Intel Unveils 'Hala Point': The World's Largest Neuromorphic System for Sustainable AI
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Intel Corporation, a leading semiconductor manufacturer, unveils 'Hala Point,' the world's largest neuromorphic system.
An Overview of the News
Codenamed 'Hala Point,' the system is designed to advance sustainable Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives.
Key Features of 'Hala Point':
Initial deployment: The system is deployed at Sandia National Laboratories, leveraging Intel's Loihi 2 processor.
Aim: 'Hala Point' aims to facilitate research into future brain-inspired AI while addressing current AI's efficiency and sustainability challenges.
Evolution: Building upon Intel's first-generation large-scale research system, Pohoiki Springs, 'Hala Point' introduces architectural enhancements.
Performance: The system boasts over 10 times more neuron capacity and up to 12 times higher performance compared to its predecessor.
Operational Capabilities:
Processing Power: 'Hala Point' supports up to 20 quadrillion operations per second.
Efficiency: Remarkably, the system achieves an efficiency exceeding 15 trillion 8-bit operations per second per watt (TOPS/W) when executing conventional deep neural networks.
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