{"id":20393,"date":"2015-10-07T12:18:35","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T10:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=20393"},"modified":"2015-10-07T12:18:35","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T10:18:35","slug":"hsa-foundation-members-preview-plans-for-heterogeneous-platforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/20393-hsa-foundation-members-preview-plans-for-heterogeneous-platforms\/","title":{"rendered":"HSA<\/span> Foundation Members Preview Plans for Heterogeneous Platforms"},"content":{"rendered":"

World\u2019s First Hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous Sys\u00adtems Archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre Plat\u00adforms Will Span Mobi\u00adle Devices, Desk\u00adtops, HPC<\/span> Sys\u00adtems and Servers<\/strong><\/p>\n

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SANTA<\/span> CLARA<\/span>, CA<\/span><\/span>\u2013(Mar\u00adket\u00adwired \u2014 Octo\u00adber 06, 2015) \u2014 The Hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous Sys\u00adtem Archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre (HSA<\/span>) Foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon<\/a> today pre\u00adview\u00aded seve\u00adral of its mem\u00adbers\u2019 plans for sup\u00adport\u00ading HSA<\/span> in their next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon pro\u00adducts. Pro\u00adducts from AMD<\/span>, ARM<\/span>, Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies and Media\u00adTek will be the world\u2019s first that are based on HSA<\/span>, a stan\u00addar\u00addi\u00adzed plat\u00adform design that unlocks the per\u00adfor\u00admance and power effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy of the par\u00adal\u00adlel com\u00adpu\u00adting engi\u00adnes found in most modern elec\u00adtro\u00adnic devices.<\/p>\n

HSA<\/span> allows deve\u00adlo\u00adpers to easi\u00adly and effi\u00adci\u00adent\u00adly app\u00adly the hard\u00adware resour\u00adces in today\u2019s com\u00adplex sys\u00adtems-on-chips (SoCs). It will enable appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons to run fas\u00adter and at lower power across the ran\u00adge of com\u00adpu\u00adting plat\u00adforms span\u00adning mobi\u00adle devices, desk\u00adtops, high-per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adting (HPC<\/span>) sys\u00adtems and servers.<\/p>\n

Fol\u00adlo\u00adwing the release of the v1.0 spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon<\/a> in March 2015, con\u00adfor\u00admance tests are now available online to mem\u00adbers who are test\u00ading their plat\u00adforms in pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon for HSA<\/span> cer\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon. To sup\u00adport the\u00adse pro\u00adducts, HSA<\/span> Foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon working groups are stan\u00addar\u00addi\u00adzing tools and APIs for debug and pro\u00adfil\u00ading, crea\u00adting gui\u00adde\u00adlines for incor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adting IP<\/span> from mul\u00adti\u00adple ven\u00addors into the same SoC, and much more.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>The\u00adse are exci\u00adting times for the indus\u00adtry as com\u00adpa\u00adnies prepa\u00adre to intro\u00addu\u00adce the first HSA<\/span> pro\u00adducts,\u201d said Greg Stoner, mana\u00adging direc\u00adtor of the HSA<\/span> Foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon, and seni\u00ador direc\u00adtor, com\u00adpu\u00adting tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy for AMD<\/span>. \u201cAs we draw ever clo\u00adser to per\u00adva\u00adsi\u00adve adop\u00adti\u00adon of hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous com\u00adpu\u00adting, devices will be able to run appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons at much hig\u00adher per\u00adfor\u00admance and lower power, pro\u00advi\u00adding an oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty for deve\u00adlo\u00adpers to crea\u00adte incre\u00addi\u00adble new appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons across com\u00adpu\u00adting platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>After the HSA<\/span>\u2019s suc\u00adcessful release of the v1.0 spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon in March 2015, the orga\u00adniza\u00adti\u00adon went to work on deve\u00adlo\u00adping con\u00adfor\u00admance tests,\u201d said Dr. Jon Ped\u00addie of Jon Ped\u00addie Rese\u00adarch. \u201cCon\u00adfor\u00admance test\u00ading is cri\u00adti\u00adcal to a meaningful HSA<\/span> cer\u00adti\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon, and now that is in place too. This firm\u00adly and per\u00adma\u00adnent\u00adly estab\u00adlishes the organization\u2019s place in the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

HSA<\/span> Foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon mem\u00adbers lay out their plans<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

AMD<\/span> recent\u00adly laun\u00adched the world\u2019s first pro\u00adces\u00adsors desi\u00adgned to sup\u00adport the full set of HSA<\/span> fea\u00adtures with their SoC pro\u00adducts tar\u00adge\u00adting the desk\u00adtop and lap\u00adtop PC<\/span> mar\u00adkets. \u201cAMD<\/span> is thril\u00adled to be among\u00adst the first com\u00adpa\u00adnies ship\u00adping pro\u00adducts desi\u00adgned to ful\u00adly sup\u00adport the HSA<\/span> Foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon stan\u00addards with the intro\u00adduc\u00adtion of the 6th gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon A\u2011series pro\u00adces\u00adsor (code-named \u2018Car\u00adri\u00adzo\u2019),\u201d said Stoner. \u201cWe see HSA<\/span> as the right tech\u00adni\u00adcal direc\u00adtion for the indus\u00adtry to ful\u00adly uti\u00adli\u00adze the capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties of modern SoCs to deli\u00adver impro\u00adved per\u00adfor\u00admance, power uti\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon and programmability.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>As a foun\u00adding mem\u00adber of the HSA<\/span> foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon, ARM<\/span> has work\u00aded with our fel\u00adlow mem\u00adbers to deve\u00adlop spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons that enable hard\u00adware and soft\u00adware to take advan\u00adta\u00adge of both CPU<\/span> and GPU<\/span> com\u00adpu\u00adte,\u201d said Jem Davies, vice pre\u00adsi\u00addent of tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy, media pro\u00adces\u00adsing group, ARM<\/span>. \u201cARM<\/span> is actively deve\u00adlo\u00adping CPU<\/span>, GPU<\/span> and inter\u00adcon\u00adnect IP<\/span> with ener\u00adgy effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy and full sys\u00adtem cohe\u00adren\u00adcy as gui\u00adding design prin\u00adci\u00adples while exten\u00adding the sys\u00adtem capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties ali\u00adgned with HSA<\/span> cohe\u00adren\u00adcy standards.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon is plan\u00adning a staged roll\u00adout of HSA<\/span> across its pro\u00adces\u00adsors start\u00ading in 2016. This includes MIPS<\/span> I\u2011class and P\u2011class CPUs, Power\u00adVR GPUs and HSA<\/span> com\u00adpli\u00adant fabric solu\u00adti\u00adons. Accor\u00adding to Peter McGuin\u00adness, direc\u00adtor of mul\u00adti\u00adme\u00addia tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy mar\u00adke\u00adting for Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon, \u201cBecau\u00adse it pro\u00advi\u00addes a con\u00adsis\u00adtent pro\u00adgramming model and enables effi\u00adci\u00adent exe\u00adcu\u00adti\u00adon on CPUs, GPUs and bey\u00adond, HSA<\/span> is an important stan\u00addard for future SoCs. Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon has play\u00aded a key role in deve\u00adlo\u00adping the HSA<\/span> spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons as a foun\u00adder mem\u00adber of the HSA<\/span> Foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon. HSA<\/span> holds the pro\u00admi\u00adse of enab\u00adling deve\u00adlo\u00adpers to wri\u00adte soft\u00adware that makes the most of our future hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous plat\u00adforms tar\u00adge\u00adting a ran\u00adge of devices inclu\u00adding mobi\u00adle and tablets, visi\u00adon sys\u00adtems, auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve, and more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Media\u00adTek is working with part\u00adners in deve\u00adlo\u00adping HSA<\/span> fea\u00adtures on mobi\u00adle SoCs. The com\u00adpa\u00adny is alre\u00ada\u00addy recei\u00adving inte\u00adrest in HSA<\/span> from cus\u00adto\u00admers, and is on track to deli\u00adver HSA<\/span> fea\u00adtures in mobi\u00adle SoC pro\u00adducts in pha\u00adses. \u201cMedia\u00adTek is a firm belie\u00adver in the value of hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous com\u00adpu\u00adting and a strong sup\u00adport\u00ader of the good work of the HSA<\/span> Foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon. We are working to levera\u00adge this tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy into our pro\u00adducts to pro\u00advi\u00adde even bet\u00adter end user expe\u00adri\u00adence,\u201d said Giri Ama\u00adra\u00adko\u00adne, seni\u00ador direc\u00adtor, mar\u00adke\u00adting and busi\u00adness deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment, MediaTek.<\/p>\n

Gene\u00adral Pro\u00adces\u00adsor Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies (GPT<\/span>) is spon\u00adso\u00adring an open source pro\u00adject to expand HSA<\/span> tools sup\u00adport to the GNU<\/span> Com\u00adpi\u00adler Coll\u00adec\u00adtion (GCC<\/span>) by enab\u00adling HSA<\/span> Inter\u00adme\u00addia\u00adte Lan\u00adguage (HSAIL<\/span>) bina\u00adry for\u00admat (BRIG<\/span>) trans\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon for GCC<\/span>. \u201cWe\u2019\u00adre deligh\u00adted to be invol\u00adved in crea\u00adting a foun\u00adda\u00adtio\u00adnal tools eco\u00adsys\u00adtem for HSA<\/span>. Through the pro\u00adject we\u2019\u00adre spon\u00adso\u00adring, hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous pro\u00adces\u00adsors may bene\u00adfit from ker\u00adnel agent sup\u00adport and the vector\/SIMD<\/span> opti\u00admiza\u00adti\u00adons in GCC<\/span>,\u201d said Dr. John Gloss\u00adner, CEO<\/span> of Gene\u00adral Pro\u00adces\u00adsor Technologies.<\/p>\n

As com\u00adpa\u00adnies roll out their HSA<\/span> plat\u00adforms, hard\u00adware and soft\u00adware lear\u00adnings will be quick\u00adly inte\u00adgra\u00adted into the HSA<\/span> spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. The v1.1 spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon will be available in the first quar\u00adter of 2016 and will be back\u00adward com\u00adpa\u00adti\u00adble with v1.0.<\/p>\n

About the HSA<\/span> Foundation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The HSA<\/span> (Hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous Sys\u00adtem Archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre) Foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon is a non-pro\u00adfit con\u00adsor\u00adti\u00adum of SoC IP<\/span> ven\u00addors, OEMs, Aca\u00adde\u00admia, SoC ven\u00addors, OSVs and ISVs, who\u00adse goal is making pro\u00adgramming for par\u00adal\u00adlel com\u00adpu\u00adting easy and per\u00adva\u00adsi\u00adve. HSA<\/span> mem\u00adbers are buil\u00adding a hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous com\u00adpu\u00adting eco\u00adsys\u00adtem, roo\u00adted in indus\u00adtry stan\u00addards, which com\u00adbi\u00adnes sca\u00adlar pro\u00adces\u00adsing on the CPU<\/span> with par\u00adal\u00adlel pro\u00adces\u00adsing on the GPU<\/span>, while enab\u00adling high band\u00adwidth access to memo\u00adry and high appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon per\u00adfor\u00admance with low power con\u00adsump\u00adti\u00adon. HSA<\/span> defi\u00adnes inter\u00adfaces for par\u00adal\u00adlel com\u00adpu\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon using CPU<\/span>, GPU<\/span> and other pro\u00adgramma\u00adble and fixed func\u00adtion devices, while sup\u00adport\u00ading a diver\u00adse set of high-level pro\u00adgramming lan\u00adguages, and crea\u00adting the foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon for next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon, gene\u00adral-pur\u00adpo\u00adse computing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SANTA<\/span> CLARA<\/span>, CA<\/span>\u2013(Marketwired \u2014 Octo\u00adber 06, 2015) \u2014 The Hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous Sys\u00adtem Archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre (HSA<\/span>) Foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon today pre\u00adview\u00aded seve\u00adral of its mem\u00adbers\u2019 plans for sup\u00adport\u00ading HSA<\/span> in their next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon pro\u00adducts. Pro\u00adducts from AMD<\/span>, ARM<\/span>, Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies and Media\u00adTek will be the world\u2019s first that are based on HSA<\/span>, a stan\u00addar\u00addi\u00adzed plat\u00adform design that unlocks the per\u00adfor\u00admance and power effi\u00adci\u00aden\u00adcy of the par\u00adal\u00adlel com\u00adpu\u00adting engi\u00adnes found in most modern elec\u00adtro\u00adnic devices. (\u2026) Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20393"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20394,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20393\/revisions\/20394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}