The Russian AI processor will surpass the analog from Intel (2 photos)

Developers of Russian microprocessor technologyfrom Yekaterinburg challenge eminent competitors from Intel, planning to introduce a universal neuroprocessor developed on a "multicellular" architecture by 2021. Multiclet will be engaged in the creation of a processor competing with Intel's designs and able to surpass foreign analogues in performance.

In Yekaterinburg, plan to develop a processorcode-named Multiclet S2, whose availability is currently around 20 /%. In the free access on the Internet there are software development (SDK, software development kit) for Windows and Linux.

The company expects to approach serial production in 2021. Multiclet S2 will be produced on Taiwan's TSMC production lines using 16-nm technology.

The main advantage of the new processors will bethe use of new types of small-sized data with fixed and floating point, as well as the implementation of operations with them. The use of the multicellular structure of the processors will make it possible to increase the peak to 81.9 TFlops at 16F, which is comparable with Google ASIC TPU processors (TPU-3: 90 TFlops at 16F). ”

The calculated comparative tests of the Multiclet S2 performance show the superiority in speed of future domestic processors over the server chips Intel Xeon Phi 7290 and Intel i7 5960.

Future processors can be used to solvetasks related to the use of artificial intelligence, neural computing and big data processing. The previously announced work on the first Multiclet S1 chip is approaching the final stage. It is assumed that this processor will be used in cryptocurrency mining with an efficiency of up to 300 times higher than that of competitors. The development of this model was delayed due to a sharp collapse in the virtual currency market, which continued throughout 2018. Now the company’s plans include the launch of serial production of the Multiclet S1 in the second half of next year.

Source: cnews