{"id":65706,"date":"2022-06-23T18:37:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T16:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=65706"},"modified":"2022-06-23T21:03:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T19:03:02","slug":"imagination-launches-img-rtxm-2200-its-first-real-time-embedded-risc-v-cpu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/65706-imagination-launches-img-rtxm-2200-its-first-real-time-embedded-risc-v-cpu\/","title":{"rendered":"Imagination launches IMG<\/span> RTXM-2200<\/span> \u2013 its first real-time embedded RISC<\/span>\u2011V CPU<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lon\u00addon, Eng\u00adland \u2013 21st<\/sup> June 2022<\/strong> \u2013 Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon Tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies<\/a> announ\u00adces IMG<\/span> RTXM-2200<\/span><\/a>, its first real-time embedded RISC<\/span>\u2011V CPU<\/span>, a high\u00adly sca\u00adlable, fea\u00adture-rich, 32-bit embedded solu\u00adti\u00adon with a fle\u00adxi\u00adble design for a wide ran\u00adge of high-volu\u00adme devices. IMG<\/span> RTXM-2200<\/span> is one of the first com\u00admer\u00adcial cores in Imagination\u2019s Cata\u00adpult CPU<\/span> fami\u00adly<\/a>, pre\u00advious\u00adly announ\u00adced in Decem\u00adber 2021.<\/p>\n

Acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adting the expan\u00adsi\u00adon of its RISC<\/span>\u2011V offe\u00adring, Imagination\u2019s IMG<\/span> RTXM-2200<\/span> can be inte\u00adgra\u00adted into com\u00adplex SoCs for a ran\u00adge of appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons inclu\u00adding net\u00adwor\u00adking solu\u00adti\u00adons, packet manage\u00adment, sto\u00adrage con\u00adtrol\u00adlers, and sen\u00adsor manage\u00adment for AI<\/span> came\u00adras and smart meter\u00ading. Tog\u00ade\u00adther with its mar\u00adket-lea\u00adding GPU<\/span> and AI<\/span> acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adtor IP<\/span>, Imagination\u2019s new CPU<\/span> cores offer cus\u00adto\u00admers access to inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous solutions.<\/p>\n

This real-time embedded core fea\u00adtures up to 128KB<\/span> of tight\u00adly cou\u00adpled memo\u00adries (both ins\u00adtruc\u00adtion and data) for deter\u00admi\u00adni\u00adstic respon\u00adse and Level 1 cache sizes of up to 128KB<\/span> for robust per\u00adfor\u00admance. The new CPU<\/span> offers a ran\u00adge of floa\u00adting-point for\u00admats inclu\u00adding sin\u00adgle-pre\u00adcis\u00adi\u00adon and bfloat16. The lat\u00adter enables manu\u00adfac\u00adtu\u00adr\u00aders to deploy AI<\/span> appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons through this core wit\u00adhout the need for an addi\u00adtio\u00adnal chip. This redu\u00adces sili\u00adcon area, for a cost-effec\u00adti\u00adve and opti\u00admi\u00adsed design in AI<\/span> came\u00adras and smart meter\u00ading applications.<\/p>\n

Chris Port\u00adhouse, Chief Pro\u00adduct Offi\u00adcer, Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon, says: \u201cWe are exci\u00adted to announ\u00adce IMG<\/span> RTXM-2200<\/span>, our first real-time RISC<\/span>\u2011V CPU<\/span>, which under\u00adpins our con\u00adtin\u00adued com\u00admit\u00adment to dri\u00adving growth for the RISC<\/span>\u2011V eco\u00adsys\u00adtem. Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon now has a uni\u00adque and broad port\u00adfo\u00adlio of com\u00adpu\u00adte IP<\/span>, inclu\u00adding GPU<\/span>, AI<\/span> acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adtors, and now CPU<\/span>, desi\u00adgned for this inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve architecture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Calis\u00adta Red\u00admond, CEO<\/span>, RISC<\/span>\u2011V Inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal, says: \u201cRISC<\/span>\u2011V Inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal is exci\u00adted to wit\u00adness Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon main\u00adtai\u00adning its momen\u00adtum by laun\u00adching its first licensable 32-bit embedded real-time pro\u00adces\u00adsor, sin\u00adce the announce\u00adment of its ent\u00adry into the RISC<\/span>\u2011V CPU<\/span> IP<\/span> mar\u00adket. This under\u00adlines the expan\u00adsi\u00adon of the RISC<\/span>\u2011V archi\u00adtec\u00adtu\u00adre as deve\u00adlo\u00adpers take advan\u00adta\u00adge of this fle\u00adxi\u00adble tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy to address mul\u00adti\u00adple mar\u00adket requi\u00adre\u00adments. We are plea\u00adsed to see Imagination\u2019s com\u00admit\u00adment to dri\u00adve eco\u00adsys\u00adtem growth with the deli\u00advery of its SDK<\/span> and the sup\u00adport of open-source ope\u00adra\u00adting systems.\u201d<\/p>\n

James Hodgson, Prin\u00adci\u00adpal Ana\u00adlyst, ABI<\/span> Rese\u00adarch, says: \u201cAs auto\u00adma\u00adkers look to take advan\u00adta\u00adge of the poten\u00adti\u00adal inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon and time to mar\u00adket advan\u00adta\u00adges of RISC<\/span>\u2011V, they need an IP<\/span> part\u00adner with pro\u00adven abili\u00adty to deli\u00adver in the auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve mar\u00adket, mee\u00adting the strin\u00adgent power and safe\u00adty requi\u00adre\u00adments of the ver\u00adti\u00adcal. With the launch of IMG<\/span> RTXM-2200<\/span>, Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon lays the foun\u00adda\u00adti\u00adon for future auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve RISC<\/span>\u2011V CPUs for this mar\u00adket, roun\u00adding out its port\u00adfo\u00adlio of GPU<\/span> and AI<\/span> acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon IP<\/span>. This posi\u00adti\u00adons Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon well to under\u00adpin the hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous com\u00adpu\u00adte that will pro\u00adve essen\u00adti\u00adal to mee\u00adting the con\u00adnec\u00adted info\u00adtain\u00adment and auto\u00adno\u00admous vehic\u00adle ambi\u00adti\u00adons of the auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve indus\u00adtry going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ste\u00adve Leib\u00adson, Prin\u00adci\u00adpal Ana\u00adlyst, TIRIAS<\/span> Rese\u00adarch, says: \u201cIt\u2019s gre\u00adat to see an estab\u00adlished IP<\/span> pro\u00advi\u00adder such as Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon jum\u00adping onto and giving even more momen\u00adtum to the RISC<\/span>\u2011V band\u00adwagon. With an initi\u00adal empha\u00adsis on real-time embedded appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, the con\u00adfi\u00adgura\u00adble IMG<\/span> RTXM-2200<\/span> CPU<\/span>, the company\u2019s first com\u00admer\u00adcial RISC<\/span>\u2011V core in the pre\u00advious\u00adly announ\u00adced Cata\u00adpult fami\u00adly, should appeal to SoC design teams working in IoT and other embedded markets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lever\u00adaging Imagination\u2019s 20 years plus of expe\u00adri\u00adence in deli\u00adve\u00adring com\u00adplex IP<\/span> solu\u00adti\u00adons, the new CPU<\/span> is sup\u00adport\u00aded by the rapidly expan\u00adding open-stan\u00addard RISC<\/span>\u2011V eco\u00adsys\u00adtem, which con\u00adti\u00adnues to shake up the embedded CPU<\/span> indus\u00adtry through the demo\u00adcra\u00adtis\u00ada\u00adti\u00adon of com\u00adpu\u00adte, unlo\u00adcking inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve and open tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment for com\u00adpa\u00adnies at all levels. <\/p>\n

Soft\u00adware<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon real-time embedded cores come with a ful\u00adly capa\u00adble soft\u00adware SDK<\/span> and tools packa\u00adge at launch. They work out of the box across mul\u00adti\u00adple plat\u00adforms to help deve\u00adlop and sup\u00adport the RISC<\/span>\u2011V ecosystem. <\/p>\n

Shrey\u00adas Derashri, VP<\/span> of Com\u00adpu\u00adte, Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon, says: \u201cFor more than 20 years Ima\u00adgi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon has been crea\u00adting mar\u00adket-lea\u00adding GPU<\/span>, AI<\/span> acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adtor, and CPU<\/span> IP<\/span>. This puts us in a uni\u00adque posi\u00adti\u00adon whe\u00adre we can offer our cus\u00adto\u00admers a robust and com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adti\u00adve choice when it comes to next-gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon SoC deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment. The IMG<\/span> RTXM-2200<\/span> RISC<\/span>\u2011V CPU<\/span> brings tog\u00ade\u00adther years of IP<\/span> design expe\u00adri\u00adence and com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adve soft\u00adware sup\u00adport to enable instant and easy access for deve\u00adlo\u00adpers, fur\u00adther enhan\u00adcing our hete\u00adro\u00adge\u00adneous offering.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cata\u00adpult Stu\u00addio Inte\u00adgra\u00adted Deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment Envi\u00adron\u00adment (IDE<\/span>) is a modern, cut\u00adting-edge IDE<\/span> based on Visu\u00adal Stu\u00addio code pro\u00advi\u00adding a fami\u00adli\u00adar envi\u00adron\u00adment that is bet\u00adter to use for up-to-date deve\u00adlo\u00adpers and desi\u00adgners. The IDE<\/span>; <\/p>\n