSMC Collaborate on Wide-Ranging Innovations to Transform System and Semiconductor Design
- Numem at the Design & Reuse IP SoC Silicon Valley 2024
Most Popular
- GUC provides 3DIC ASIC total service package to AI/HPC/Networking customers
- Qualitas Semiconductor Appoints HSRP as its Distributor for the China Markets
- Siemens collaborates with TSMC on design tool certifications for the foundry's newest processes and other enablement milestones
- Credo at TSMC 2024 North America Technology Symposium
- Huawei Mate 60 Pro processor made on SMIC 7nm N+2 process