“A 'one size fits all’ architecture approach to data center workloads will not deliver the required performance and efficiency,” said Dr. Naveed Sherwani, president and CEO at SiFive. “We are pleased to be a member of the ODSA Workgroup and look forward to SiFive’s leading RISC-V Core IP being available in chiplet form, potentially via our silicon capabilities, to enable customers to create open, heterogeneous, best-in-class accelerators at low cost.”
How to contribute:
The ODSA is in the genesis of its formation and is open for contributions and accepting new members to build a robust ecosystem. Companies and industry partners wishing to learn more, participate and become an integral part of the ODSA Workgroup can inquire further at odsa@netronome.com.
Supporting Resources
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Specifications and contributions within the ODSA Workgroup relate to
open and standards-based connectivity between chiplets. They are in
the following areas:
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Application layer -
- Open source firmware infrastructure and host software for accelerator use and host integration: new open IP/specification
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Memory management layer -
- Protocols for synchronous memory traffic based on an open protocol leveraging CCIX and TileLink: existing open standard
- Protocols for asynchronous memory traffic such as Instruction-driven Switch Fabric (ISF): new open IP/specification
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Link layer -
- A light link layer protocol based on and leveraging PCIe and TileLink: existing open standard
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Multiple PHY layer interfaces -
- Based on and leveraging PCIe XSR: existing open standard
- Based on USR SerDes, and Bunch of Wires (BoW) abstracted through an open, common interface such as PCIe PIPE
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Substrate layer -
- Based on organic substrate packaging and interconnect: new open IP/specification
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Application layer -
- Read the “Open-DSA” Blog
- Learn more about Netronome IP Blocks
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