Sophon
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Developer	Bitmain
Manufacturer	TSMC
Type	Neural Processors
Introduction	October 25, 2017 (announced) October 25, 2017 (launch)
Process	28 nm 0.028 μm 2.8e-5 mm , 12 nm 0.012 μm 1.2e-5 mm
Technology	CMOS

Sophon is a family of low-power neural processors designed by Bitmain.

Overview

Announced in late 2017 at the AIWORLD 2017 Artificial Intelligence Conference in Beijing, Sophon is a family of low-power neural processors. Bitmain started exploring the field of artificial intelligence and neural processors as early as 2015. By April 2017, their first product, the BM1680, has taped-out. Their chips are designed for both inference and training of neural networks, suitable for working with the common ANNs such as CNN, RNN, and DNN.

Models

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See also

• Intel Movidius Myriad
• Cambricon MLU