Vendor: Tenstorrent Category: CPU

RISC-V CPU IP

The TT-Ascalon™ is an Out-of-Order, superscalar, 8-wide decode processor based on the RISC-V RVA23 profile, co-designed and optim…

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Overview

The TT-Ascalon™ is an Out-of-Order, superscalar, 8-wide decode processor based on the RISC-V RVA23 profile, co-designed and optimized with Tenstorrent Tensix IP to provide the highest performance possible (>18 SPECint2006/GHz) while maintaining area/power efficiency. TT-Ascalon™ can be combined with your IP for optimized solutions for next generation AI/ML compute and beyond. TT-Ascalon™ D8 Cores are encapsulated inside the TT-Ascalon™ Cluster, which coherently connects all Cores with shareable L2 cache and interfaces to the memory

Key features

  • RISC-V RVA23 Compliant
    • >18 SPECint2006/GHz
    • 8-wide decode unit
    • Advanced branch predictor
    • Large L1 cache
    • Shared configurable L2 cache
    • RVV 1.0 compliant vector unit
    • Dual 256b-wide vector units
  • TT-Ascalon™ D8 Cluster Features
    • Consists of up to 8 RISC-V RVA23 Compliant TTAscalon™ D8 Cores for maximum performance
    • Configurable shared L2 cache
    • Cache coherent cluster
    • RISC-V compliant Advanced Interrupt Architecture (AIA)
    • RISC-V compliant Trace and Debug unit
    • CHI-E coherent and AXI5-LITE non-coherent interfaces
    • Support for Trusted Execution Environment

Block Diagram

TT-Ascalon™ block diagram

Benefits

  • Open Source
  • High Performance
  • Customizable

Applications

  • TT-Ascalon™ is a compute solution for High Performance Compute SoCs targeting Cloud Servers, Data Centers, Wireless Communications, Automotive ADAS/AV, and Client Computing devices. TT-Ascalon™ can be combined with your IP for building accelerated compute processors for next generation workloads.

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Identity

Part Number
TT-Ascalon™
Vendor
Tenstorrent

Provider

Tenstorrent
HQ: Canada
Tenstorrent is a next-generation computing company that builds computers for AI. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, with U.S. offices in Austin, Texas, and Silicon Valley, and global offices in Belgrade, Tokyo, and Bangalore, Tenstorrent brings together experts in the field of computer architecture, ASIC design, advanced systems, and neural network compilers. Tenstorrent is backed by Fidelity, Hyundai Motor Group, Samsung, Eclipse Ventures and Real Ventures, among others.
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