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They used customizable DSPs from Tensilica. I wonder if this is based on the same technology.
by restricted_ptr 9y ago
They used customizable DSPs from Tensilica. I wonder if this is based on the same technology.
- modeless 9y agoYou're right, Microsoft revealed last year in a Hot Chips presentation that HPU v1 is a Cadence Tensilica DSP with custom instructions [1]. Given that, I'd bet that HPU v2's neural net core is Cadence's "Vision C5" [2]. [1] http://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-hololens-hpu-architecure-28nm,32586.html http://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-hololens-hpu-arch... [2] https://www.cadence.com/content/cadence-www/global/en_US/home/company/newsroom/press-releases/pr/2017/cadence-unveils-industrys-first-neural-network-dsp-ip-for-automo.html https://www.cadence.com/content/cadence-www/global/en_US/hom...