What Are the Different Types of Processing Units Beyond CPU and GPU?

What Are the Different Types of Processing Units Beyond CPU and GPU?

Click the above Computer Enthusiasts to follow us CPU and GPU are names that DIYers are particularly familiar with. Besides them, there are actually many types of PU (Processing Units) supporting our lives. Sometimes their names suddenly pop up, leaving people confused. For instance, AMD recently acquired a DPU manufacturer, and recent smartphones keep mentioning … Read more

Introduction to MCU, MPU, CPU, and SOC

Introduction to MCU, MPU, CPU, and SOC

In embedded development, we often encounter some professional terms, such as CPU、 MPU、 MCU and SOC, and the frequency of these terms is very high, often appearing as knowledge points in interviews. Let’s take a look at their characteristics and differences. CPU CPU is the abbreviation for Central Processing Unit, and it is the core … Read more

Understanding CPU: Concepts, Structure, and Role in Systems

Source: Tiger Says Chip Original Author: Tiger Says Chip The CPU plays the role of the “brain” and “commander” in the entire computer system. It is responsible for fetching instructions from memory, decoding them, and executing various logical, arithmetic, control, and data processing tasks. Core Role of the CPU System “Brain” and “Commander” The CPU … Read more

Decoding Automotive Embedded Chips: CPU, MCU, SBC

Decoding Automotive Embedded Chips: CPU, MCU, SBC

As automotive electronic control systems gradually develop towards centralization, the complexity of software is constantly increasing. Chips, as the core carrier of electrification and intelligence in vehicles, are becoming increasingly important. For autonomous driving systems, the implementation of technology relies on the real-time processing of a large amount of sensor data, requiring deep learning and … Read more

Understanding FPGA, CPU, MCU, and SoC Chips

Understanding FPGA, CPU, MCU, and SoC Chips

Currently, there are two types of civilizations in the world: one is the carbon-based civilization composed of human society, and the other is the silicon-based civilization composed of various chips—because almost all chips are made from single crystal silicon, and the total number of chip systems is several dozen to hundreds of times more than … Read more

Comprehensive Summary of CPU Architecture

Comprehensive Summary of CPU Architecture

Recently, NVIDIA released the "Grace" CPU based on the Arm architecture, attracting considerable attention from peers in the hard technology field. This CPU and server architecture, designed specifically for accelerated computing, can provide up to 10 times the performance compared to the latest NVIDIA DGX systems based on x86 CPUs when combined with NVIDIA's GPUs. … Read more

Beginner’s Guide to Chip Design: Create a CPU in Two Weeks

Beginner's Guide to Chip Design: Create a CPU in Two Weeks

Source: Semiconductor Industry Observation Original Author: Editorial Department According to reports, a software engineer named Adam Majmuda recently shared his experience of designing a CPU from scratch in just two weeks with “no prior experience.” During this short period, Adam claims he has grasped the basics of chip architecture, absorbed the details of chip manufacturing, … Read more

Complete Decoding of iPhone 6 A8 Processor! Perfect Apple Style

Complete Decoding of iPhone 6 A8 Processor! Perfect Apple Style

Click the blue text aboveFollow the iPhone Channel ☀ The iPhone Channel is the hottest and most followed Apple-related public account on WeChat! It is a gathering place for Apple enthusiasts! In the Apple fan community, users can help each other and solve daily issues with Apple devices. The editor regularly pushes fresh and fun … Read more

The Fourth Generation Computing Revolution: Heterogeneous Computing Based on Software-Hardware Integration

The Fourth Generation Computing Revolution: Heterogeneous Computing Based on Software-Hardware Integration

This article is reprinted from the public account: Software-Hardware Integration (ID: cash-arch) Editor’s Note Recently, the National Development and Reform Commission and four other departments jointly released the “Implementation Plan for the National Integrated Big Data Center Collaborative Innovation System Computing Power Hub,” proposing to build national computing power network hub nodes in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze … Read more

Understanding Mobile CPU Process Suffixes

Understanding Mobile CPU Process Suffixes

We all know that for mobile processors, the core of their performance lies in the CPU architecture and GPU cores. For example, ARM Cortex A76 is inherently stronger than A75, while Cortex A55 is certainly better than A53. In terms of GPU, Mali-G73MP6 (where the suffix “MP+x” indicates the number of compute cores) outperforms Mali-G72MP6, … Read more