Cixin P1 (processor)

2024: Production start-up

At the end of July 2024, the Chinese company Cixin Technology announced the start of mass production of Cixin P1 processors for devices with support. artificial intelligence This product can be an alternative to some chips and. Nvidia Qualcomm

The Cixin P1 solution is built on the Armv9.2-A architecture. It contains 12 computing cores, including eight high-performance and four energy efficient. The maximum clock speed reaches 3.2 GHz. In production, 6-nm technology is used. The novelty includes an Arm Immortalis-G720 graphics unit, as well as a neuroprocessor node (NPU), designed to speed up operations related to AI. The total performance is declared at 45 TOPS (trillions of operations per second).

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The Cixin P1 chip can work with RAM LPDDR5-6400 a maximum of 64 GB. It is said about support for PCIe 4.0 x16 and USB Type-C. The processor handles 4K video processing at up to 120 frames per second. Provides compatibility with various operating systems, including Windows and Android.

Cixin Technology took 15 months to develop the product, another four months to prepare for production and three months to conduct comprehensive testing. Cixin P1 is expected to find application in a wide variety of products. Among them are laptops, small form factor computers, all-in-ones, traditional desktops, home entertainment consoles, etc. The emergence of a new processor will help To China reduce dependence on foreign suppliers, which is important in the face of sanctions from the outside. USA It is emphasized that the chip "can challenge recognized players in the AI-enabled products market."^[1]

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