Year: 2025
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Xiaomi Xring O1 Challenges Flagship Smartphone Chips
Employing Arm-licensed IP, Xiaomi’s first self-developed smartphone processor rivals flagship chips from Apple, MediaTek, and Qualcomm but lacks an integrated 5G modem.
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Nvidia Offers NVLink a la Carte
Nvidia’s NVLink Fusion program allows other companies to integrate its high-speed interconnect into their chips, enabling direct connections to Nvidia GPUs. Among the first licensees and reentering the data-center server market, Qualcomm is adding NVLink to custom CPUs.
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PyXL Processor Directly Runs Python Bytecode
PyXL reduces Python execution latency and improves determinism compared with conventional CPUs, improving the language’s suitability for embedded designs. However, it’s not the first processor to directly run a high-level language.
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Semidynamics Unveils Customizable Cervell AI Accelerator
Ranging from 8 to 128 INT8 TOPS, the licensable design uses RISC-V technology to give customers more control and customization than black-box NPUs offer.
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InferX Tackles the GPU Cold-Start Problem
Startup InferX’s software quickly and securely loads and unloads AI models on Nvidia GPUs, reducing idle time versus dedicating a GPU to a model.
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Imagination Tips E-Series GPU with Neural Cores for Edge AI
Designed for graphics and AI at the edge, Imagination’s E-series GPU adds new neural cores for 10x faster AI and burst processors for improved efficiency.