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SiPearl's Rhea CPU enters lab testing, targeting late 2026 availability

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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 catering to select partners due to HBM2E supply constraints. AI

IMPACT This development marks a step towards greater European autonomy in HPC infrastructure, potentially impacting AI research and development that relies on high-performance computing resources.

RANK_REASON Significant industry move: a European company's first sovereign HPC CPU reaches a critical development milestone.

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SiPearl's Rhea CPU enters lab testing, targeting late 2026 availability

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Anton Shilov ·

    SiPearl's long-awaited Rhea CPU finally gets in the lab, opening the door for Europe's first sovereign HPC CPU — 'availability of Rhea1 is scheduled for end of 2026' SiPearl VP says, following long development process

    How a limited run CPU could open the right doors for Europe's first HPC processors on markets its developers barely hoped to address any time soon.

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    SiPearl's long-awaited Rhea CPU finally gets in the lab, opening the door for Europe's first sovereign HPC CPU — 'availability of Rhea1 is scheduled for end of

    SiPearl's long-awaited Rhea CPU finally gets in the lab, opening the door for Europe's first sovereign HPC CPU — 'availability of Rhea1 is scheduled for end of 2026' SiPearl VP s… How a limited run CPU could open the right doors for Europe's first HPC processors on markets its de…

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