Tenstorrent RISC-V and Chiplet technology selected to build the future of artificial intelligence in Japan
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Tenstorrent is pleased to announce a multi-level partnership deal with Japan's leading Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC), which has selected Tenstorrent's world-class RISC-V and Chiplet. IP for an all-new 2nm AI accelerator. In addition to the IP licensing portion of this deal, Tenstorrent will work with LSTC as a collaborative innovation partner to co-design the chip that will redefine AI performance in Japan.
Within the framework of this project, Tenstorrent will also work with Rapidus Corporation, a newly founded Japanese semiconductor company that will develop cutting-edge logic semiconductor technologies with the ambitious goal of achieving the best cycle time reduction services in the world. Rapidus plans to work not only in the field of wafer processing but also in advanced packaging to meet specific customer needs by maximizing the effectiveness of the overall manufacturing process. Their strategy aligns well with Tenstorrent's trend.
Tenstorrent, long known for providing the highest-performance RISC-V CPU technology on the market, will leverage Ascalon's RISC-V CPU core technology to co-develop the RISC-V CPU microchip for LSTC's new AI accelerator. Tenstorrent and LSTC share the same vision that the future of silicon will be driven by heterogeneous computing – the combination of RISC-V CPU cores and AI cores designed to be used together to handle any workload.
Tenstorrent is an ideal partner for LSTC based not only on the strength of Tenstorrent's RISC-V CPU technology and AI expertise, but also because of the strength of the Tenstorrent team and its commitment to Japan. Tenstorrent is led by CEO and industry-legendary chip engineer Jim Keller, who has a history of building high-profile, commercially successful silicon products such as Tesla's first self-driving chip, Apple's iPad chips, and AMD's Zen architecture. Under Keller's leadership, Tenstorrent's success in AI, RISC-V CPU, and heterogeneous computing development made it easier for LSTC to choose Tenstorrent to work with it to co-design its hardware.
“The joint effort by Tenstorrent and LSTC to create a chip-based AI accelerator represents a pioneering project in the first cross-organizational microchip development in the semiconductor industry,” said Wei-Han Lin, Tenstorrent's chief RISC-V product architect. “The AI Edge Accelerator will include LSTC's AI chip as well as Tenstorrent's RISC-V and edge chip technology. This pioneering strategy harnesses the collective capabilities of both organizations to use the scalable and efficient nature of chip technology to meet the growing needs of AI applications.” On the edge.
“Tenstorrent is the ideal partner for us in the post-5G project,” said Tetsuro Higashi, Chairman of LSTC. “As a next-generation semiconductor design technology, we will promote the development of cutting-edge AI accelerators dedicated to edge inference processing applications, including generative AI, through international cooperation. Cutting-edge AI accelerators enable high-speed computational processing with low power consumption. “
“I am very happy that this cooperation has begun as an actual project since concluding the MOC agreement with Tenstorrent last November,” said Atsuyoshi Koike, President and CEO of Rapidus Corporation. “We will collaborate not only on the front-end process but also on the chip process (back-end process), and will serve as a leading example of our business model that achieves everything from design to back-end process in a shorter period of time than ever before.”
“This is a pivotal moment for Japan, LSTC, Rapidus, and Tenstorrent. Having spent a significant portion of my career in Japan, I know how important it is to re-establish Japan's leadership in HPC design.” said David Bennett, Chief Customer Officer at Tenstorrent. “It gives me great pleasure to also announce that Tenstorrent will be opening an HPC Design Center in Japan to not only support this project and our customers, but also to help nurture and develop the future of the HPC industry in Japan.”
About LSTC:
LSTC contributes to enhancing the competitiveness of the Japanese semiconductor industry by promoting research and development that contributes to the next generation of semiconductors in cooperation with domestic and foreign companies and research institutions. LSTC will formulate circuit design, device, manufacturing, and equipment/materials technologies needed to enable semiconductor manufacturing at the 2nm node and beyond that exceed conventional performance at short TAT (delivery time), conduct upstream technology research in collaboration with members and external organizations, and commercialize research results.
About Rapidus:
Rapidus aims to develop and manufacture the world's most advanced logic semiconductors. We will create new industries with our customers by developing and providing services to shorten cycle times in design, chip processes, 3D packaging and more. We will continue to challenge ourselves to contribute to the fulfillment, prosperity and happiness of people's lives through the use of semiconductors.
About Tenstorrent:
Tenstorrent is a next-generation computing company that builds computers for artificial intelligence. Headquartered in the US with offices in Austin, Texas and Silicon Valley, and global offices in Toronto, Belgrade, Seoul, Tokyo and Bangalore, Tenstorrent brings together experts in computer architecture, ASIC design, advanced RISC-V systems and neural network complexes. Tenstorrent is backed by Eclipse Ventures, Real Ventures, Archerman Capital, Samsung Catalyst Fund, Hyundai Motor Group, and others.
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