SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in
high-performance FPGAs and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, today
announced that it has begun shipping its 7nm
Speedster®7t AC7t1500 FPGAs to customers ahead of
schedule. The Speedster7t family is purpose-built for high
bandwidth workloads in a broad range of applications including
AI/ML, 5G infrastructure, networking, computational storage, test
and measurement, where Speedster7t FPGAs eliminate critical
performance bottlenecks associated with traditional FPGAs.
The Speedster7t FPGA family is built on TSMC's 7nm process
technology and delivers the industry's highest performance for
networking, storage and compute acceleration. "Achronix's
Speedster7t FPGAs provide customers the highest bandwidth FPGAs
available today and include innovative architectural features which
make them ideal for data acceleration applications," said
Robert Blake, CEO of Achronix.
"I am exceptionally proud of what the Achronix team has
accomplished. The hardware validation of the first devices is
progressing ahead of schedule with devices operating as expected,
which has enabled us to accelerate time-to-market from months to
weeks thanks to TSMC, our foundry partner's leading-edge process
technology and manufacturing expertise."
The AC7t1500 has been optimized for high bandwidth applications
and includes the industry's first 2D network-on-chip (NoC) with
more than 20 Tbps of bi-directional bandwidth, 112 Gbps SerDes,
PCIe Gen5, 400G Ethernet and 4 Tbps external memory bandwidth with
its GDDR6 memory interfaces. These devices also include an array of
the new innovative machine learning processors (MLPs) which are
ideally suited for the diverse and high performance workloads
required in AI/ML applications. The Speedster7t FPGAs are supported
by the Achronix tool suite which includes Synplify Pro synthesis
and the ACE place,route, and timing tools. These industry proven
design tools are available today for customers to evaluate and
design for Speedster7t FPGAs.
One of the major architectural innovations in Speedster7t FPGAs
is the industry's first 2D NoC. The 2D NoC has dedicated
high-bandwidth paths across the entire FPGA fabric interconnecting
all functional blocks and peripheral I/O to each other and to the
FPGA fabric. The 2D NoC eliminates complex routing bottlenecks
found in traditional FPGAs and can transmit or receive 512Gbps at
each of the 80 nodes across the FPGA yielding greater than 20Tbps
of bidirectional bandwidth. This structure simplifies routing and
accelerates timing closure, allowing designers to use the available
logic and memory resources to create differentiation in their
designs.
General Availability
Engineering samples of the
AC7t1500 FPGAs are shipping to customers today. Achronix expects to
complete full device validation of the FPGA fabric, hard IP and
peripheral interfaces in the second half of 2021 and will begin
shipping production devices by the end of 2021.
In January 2021, Achronix entered
into a definitive merger agreement with ACE Convergence Acquisition
Corp. (Nasdaq: ACEV) in a transaction that would result in Achronix
being listed on Nasdaq. The transaction is expected to close in the
first half of 2021.
About Achronix Semiconductor Corporation
Achronix
Semiconductor Corporation is a global, fabless semiconductor
corporation based in Santa Clara,
California, offering high-end FPGA-based data acceleration
solutions, designed to address high-performance, compute-intensive
and real-time processing applications. Achronix FPGA and eFPGA IP
offerings are further enhanced by ready-to-use accelerator cards
targeting AI, machine learning, networking and data center
applications. All Achronix products are fully supported by the
Achronix Tool Suite which enables customers to quickly develop
their own custom data acceleration applications.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains
certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements generally
are identified by the words "intend," "future," "may," "will,"
"would," "will be," and similar expressions. Forward-looking
statements are predictions, projections and other statements about
future events that are based on current expectations and
assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and
uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of present or
historical fact included in this press release, including
Achronix's strategy, products, operations, prospects and pipeline
expectations, and plans and objectives of management are
forward-looking statements. Many factors could cause actual future
events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in
this press release, including but not limited to: changes in
domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political, and
legal conditions and changes in the combined capital structure; the
ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other
expectations and identify and realize additional opportunities;
risks related to the rollout of Achronix's business and the timing
of expected business milestones; the effects of competition on
Achronix's business; the effects of the cyclical nature of the
semiconductor industry on Achronix's business; risks related to
Achronix's customer concentration; the risks to Achronix's business
if internal processes and information technology systems are not
properly maintained; risks associated with Achronix's operational
dependence on independent contractors and third parties; risks
associated with Achronix's reliance on certain suppliers for, among
other things, silicon wafers, and shortages or interruptions in
supply of wafers and other supplies; risks and uncertainties
related to Achronix's international operations, including possible
restrictions on cross-border investments which could harm
Achronix's financial position; and risks associated with Achronix's
ability to develop new products and adapt to new markets. The
foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully
consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and
uncertainties described in the "Risk Factors" section of ACE's
registration statement on Form S-4, filed with the SEC on
February 10, 2021, as may be amended
from time to time, and other documents filed or that may be filed
by ACE from time to time with the SEC and available on EDGAR at
www.sec.gov. These filings identify and address other important
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results
to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking
statements. There may be additional risks that Achronix does not
presently know, or that Achronix currently believes are immaterial,
that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained
in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put
undue reliance on forward-looking statements as predictions of
future events, and Achronix assumes no obligation and does not
intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.
Contacts
Bob Siller
Achronix Semiconductor Corporation
408-889-4142
bobsiller@achronix.com
Achronix and Speedster are registered trademarks, and
Speedcore and Speedchip are trademarks of Achronix Semiconductor
Corporation. All other brands, product names and marks are the
property of their respective owners.
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