From: lkcl Date: Fri, 6 May 2022 08:56:02 +0000 (+0100) Subject: (no commit message) X-Git-Tag: opf_rfc_ls005_v1~2398 X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5240ef3042350d6e05a375eb214eb8f8add75f7c;p=libreriscv.git --- diff --git a/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn b/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn index e18df6efb..6b0cc85d3 100644 --- a/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn +++ b/openpower/sv/SimpleV_rationale.mdwn @@ -51,9 +51,11 @@ D-Matrix and Graphcore are a modern incarnation of the exact same "specialist parallel processing" mistake, betting heavily on AI with Matrix and Convolution Engines that can do no other task. Aspex only survived by being bought by Ericsson, where its specialised suitability -for massive wide Baseband FFTs saved it from going under. Any "better -AI mousetrap" that comes along will quickly render both D-Matrix and -Graphcore obsolete. +for massive wide Baseband FFTs saved it from going under. +The huge risk is that any "better +AI mousetrap" created by an innovative competitor +that comes along will quickly render both D-Matrix and +Graphcore's approach obsolete. NVIDIA and other GPUs have taken a different approach again: massive parallelism with more Turing-complete ISAs in each, and dedicated