Editing bitmain/sophon

{{bitmain title|Sophon}}
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| title             = Sophon
| image             = sophon logo.png
| caption           = Sophon Logo
| developer         = Bitmain
| manufacturer      = TSMC
| type              = Neural Processors
| first announced   = October 25, 2017
| first launched    = October 25, 2017
| microarch         = 
| word              = 
| proc              = 28 nm
| proc 2            = 12 nm
| tech              = CMOS
}}
'''Sophon''' is a family of low-power [[neural processors]] designed by [[Bitmain]].

== Overview ==
[[File:sophon roadmap (2018).jpg|thumb|right|2018 Roadmap]]
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 ==
=== High-performance ===
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=== Edge ===
In late 2018, Bitmain introduced a new series targetting edge computing. Those chips have much lower power consumption.
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== See also ==
* Intel Movidius {{movidius|Myriad}}
* Cambricon {{cambricon|MLU}}
designer	Bitmain +
first announced	October 25, 2017 +
first launched	October 25, 2017 +
full page name	bitmain/sophon +
instance of	integrated circuit family +
main designer	Bitmain +
manufacturer	TSMC +
name	Sophon +
process	28 nm (0.028 μm, 2.8e-5 mm) + and 12 nm (0.012 μm, 1.2e-5 mm) +
technology	CMOS +