One security concern is that the device CAN be reconfigured. An ASIC can not be changed after manufacture by malicious software - a FPGA or eASIC can be. A more accurate description would be that the ability to program the eASIC allows for correcting some design errors without the expense that producing a new ASIC would bring
Intel reinventing hot water again. There are flexible programmable DSP's which are available as licensable IP's. Some of which are very flexible like for instance recent generations Tensilica one's. They are certainly better choice & cheaper & should also still be more power efficient than this "eASIC".
This has a programmable cell area (FPGA), DSD, couple of switches (ASIC's), quad cluster ARM A53, ram and a controller while it's made with 16 nm. Simply put i don't see reason for existence for this & it's not exactly built upon top teach either.
Amazing they claim it's 4th generation, meanwhile it's going to be available the first time in 2021 right? I've searched the N2XLT190, can't find it anywhere. The only page I can find is https://www.intel.ca/content/www/ca/en/products/pr... Which wayback machine shows me never existed before October 25th, 2020.
Even their name series (N2X, N3X, ..., N5X) seem to suggest it's a 5th gen product. What a crock of intel marketing.
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Duncan Macdonald - Tuesday, November 24, 2020 - link
One security concern is that the device CAN be reconfigured. An ASIC can not be changed after manufacture by malicious software - a FPGA or eASIC can be.A more accurate description would be that the ability to program the eASIC allows for correcting some design errors without the expense that producing a new ASIC would bring
ZolaIII - Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - link
Intel reinventing hot water again. There are flexible programmable DSP's which are available as licensable IP's. Some of which are very flexible like for instance recent generations Tensilica one's. They are certainly better choice & cheaper & should also still be more power efficient than this "eASIC".RSAUser - Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - link
Not sure how you already know this as it's not yet to market afaik.ZolaIII - Wednesday, November 25, 2020 - link
This has a programmable cell area (FPGA), DSD, couple of switches (ASIC's), quad cluster ARM A53, ram and a controller while it's made with 16 nm.Simply put i don't see reason for existence for this & it's not exactly built upon top teach either.
JayNor - Monday, November 30, 2020 - link
Intel's NNP-I inference chips include Tensilica Vision P6 DSPs.andychow - Friday, November 27, 2020 - link
Amazing they claim it's 4th generation, meanwhile it's going to be available the first time in 2021 right? I've searched the N2XLT190, can't find it anywhere.The only page I can find is https://www.intel.ca/content/www/ca/en/products/pr...
Which wayback machine shows me never existed before October 25th, 2020.
Even their name series (N2X, N3X, ..., N5X) seem to suggest it's a 5th gen product. What a crock of intel marketing.