According to a new report, Google has made great strides in its efforts to develop its own data center chips.information (opens in new tab) says it has reached an important milestone. This means Google can plan to roll out server systems with new chips from his 2025.
This is not the first processor that Google successfully researched and developed. So far we have created ASICs for servers and SoCs for mobile devices. The search giant began using its internally developed Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) in 2015. TPUs, ASICs designed to accelerate machine learning for AI and neural networks, were also used in custom SSDs, network switches, and NICs. For AI processing, it was built into the company’s TensorFlow framework, but Google continued to use third-party CPUs and GPUs for many other important processing/processing tasks. Google’s TPU has reached its fourth generation, but it seems Google wants to use more of its own silicon in the server space.
In addition to TPU ASICs, there are richer SoCs for use in Google’s devices.up to date tensor G2 The mobile-ready chip combines the latest Arm Cortex cores and Mali G710 graphics with custom TPU, ISP, security cores and cache, and is manufactured by Samsung on its 5nm process. Advances in this chip and his TPU in recent years may have helped shape new server chip development plans for greater control, efficiency, and TCO reduction.
Two sources who spoke to The Information, one with direct knowledge of the project and one who was briefed, said Google is working hard to catch up to rival Amazon in the cloud server business. It shows that you are working on it. Amazon launched his AWS Graviton processor with Arm architecture in 2018. Now in its third generation, it boasts impressive performance and efficiency optimizations for an already compelling server proposition.
Other information shared by The Information is that Google’s server chip R&D team is working on two Arm-based 5nm chips. The SoC, called “Cypress,” is an in-house design by the Google Israel team. Meanwhile, a design codenamed “Maple” based on the Marvell Technology SoC foundation is being prototyped at TSMC. Overseeing both designs is Uri Frank, a 25-year Intel CPU design veteran who became Google’s vice president of engineering for server chip design in March 2021. It is understood that Frank thinks he sees Cypress as Plan A and Maple as Plan Ready. B.
Mass production of these chips could start in 2024, and sources say they could be in Google’s data centers by 2025. Manufacturers such as Intel and AMD.
