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== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
Codename Colossus was chosen in honor of [[Tommy Flowers]] and the [[Colossus]] computer. | Codename Colossus was chosen in honor of [[Tommy Flowers]] and the [[Colossus]] computer. | ||
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| + | == Process Technology == | ||
| + | Colossus is designed to be fabricated on [[TSMC]]'s [[16 nm FinFET process]]. | ||
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| + | == Architecture == | ||
| + | {{empty section}} | ||
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| + | == Die == | ||
| + | === Floorplan === | ||
| + | * [[16 nm process]] | ||
| + | * ~800 mm² die size | ||
| + | * 23,647,173,309 transistors | ||
| + | * 1,216 PUs | ||
| + | ** 2 Grids of 608 PUs each | ||
| + | *** 8 x 19 blocks | ||
| + | **** 4 PUs / block | ||
| + | ** 300 MiB on-die memory | ||
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| + | :[[File:colossus floorplan.png|500px]] | ||
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| + | :[[File:colossus floorplan (annotated).png|500px]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:40, 24 June 2018
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| Colossus µarch | |
| General Info | |
| Arch Type | NPU |
| Designer | Graphcore |
| Manufacturer | TSMC |
| Introduction | 2018 |
| Process | 16 nm |
Colossus is a 16 nm microarchitecture for high-performance neural processors designed by Graphcore set to be introduced in late-2018.
Etymology[edit]
Codename Colossus was chosen in honor of Tommy Flowers and the Colossus computer.
Process Technology[edit]
Colossus is designed to be fabricated on TSMC's 16 nm FinFET process.
Architecture[edit]
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Die[edit]
Floorplan[edit]
- 16 nm process
- ~800 mm² die size
- 23,647,173,309 transistors
- 1,216 PUs
- 2 Grids of 608 PUs each
- 8 x 19 blocks
- 4 PUs / block
- 8 x 19 blocks
- 300 MiB on-die memory
- 2 Grids of 608 PUs each
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Facts about "Colossus - Graphcore"
| codename | Colossus + |
| designer | Graphcore + |
| first launched | 2018 + |
| full page name | graphcore/microarchitectures/colossus + |
| instance of | microarchitecture + |
| manufacturer | TSMC + |
| name | Colossus + |
| process | 16 nm (0.016 μm, 1.6e-5 mm) + |