While it’s technically still the new kid on the block, the Compute Express Link (CXL) standard for host-to-device connectivity has quickly taken hold in the server market. Designed to offer a rich I/O feature set built on top of the existing PCI-Express standards – most notably cache-coherency between devices – CXL is being prepared for use in everything from better connecting … [Read more...] about Compute Express Link (CXL) 3.0 Announced: Doubled Speeds and Flexible Fabrics
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Compute eXpress Link 2.0 (CXL 2.0) Finalized: Switching, PMEM, Security
One of the more exciting connectivity standards over the past year has been CXL. Built upon a PCIe physical foundation, CXL is a connectivity standard designed to handle much more than what PCIe does – aside from simply acting as a data transfer from host to device, CXL has three branches to support, known as IO, Cache, and Memory. As defined in the CXL 1.0 and 1.1 standards, … [Read more...] about Compute eXpress Link 2.0 (CXL 2.0) Finalized: Switching, PMEM, Security
Intel Announces Movidius Myriad X VPU, Featuring ‘Neural Compute Engine’
Today, Intel subsidiary Movidius is announcing the Movidius Myriad X vision processing unit (VPU), a low-power system-on-chip (SoC) intended for deep learning and AI acceleration in vision-based devices such as drones, smart cameras, and VR/AR headsets. This follows up on last month’s launch of the Myriad 2 powered Movidius Neural Compute Stick. As for the Myriad 2, the Myriad … [Read more...] about Intel Announces Movidius Myriad X VPU, Featuring ‘Neural Compute Engine’
Intel's Credit-Card Sized Compute Card Detailed, Shipping in August
Intel unveiled its credit card-sized Compute Card at CES earlier this year, and now at Computex, the company has brought us up to speed on the available SKUs and the release date. The Compute Card comes packed with the full functionality of a standard computer, including an SoC, connectivity, storage, and memory in one slim device. The device slots into a range of devices from … [Read more...] about Intel's Credit-Card Sized Compute Card Detailed, Shipping in August
Microsoft Details Project Olympus Open Compute Standard
Today, at the 2017 Open Compute Project U.S. Summit, Microsoft unveiled some significant announcements around their hyperscale cloud hardware design, which they first announced in November as Project Olympus. With the explosion of growth in cloud computing, Microsoft is hoping to reduce the costs of their Azure expansion by creating universal platforms in collaboration with the … [Read more...] about Microsoft Details Project Olympus Open Compute Standard
QNAP Launches Mustang-200 Compute Accelerator for Network Attached Storage
QNAP has released a special-purpose accelerator based on two Intel CPUs that is designed to significantly boost the processing capabilities of NAS boxes and even PCs. QNAP’s Mustang-200 can speed up access to data located on a NAS box, but can also be used to increase image processing capabilities of NASes used for surveillance, run AI and ML apps, or speed up virtual … [Read more...] about QNAP Launches Mustang-200 Compute Accelerator for Network Attached Storage
Intel Launches the NUC Compute Element for Modular Computing Systems
Intel's NUC lineup of ultra-compact and small form-factor systems has been a bright spot in the desktop PC market for the better part of this decade. Starting with the original 10cm x 10cm board, Intel has continuously been trying to push different form-factors to better target allied markets in this space. We have had slightly larger boards catering to the enthusiast market … [Read more...] about Intel Launches the NUC Compute Element for Modular Computing Systems
Raspberry Pi’s New Compute Module 3+ is 10x Faster, Still Just as Cheap
The size of SO-DIMM RAM Mmm, I can smell the sweet, sweet arrival of a brand new Raspberry Pi… The Raspberry Pi Foundation has unveiled the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+ (also known simply as the CM3+), a sizeable update to the existing Compute Module 3 (CM3), the smallest, nimblest, and most versatile Raspberry Pi board. The Raspberry Pi Compute Modules are designed for … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi’s New Compute Module 3+ is 10x Faster, Still Just as Cheap