SiPearl has successfully received the first silicon samples of its Rhea CPU, a significant milestone for Europe's sovereign high-performance computing (HPC) efforts. The Rhea1 processor, featuring over 80 Arm Neoverse V1 cores and an advanced memory subsystem with HBM2E and DDR5, is currently undergoing a 12-week bring-up process. Despite a lengthy development cycle, SiPearl anticipates general availability of the Rhea1 by late 2026, with initial limited runs available to partners sooner. AI
IMPACT This development is crucial for advancing European capabilities in high-performance computing, potentially impacting AI research and development that relies on significant computational power.
RANK_REASON This is a significant development in European sovereign HPC capabilities, marking a major milestone for SiPearl's custom CPU. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]
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