Stretch Inc's new Programmable CPU

hmurchisonhmurchison
Posted:
in Future Apple Hardware edited January 2014
http://www.stretchinc.com/products.php



Stretch?s S5000 software-configurable processors combine the best of both worlds?the ease of software development associated with GPPs and DSPs, with the parallelism and flexibility of FPGAs. Stretch achieves this unique combination by embedding programmable logic entirely inside the processor architecture?an industry first.



http://www.us.design-reuse.com/news/news7733.html



Priced $35/$70/$100



http://www.theinquirer.net/Default.aspx?article=15530





The firm claims that a singe S5000 can replace a bank of DSPs or general purpose processors



Sounds like a nice processor. I wonder if Apple has an eye on these guys.

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 4
    t'hain esh kelcht'hain esh kelch Posts: 1,274member
    Even though it sounds nice, you still need to have a purpose for it...
  • Reply 2 of 4
    oldmacfanoldmacfan Posts: 501member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by hmurchison

    I wonder if Apple has an eye on these guys.



    Stop wondering, not going to happen, their is no compelling reason for this to happen.
  • Reply 3 of 4
    cubistcubist Posts: 954member
    Yes, this seems like a better fit for the embedded market than for a general-purpose computer.
  • Reply 4 of 4
    hmurchisonhmurchison Posts: 12,425member
    Yes I'm thinking embedded market as well. I'm thinking along the line of something like this powering a STB. Something that has the power to do AVC Decoding without choking.



    The price of the chips are decent and according to the benchmark this chip can produce good speed targeted in certain areas. It runs at a low megahertz also...perhaps it runs cooly.
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