Project description
On the road to exascale computing
The European Processor Initiative (EPI), an ambitious programme to develop low-power microprocessors for domestic supercomputers, is poised to change high-performance computing in Europe. The EU-funded project EPI SGA1 will be the first phase of the EPI, whose aim is to design and develop the first European system-on-chip and accelerator processors for high-performance computing. Both elements will be implemented and validated in a prototype that will become the basis for a full exascale machine. Application areas of the EPI processors are not limited to high-performance computing, but also cover trusted IT infrastructure, big data and emerging applications such as computing for autonomous driving.
Objective
The EPI SGA1 project will be the first phase of the European Processor Initiative FPA, whose aim is to design and implement a roadmap for a new family of low-power European processors for extreme scale computing, high-performance Big-Data and a range of emerging applications. EPI SGA1 will:
- Develop the roadmap for the full length of the EPI initiative
- Develop the first generation of technologies through a co-design approach (IPs for general-purpose HPC processors, for accelerators, for trusted chips, software stacks and boards)
- Tape-out of the first generation chip by integrating the IPs developed
- Validate this chip in the HPC context and in the automotive context using a demonstration platform
The project will deliver a high performance, low power processor, implementing vector instructions and specific accelerators with high bandwidth memory access. The EPI processor will also meet high security and safety requirements. This will be achieved through intensive use of simulation, development of a complete software stack and tape-out in the most advanced semiconductor process node. SGA1 will provide a competitive chip that can effectively address the requirements of the HPC, AI, automotive and trusted IT infrastructure markets.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringautomotive engineeringautonomous vehicles
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturegrains and oilseeds
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencebig data
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applicationssystem software
- natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssemiconductivity
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08034 Barcelona
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85579 Neubiberg
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08021 Barcelona
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75015 PARIS 15
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412 96 GOTEBORG
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8092 Zuerich
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70013 Irakleio
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75015 Paris
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1049 001 Lisboa
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52428 Julich
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40126 Bologna
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10000 Zagreb
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80686 Munchen
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20864 Agrate Brianza
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42019 Scandiano
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56126 Pisa
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3511 EP Utrecht
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38330 MONTBONNOT
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68159 Mannheim
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40033 Casalecchio Di Reno Bo
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80809 Munchen
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91058 Erlangen
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90590 Oulu
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1070 WIEN
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500365 Brasov
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75017 Paris
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76131 Karlsruhe
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06560 Valbonne
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78600 Maisons Laffitte
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47057 Duisburg
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01097 Dresden
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