2018 Blog:This article was originally written during my time at Arm.
“Authors: Kevin Yee, Cadence, and Jim Wallace, Arm” delve into the landscape of contemporary data processing, highlighting the surge in big data and the ensuing demand for enhanced compute resources and networking capabilities. The narrative underscores the pivotal role of open systems in meeting these evolving needs, particularly in the context of accelerating real-time data processing at the edge.
The text introduces CCIX (Cache Coherent Interconnect for Accelerators), a consortium formed to foster interoperability among diverse accelerators, essential for emerging applications like machine learning and network processing. The driving forces behind CCIX include faster chip-to-chip interconnect, cache coherency for expedited memory access, and support for heterogeneous multi-processor/accelerator systems.
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