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Prodigy Chip can enable a new class of energy efficient supercomputers, and a new generation of low carbon emissions data centres.
The first-ever universal Processor FPGA Prototype, with the potential to create unrivalled computational speed and huge energy saving capabilities, was today launched to the world by one of the world’s leading semi-conductor companies, Tachyum.
Co-Founder and CEO of Tachyum, Dr Rado Danilak, unveiled the ‘Prodigy’ chip FPGA prototype at the GLOBSEC Forum 2021 in Slovakia today, becoming the world’s first company to develop a semiconductor chip which is completely universal, meaning that ranging customer requirements, including supercomputing and artificial intelligence, can be met with one chip.
Prodigy’s 10x lower processor core power usage will dramatically cut carbon emissions associated with data centre usage. If all the world’s data centres were powered by Prodigy, it could result in a reduction in C02 emissions by 660 million tonnes PA… a quantity higher than the total reduction in carbon emissions if the entire aviation industry were to be eliminated.
Today, the largest data centres are estimated by the U.S. Department of Energy to on average each require more than 100 megawatts of power capacity – enough to power around 80,000 households in the U.S. Data centre capacity has been doubling every 3-5 years, and currently consumes 3% of the entire world’s electricity. The vital development and completion of the Prodigy Chip will allow the next ten years of data centre expansion to continue without a need to increase power usage at all.
Prodigy’s 3x lower cost (at equivalent performance) will also translate to billions of dollars in annual savings to hyperscalers like Google, Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba.
With its computing capacity and low cost, Tachyum’s chip will democratise Artificial Intelligence (AI) for all. AI’s impact on humanity and carbon emissons will be huge, withfaster drug and vaccine discovery, personalised medicine and a vast impact on climate change with, biofuel catalyst and low-emission engine inventions and renewable energy development…
The Prodigy Chip prototype is now 99% complete and has been built using field-programmable gate array (FPGA) emulation boards. It will significantly improve computer performance, energy consumption, hardware (server) utilisation and space requirements, compared to existing processor chips currently on the market.
FPGA is a special chip that allows emulation of the central processing unit (CPU) before manufacturing, which enables substantial increase in hardware development speed with real performance measurements. It proves that Prodigy CPU and Tachyum architecture is no longer a concept ... it is a tangible revolution in the semiconductor industry.
Co-Founder and CEO of Tachyum, Dr. Radoslav Danilak commented: “It is with great pride that I can unveil the Prodigy Chip FPGA Prototype, marking the most significant step in the green revolution in computing. Prodigy, the world’s first universal processor enables a new class of energy efficient supercomputers, and a new generation of low carbon emissions data centres.”
“Tachyum is critical for building a regional ecosystem of the knowledge economy in the field of digital infrastructure.”
The company also announced a commitment to using the Prodigy Chip and Tachyum’s unique R&D to build and develop the world’s fastest AI supercomputer, in support of the National Supercomputing Centre’s (NSCC) AI Super Computer programme in Slovakia.
Dr Radoslav Danilak added: “The successful development of our Prodigy Chip now provides us with a once-in-a-decade opportunity to build the world’s fastest super computer here in Slovakia, providing the EU with digital and technological sovereignty of semiconductors, the most sustainable, efficient data centres and Europe’s data infrastructure.”
Tachyum is backed by leading European InfraTech investor, IPM Group which invests in companies positioned to solve some of the most pressing environmental issues, particularly in the sectors of renewable energy, mobility and sustainable digitalisation, including InoBat Auto, one of Europe’s leading electric vehicle battery producers
