Huawei Histone is naturally the next generation of Unicorn 980. Huawei and TSMC are closely related, such as the Unicorn 960 in the 16nm process and the Unicorn 970 in the 10nm process, which are the results of cooperation between the two parties.
In addition, Kirin 980 will integrate the latest AI technology from Cambrian Technology, and it is basically determined that the Cambrian 1M, the third-generation IP product just released in the Cambrian Period, is based on TSMC's 7nm process and is the first public announcement. 7nm products, and Kirin 980 fusion can be described as a matter of course.
According to the official introduction, the Cambrian 1M energy consumption ratio is as high as 5 Tops/W, that is, 5 trillion operations per watt, and provides 2 Tops, 4 Tops, 8 Tops processor cores of three sizes to meet different scenarios, different levels of AI processing Demand, and support for multi-core interconnection. A single processor core can support diverse deep learning models such as CNN, RNN, and SOM, further support for classic machine learning algorithms such as SVM, k-NN, k-Means, and decision tree, and support local Training provides a flexible and efficient computing platform for visual, speech, natural language processing and various classic machine learning tasks.
According to earlier rumor, Kirin 980 will be in volume production in the second quarter, may use A75 CPU architecture (after all, Unicorn 970 CPU does not change), GPU is expected to come from Huawei independent research and development.
In 2017, Huawei teamed up with the Cambrian team for terminal development and jointly developed and optimized the AI. Among them, the NPU equipped with the Huawei Unicorn 970 was the Cambrian 1A processor released in the Cambrian period.
It is precisely because Huawei implanted a Chinese intellectual property IP chip with its own independent property rights in its products. It has brought tremendous innovations and breakthroughs in areas such as technology, artificial intelligence, communications, photography, games, and security.
Recently, market research institutes also evaluated artificial intelligence chip companies and evaluated more than 100 companies involved in artificial intelligence chips worldwide. According to the scores, 24 companies worldwide have entered the list, with artificial intelligence chips Kirin 970 Huawei, which is combined with Mate, has also entered the top 12 in the world!