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The linked paper mentions a 500 MHz operating frequency, as well as mentioning a completely automated RTL-to-GDS flow. 500 MHz seems extraordinarily slow for a
by mechagodzilla 10y ago
The linked paper mentions a 500 MHz operating frequency, as well as mentioning a completely automated RTL-to-GDS flow. 500 MHz seems extraordinarily slow for a 16nm chip - was this just an explicit decision to take whatever the tools would give you so as to minimize back-end PD work? Also, given the performance target (high flops/w), how much effort did you spend on power optimization?
- adapteva 10y agoPaper stated that 500MHz number was arbitrary (had to fill in something for people to compare to). Agree that 500MHz with 16nm FinFet is ridiculously slow. We are not disclosing actual performance numbers until silicon returns in 4-5 months. 28nm Epiphany-IV silicon ran at 800MHZ.