Plurality
offers comprehensive hardware and software solutions that
simplify the task of migrating from serial processing to manycore
processing.
Unlike other multicore processors that are designed as
application-specific
processors, Plurality’s HyperCore Architecture Line (HAL)
processors are
intended to be general-purpose accelerators. There are many algorithmic
applications
for which HAL is well suited. Typical applications include graphics
acceleration, image processing, video surveillance, gaming, networking,
security, and communication.
Plurality's
technology enables production of powerful chips whose small die
size and power efficiency result in an order of magnitude improvement
in
performance per watt over current general purpose multicore solutions.
Intellectual Property
Plurality’s
IP is offered under license in RTL or GDS II formats.
Plurality’s IP licenses include the following building blocks:
- A number of
cores ranging from 16 to 256
cores;
-
A
hardware-based low-latency, high-throughput Synchronizer/Scheduler
that
manages the cores, provides nearly linear speedup, and ensures
efficient task
load balancing among the cores;
-
A
serial-like task-oriented
programming model
that
enables developers to easily write new parallel code or recompile
existing uni-processor
code, and to scale it for use with tens or hundreds of cores often
without significant
change, and ensures efficient task load balancing among the cores
-
Shared
memory technology
that provides each core with direct, equidistant access to memory. Both
shared cache and shared memory blocks are available.
Chips
Plurality
is currently developing HyperCore based chip products for select
key markets. Please contact Plurality at Info@plurality.com
if
you wish to discuss your particular needs.
Acceleration Boards
Plurality’s
first PCI Express based acceleration board includes an FPGA
with 32 cores and is designed for the evaluation of Plurality’s
technology.
Development Tools
Plurality’s
development tools enable a gradual approach to exploring software
porting with Plurality’s software emulator and achieve a precise
evaluation of
the performance of HyperCore products of up to 256-core
with the cycle accurate simulator. The toolset includes:
|
