Led by Kalray, the IP-CUBE project aims to
establish the foundations of a sovereign and open ecosystem in
semiconductors to address the strong growth of the highly strategic
artificial intelligence and edge computing markets
Kalray (Euronext Growth Paris : ALKAL), a leading
provider of hardware and software technologies for
high-performance, data-centric computing markets, from cloud to
edge, is pleased to announce that the IP-CUBE project, led by
Kalray, has won the "Technological Maturation and Demonstration of
Embedded Artificial Intelligence Solutions" call for projects under
the "France Relance 2030 - Future Investments" plan. Kalray's
next-generation high-performance, low-power DPU processor is at the
heart of the project.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, EDGE COMPUTING, AND SEMICONDUCTORS -
MAJOR CHALLENGES FOR THE COMING DECADES
Use cases linked to artificial intelligence (AI) are developing
exponentially. Whereas the massive diffusion of AI currently relies
heavily on the use of computing resources located in the cloud,
there is a growing need for solutions allowing the use of AI in a
more reactive, more secure, and less energy hungry way for users.
These AI solutions will be deployed in particular in embedded
systems as well as local data centers ("edge data centers") that
aim to process data closer to where it is generated, as efficiently
as possible. This is known as "edge computing", a fast-growing
market estimated to be worth several billion Euros1 by 2025 that is
comprised of vast areas of the economy such as the
telecommunications, new generation of manufacturing, IoT,
automotive industry, aerospace, and defense.
However, embedded AI and edge computing require new types of
processors and new semiconductor technologies to process and
accelerate AI algorithms and meet new technological challenges;
high performance, but also low power consumption, low latency, and
security.
The IP-CUBE project, led by Kalray, aims to meet these
challenges and create the foundations of a French semiconductor
ecosystem in the field of edge computing and embedded AI, based on
the national leaders in the field, namely Arteris, Kalray,
Secure-IC, and Thales.
FINANCING OF STRATEGIC AND SOVEREIGN TECHNOLOGIES
The IP-CUBE project, totaling €36.7M, will directly participate
in funding key technology building blocks in this area,
particularly Kalray's next-generation Dolomites™ DPU processor for
the amount of €10M, Arteris' next-generation NoC (Network-On-Chip),
Secure-IC's specialized IP (intellectual property) development for
security, and Thales' RISC-V-based low-power component
development.
"We are very pleased that the IP-CUBE project has been selected.
It will not only allow us to finance a significant part of the
development of our 4th generation DPU processor, but also to
develop, in collaboration with our partners, the French know-how
and technologies in the strategic semiconductor fields around AI
applications," said Eric Baissus, CEO of Kalray.
Kalray is the only company in France and Europe to offer DPU
(Data Processing Unit) processors, a new type of low-power,
high-performance programmable processor, capable of processing data
on the fly and multiple applications (AI and others) in parallel,
while providing the required security features.
As a pioneer in the field, Kalray has developed a unique
expertise and an innovative technology based on its patented MPPA®
(Massively Parallel Processor Array) architecture, the cornerstone
of its DPU processors and acceleration cards. This technological
leadership enables Kalray to offer a serious French and European
alternative to the predominantly American or Chinese technology
players. At the end of 2022, Kalray announced the signing of a
framework contract with a major NASDAQ-listed customer to supply
its high-performance DPU cards.
"In the current geopolitical context, the semiconductor industry
has become essential, both in terms of production tools and
technological know-how for designing processors. France and Europe
need production plants, but they also need companies capable of
designing the processors that will be manufactured in these plants,
and that will be at the heart of tomorrow's markets. We are
delighted with the strong support from France through the IP-CUBE
project, and the support from Europe through other collaborative
projects, such as the EPI (European Processor Initiative), in which
Kalray is also participating, to help us achieve our ambition of
making Kalray the future European Nvidia," concluded Eric
Baissus.
ABOUT KALRAY
Kalray is a leading provider of hardware and software
technologies and solutions for high-performance, data centric
computing markets, from cloud to edge.
Kalray provides a full range of products to enable smarter, more
efficient, and energy-wise data-intensive applications and
infrastructures. Its offers include its unique patented DPU (Data
Processing Unit) processors and acceleration cards as well as its
leading-edge software-defined storage and data management offers.
Separated or in combination, Kalray’s high-performance solutions
allow its customers to improve the efficiency of data centers or
design the best solutions in fast-growing sectors such as AI, Media
& Entertainment, Life Science, Scientific Research, Edge
Computing, Automotive and others.
Founded in 2008 as a spin-off of the well-known French CEA
research lab, with corporate and financial investors such as
Alliance Venture (Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi), NXP Semiconductors or
Bpifrance, Kalray is dedicated through technology, expertise, and
passion to offer more: more for a smart world, more for the planet,
more for customers and developers. www.kalrayinc.com
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1
McKinsey – AI-related semiconductor
market.
Intel: « Edge computing solutions
place Internet of Things (IoT) devices, gateways, and computing
infrastructure as close as possible to the source of data » by
leveraging « Intelligent edge devices [which] offer capabilities
like onboard analytics or AI ».
NVIDIA:
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2019/10/22/what-is-edge-computing/
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