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Codasip and RED Semi hook up for AI acceleration

Codasip and RED Semiconductor have signed an MoU  to collaborate on developing  AI acceleration technologies.

 Under the MoU, RED will leverage the Codasip Studio processor design tools to integrate its VISC technology as an accelerator for Codasip RISC-V cores.


 RED’s AI accelerators will also be demonstrated and sold with Codasip’s RISC-V processors.


Versatile Intrinsic Structured Computing (VISC) is an innovation in processor IP by RED Semiconductor. VISC transforms real-time data processing for AI, cryptography, and sensor-driven applications through unparalleled abstraction, parallelism, and acceleration. It delivers a new paradigm for performance and efficiency. VISC is expected to accelerate key algorithms up to 100x. Evaluation, including benchmarking, is now available for lead customers.

 Codasip is a processor technology company enabling system-on-chip developers to differentiate their products for competitive advantage. Customers leverage the  potential of the open RISC-V ISA in a unique way through Codasip’s Custom Compute offering.

“RED will develop its VISC AI accelerators in CodAL, our C-based processor description language that allows easy customisation and tight integration with our CPUs,” said Jamie Broome, Chief Product Officer at Codasip. “By using Codasip Studio for their design, they will have access to both a hardware development kit including RTL and a UVM test bench, plus a software development kit including a complete LLVM tool chain.”

For more:

  • Codasip: www.codasip.com
  • RED Semiconductor: www.redsemiconductor.com

David Manners

David Manners

David Manners has more than forty-years experience writing about the electronics industry, its major trends and leading players. As well as writing business, components and research news, he is the author of the site's most popular blog, Mannerisms. This features series of posts such as Fables, Markets, Shenanigans, and Memory Lanes, across a wide range of topics.

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