Instruction set architectures

Inspur Grows Against Downward Trend in 2020 Q1 Global X86 Server Market Report

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Friday, June 19, 2020

According to the report, global x86 server manufacturers registered a 9.1% year-on-year decrease in revenue to USD 16.84 billion, and a 2.3% year-on-year decrease in shipments to 2.6 million units.

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  • According to the report, global x86 server manufacturers registered a 9.1% year-on-year decrease in revenue to USD 16.84 billion, and a 2.3% year-on-year decrease in shipments to 2.6 million units.
  • Global supply chain operations have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, causing the delay of many manufacturer orders and to some extent the decline of the global market for x86 servers.
  • At present, Inspur is serving 120 countries and regions with eight global R&D centers, six global production centers, and two global service centers.
  • Regardless of global trends, Inspur continues to be competitive in the market thanks to its strategic presence in intelligent computing.

Green Hills Software Adds Industry-Leading Advanced Software Development Tools Support for RISC-V

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

"We're pleased to welcome Green Hills Software to theRISC-V ecosystem, offering support for innovators in the safety-critical and reliability fields," said Dr. Yunsup Lee, CTO, SiFive.

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  • "We're pleased to welcome Green Hills Software to theRISC-V ecosystem, offering support for innovators in the safety-critical and reliability fields," said Dr. Yunsup Lee, CTO, SiFive.
  • "SiFive's mission of Idea-to-Silicon is enabled by robust, comprehensive software platforms from partners, such as Green Hills Software, developing support for SiFive processors."
  • The Green Hills software development tools support both 32-bit and 64-bit RISC-V architectures and provide for the Integer, Multiply/Divide, Atomic, Compressed, and Single- and Double-Precision Floating Point modules.
  • Green Hills, the Green Hills logo, MULTI and DoubleCheck are trademarks or registered trademarks of Green Hills Software, in the U.S. and/or internationally.

Efinix® Announces Availability of Three RISC-V® SoCs

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Efinix , an innovator in programmable product platforms and technology, today announced availability of a series of three software defined, SoCs based on the popular RISC-V core.

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  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Efinix , an innovator in programmable product platforms and technology, today announced availability of a series of three software defined, SoCs based on the popular RISC-V core.
  • RISC-V is a versatile and efficient embedded compute solution, said Mark Oliver, senior director of marketing at Efinix.
  • Efinix RISC-V SoCs come with a complete set of tools for compiling and debugging application code on the RISC-V core along with example applications and tutorials.
  • Efinix, an innovator in programmable products, drives the future of edge AI computing with its Trion FPGA silicon platform.

New single board computer extends life, updates processing and communications technology, saves cost and power for VXS-based systems

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

The DSP221 is an extension of the legacy DSP220, by refreshing to the latest NXP T2081 quad core processor.

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  • The DSP221 is an extension of the legacy DSP220, by refreshing to the latest NXP T2081 quad core processor.
  • The DSP221 is the newest NXP QorIQTM based product to join Abaco's rugged 6U VME and VXS single board computers.
  • This product provides an improvement from a single core processor to a modern multi core power architecture processor.
  • The DSP221 is a 6U VXS single board computer with Power ArchitectureTM AMP CPU with eight e6500 virtual cores (4 cores, dual threaded with AltiVec co-processing).

Renesas Releases Major Update of Flexible Software Package Supporting RA Family of 32-Bit Arm Cortex-M Microcontrollers

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Thursday, April 23, 2020

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the release of a new update of its Flexible Software Package (FSP) for the Renesas RA Family of 32-Bit Arm Cortex-M microcontrollers (MCUs).

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  • Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the release of a new update of its Flexible Software Package (FSP) for the Renesas RA Family of 32-Bit Arm Cortex-M microcontrollers (MCUs).
  • Customers can re-use their legacy code or combine it with valuable software examples from Renesas that help speed implementation of complex connectivity and security solutions.
  • Customers can choose the software model that best suits their needs while utilizing Renesas extensive line-up of RA 32-bit MCUs.
  • Arm, Arm Cortex, and Arm Keil are trademarks or registered trademarks of Arm Limited in the EU and other countries.

Stromasys: Government IT paralysis can be instantly cured with "lifting and shifting" legacy applications

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

40-year old Cobol-based systems need extra capacity and the expertise of engineers who have the know-how to address decades-old servers.

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  • 40-year old Cobol-based systems need extra capacity and the expertise of engineers who have the know-how to address decades-old servers.
  • The Charon solutions, by Stromasys, is "lift and shift" software; can be installed remotely and does not require re-authentication or re-certification by users.
  • Within a few days, legacy applications can be migrated on to modern hardware with legacy server emulation and can quickly scale, enabling antiquated systems to run on modern platforms or the cloud.
  • Stromasys is a pioneer in enterprise-class cross-platform legacy server emulation solutions, providing modern infrastructure for legacy applications running on SPARC, Digital VAX and Alpha; HP; and PDP-11 servers.

Synopsys Introduces New 64-bit ARC Processor IP Delivering Up to 3x Performance Increase for High-End Embedded Applications

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020

To accelerate software development, the ARC HS5x and HS6x processors are supported by the ARC MetaWare Development Toolkit that generates highly efficient code.

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  • To accelerate software development, the ARC HS5x and HS6x processors are supported by the ARC MetaWare Development Toolkit that generates highly efficient code.
  • The ARC HS5x and ARC HS6x processors are based on the new ARCv3 ISA that implements a full range of 32-bit and 64-bit instructions.
  • The broad DesignWare IP portfolio includes logic libraries, embedded memories, embedded test, analog IP, wired and wireless interface IP, security IP, embedded processors, and subsystems.
  • To accelerate prototyping, software development and integration of IP into SoCs, Synopsys' IP Accelerated initiative offers IP prototyping kits, IP software development kits and IP subsystems.

Leading Industry Veteran Joins SiFive as Chief Financial Officer

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Thursday, April 2, 2020

SiFive, Inc., the leading provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions, today announced that Shubham Sam Maheshwari has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

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  • SiFive, Inc., the leading provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions, today announced that Shubham Sam Maheshwari has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
  • Maheshwari will lead SiFive financial operations to enable sustainable company growth in support of industry needs and new market opportunities.
  • There is huge potential for growth and value creation based on smart and passionate people, a leading technology portfolio, and a worldwide footprint.
  • Most recently, SiFive announced the industrys first line of RISC-V processor cores with pre-integrated trace and debug capabilities, using SiFive Insight .

Andes Technology Announces over 5 Billion Cumulative Shipments of SoCs Embedded with Its CPU IP since Company Inception

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

As more and more successful Andes customers enter mass production, the shipment volumes of Andes CPU IPs continue growing exponentially over the years.

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  • As more and more successful Andes customers enter mass production, the shipment volumes of Andes CPU IPs continue growing exponentially over the years.
  • Hitting the milestone of more than 5 billion cumulative SoC shipments demonstrates customers long recognition of Andes product quality, innovative technologies, and world class support.
  • Andes President, Frankwell Lin said, The cumulative SoC shipments containing our CPU IPs surpassed 5 billion, a major milestone showing the appreciation from customers of our high-quality products.
  • Andes is the first CPU IP vendor to release commercial RISC-V cores with DSP and vector instruction extensions.

SiFive to Present at Virtual Linley Spring Processor Conference

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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

SiFive, Inc., the leading provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions, today announced it will be participating in the Linley Spring Processor Conference , which will now be held virtually April 6-9, 2020.

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  • SiFive, Inc., the leading provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP and silicon solutions, today announced it will be participating in the Linley Spring Processor Conference , which will now be held virtually April 6-9, 2020.
  • SiFive will host two virtual sessions, during which attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about the RISC-V uprising driving chip customization and how SiFive is powering the next generation of custom SoCs.
  • The virtual program features more than 20 technical presentations on processors and IP cores for AI applications, embedded, data center, automotive, IoT, and server designs.
  • This will be our biggest Linley Spring Processor Conference program yet and will showcase the newest AI and processor technologies from established suppliers as well as a host of exciting startups.