Intel, eASIC to produce customised Xeon-based SoCs

Intel and eASIC are to work together to deliver customised SoCs based on Xeon processors for datacentres and cloud computing.

Demand has grown for customised chips that make a particular application or workload run faster and the Intel/eASIC chips aim to speed up workloads like security and big data analytics.

By integrating hardware accelerator solutions with the eASIC platform, Intel says it can deliver faster and more flexible systems for cloud customers.

“Having the ability to highly customise our solutions for a given workload will not only make the specific application run faster, but also help to accelerate the growth of new applications like visual search,” says Intel’s Diane Bryant.

This collaboration is part of Intel’s strategy to integrate reprogrammable technology with Intel Xeon processors.

“We believe our eASIC technology has unique characteristics that will benefit cloud service providers to get the most from their applications,” says eASIC CEO Ronnie Vasishta.

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