Ventana Announces 2025 Shipments of Veyron V2 Platform with Broad Market Adoption

Leading Hyperscalers and HPC Customers Embrace the Open, Scalable, Standards-Based Veyron V2 Accelerated Compute Platform to Power AI, Data Center, and Emerging Workloads

CUPERTINO, Calif. — October 21, 2024 - Ventana Micro Systems Inc., a leader in high-performance RISC-V platforms, today announced that Veyron V2, its flagship accelerated compute platform, will begin shipping in 2025 to address the growing demands of data centers for AI and domain-specific computing. With commitments from leading hyperscalers and HPC customers in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, Ventana’s Veyron V2 platform is gaining traction as the industry’s most powerful scalable RISC-V compute platform.

To meet with the Ventana team and learn more about Veyron V2 during the RISC-V Summit in Santa Clara, please email info@ventanamicro.com or visit us at our presentations throughout the event.

Veyron V2: A Scalable Platform to Accelerate AI and More

The Veyron V2 platform builds on Ventana’s RISC-V leadership by offering accelerated compute capabilities that empower customers to innovate and accelerate AI and domain-specific applications. With the flexibility to integrate accelerators and third-party IP, Veyron V2 helps organizations achieve unmatched performance and energy efficiency across applications, including data center, automotive, client and intelligent edge.

“Our Veyron V2 platform isn’t just a high-performance CPU—it’s a foundation for scalable, accelerated compute solutions that enable AI and other next-generation workloads,” said Balaji Baktha, Founder and CEO of Ventana.

Ventana at the RISC-V Summit: Where to Find Us

Join Ventana at the RISC-V Summit in Santa Clara from October 21-23 and learn more about our platform solutions at the following sessions:

• “Sailing Toward a Single Source of Truth”
  • Speakers: Paul Clarke (Ventana) & Derek Hower (Qualcomm)
  • Date: Mon., Oct. 21
  • Time: 12:00 (noon)
  • Location: Grand Ballroom H (Level 1)
• “Privileged Software Horizontal Committee Annual Update”
  • Speaker: Anup Patel (Ventana)
  • Date: Mon., Oct. 21
  • Time: 3:00pm
  • Location: Theater (Level 2)
• Reception Presentation: “Market Adoption of RISC-V in Data Center and HPC”
  • Balaji Baktha, Founder & CEO, Ventana
  • Date: Tue., Oct. 22
  • Time: 5:30pm
  • Location: Exhibit Hall A
• “RISC-V ACPI Is Ready for Server Platforms”
  • Speakers: Sunil V. L. & Himanshu Chauhan (Ventana)
  • Date: Wed., Oct. 23
  • Time: 11:50am
  • Location: Grand Ballroom H (Level 1)
• “RISC-V RAS Error-Record Register Interface (RERI)”
  • Speaker: Greg Favor, CTO, Ventana
  • Date: Wed., Oct. 23
  • Time: 2:15pm
  • Location: Grand Ballroom H (Level 1)
• Keynote Panel: “The Future of High Performance Computing is RISC-V”
  • Speaker: Travis Lanier, Chief Product Officer, Ventana
  • Date: Wed., Oct. 23
  • Time: 3:55pm
  • Location: Mission City Ballroom B2-B5 (Level 1)

Platform Features of Veyron V2: Driving Innovation and Scalability

• Performance Leadership Across Architectures:
  Veyron V2 delivers the highest-performance RISC-V CPU, designed to compete head-to-head with the latest x86 and Arm processors, giving customers an open and flexible alternative for high-performance workloads.

• RVA23 Compatibility and Advanced Virtualization:
  Full support for the RVA23 profile enables cutting-edge hypervisor capabilities to optimize workload management in virtualized environments.
• AI-Optimized Compute with Vector and Matrix Units:
  Equipped with a high-performance vector unit and integrated matrix math acceleration, Veyron V2 is built to excel in AI workloads and other compute-intensive applications.
• Modular Design for Accelerated Innovation:
  Customers can integrate domain-specific acceleration such as AI into the Veyron platform, enabling tailored solutions for data center, automotive, client and intelligent edge applications.
• Reduced Time-to-Market and Cost:
  Leveraging Ventana’s UCIe-based chiplet architecture, Veyron V2 enables up to 75% cost savings and accelerates time-to-market by up to two years for solutions integrating domain specific acceleration.