AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced the expansion of the AMD
Versal™ adaptive system on chip (SoC) portfolio with the new Versal
AI Edge Series Gen 2 and Versal Prime Series Gen 2 adaptive SoCs,
which bring preprocessing, AI inference, and postprocessing
together in a single device for end-to-end acceleration of
AI-driven embedded systems.
These initial devices in the Versal Series Gen 2
portfolio build on the first generation with powerful new AI
Engines expected to deliver up to 3x higher TOPs-per-watt than
first generation Versal AI Edge Series devicesi, while new
high-performance integrated Arm® CPUs are expected to offer up to
10x more scalar compute than first gen Versal AI Edge and Prime
series devicesii.
“The demand for AI-enabled embedded applications is
exploding and driving the need for single-chip solutions for the
most efficient end-to-end acceleration within the power and area
constraints of embedded systems,” said Salil Raje, senior vice
president and general manager, Adaptive and Embedded Computing
Group, AMD. “Backed by over 40 years of adaptive computing
leadership, these latest generation Versal devices bring together
multiple compute engines on a single architecture offering high
compute efficiency and performance with scalability from the
low-end to high-end.”
Balancing performance, power, area, together with
advanced functional safety and security, Versal Series Gen 2
devices deliver new capabilities and features that enable the
design of high-performance, edge-optimized products for the
automotive, aerospace and defense, industrial, vision, healthcare,
broadcast and pro AV markets.
Powering Subaru’s Next-Gen ADAS Vision
System Subaru Corporation has selected Versal AI Edge
Series Gen 2 devices for the company’s next-generation advanced
driver-assistance system (ADAS) vision system, known as EyeSight.
The EyeSight system is integrated into select Subaru car models to
enable advanced safety features, including adaptive cruise control,
lane-keep assist, and pre-collision braking. Subaru is using AMD
adaptive SoC technology in current EyeSight-equipped vehicles.
“Subaru has selected Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 to
deliver the next generation of automotive AI performance and safety
for future EyeSight-equipped vehicles,” said Satoshi Katahira,
General Manager, Advanced Integration System Department & ADAS
Development Department, Engineering Division, Subaru Corporation.
“Versal AI Edge Gen 2 devices are designed to provide the AI
inference performance, ultra-low latency, and functional safety
capabilities required to put cutting-edge AI-based safety features
in the hands of drivers.”
Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2To meet
the complex processing needs of real-world systems, AMD Versal AI
Edge Series Gen 2 devices incorporate an optimal mix of processors
for all three phases of AI-driven embedded system acceleration:
- Preprocessing: FPGA programmable logic for real-time
preprocessing with unparalleled flexibility to connect to a wide
range of sensors and implement high-throughput, low-latency
data-processing pipelines
- AI Inference: An array of vector processors in the form of
next-gen AI Engines for efficient AI inference
- Postprocessing: Arm CPU cores providing the postprocessing
power needed for complex decision-making and control for
safety-critical applications.
This single-chip intelligence can eliminate the
need to build multi-chip processing solutions, resulting in
smaller, more efficient embedded AI systems with the potential for
shorter time-to-market.
Versal Prime Series Gen 2The AMD
Versal Prime Series Gen 2 provides end-to-end acceleration for
traditional, non-AI-based embedded systems by combining
programmable logic for sensor processing with high-performance
embedded Arm CPUs. Designed to offer up to 10x more scalar compute
compared to the first generation, these devices can efficiently
handle sensor processing and complex scalar workloads.
With new hard IP for high-throughput video
processing, including up to 8K multi-channel workflows, Versal
Prime Gen 2 devices are ideally suited for applications such as
ultra-high-definition (UHD) video streaming and recording,
industrial PCs, and flight computers.
Broad and Scalable PortfolioThe
Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 and Versal Prime Series Gen 2
portfolios provide scalability from edge sensors to centralized
compute for AI-driven systems. They feature a range of devices with
increasing amounts of AI and adaptive compute to allow customers to
select the performance, power, and area footprints to efficiently
achieve application performance and safety targets.
Streamlined Design CyclesThe AMD
Vivado™ Design Suite tools and libraries help boost productivity
and streamline design cycles for embedded hardware system
developers, offering fast compile times and enhanced quality of
results. For embedded software developers, the AMD Vitis™ Unified
Software Platform enables embedded software, signal processing, and
AI design development at users’ preferred levels of abstraction,
with no FPGA experience needed.
Designers can get started with AMD Versal AI Edge
Series Gen 2 and Versal Prime Series Gen 2 early access
documentation and first-generation Versal evaluation kits and
design tools available today. AMD expects availability of Versal
Series Gen 2 silicon samples in the first half of 2025, followed by
evaluation kits and System-on-Modules samples in mid-2025, and
production silicon expected in late 2025.
Supporting Resources
- Learn more about the AMD Versal Series Gen 2 adaptive SoCs
- Check out the AMD blog on enabling single-chip
intelligence
- Follow AMD on LinkedIn
- Follow AMD on Twitter
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i Based on AMD internal performance and power
projections for the AIE-ML v2 compute tile architecture in the
Versal AI Edge series Gen 2 using the MX6 data type, compared to
performance specifications and AMD Power Design Manager power
results for the AIE-ML compute tile architecture featured in the
first generation Versal AI Edge Series using INT8 data type.
Assumptions: 2 row, 8 column sub-arrays. Operating conditions: 1
GHz Fmax, 0.7V AIE operating voltage, 100C junction temperature,
typical process, 60% vector load, % activations = 0 < 10%.
Actual performance will vary when final products are released in
market. Performance projections as of March 2024. (VER-023).
ii Based on AMD internal pre-silicon performance
estimates for combined total DMIPs of the Versal AI Edge Series Gen
2 and Versal Prime Series Gen 2 processing system when configured
with 8 Arm Cortex-A78AE applications cores @2.2 GHz and 10 Arm
Cortex-R52 real-time cores @1.05 GHz, compared to the published
combined total DMIPs of the processing system in the
first-generation Versal AI Edge series and Versal Prime series.
Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 and Versal Prime Series Gen 2 operating
conditions: highest available speed grade, 0.88V PS operating
voltage, split-mode operation, maximum supported operating
frequency. First-generation Versal AI Edge series and Versal Prime
Series operating conditions: highest available speed grade, 0.88V
PS operating voltage, maximum supported operating frequency. Actual
DMIPs performance will vary when final products are released in
market. Performance projections as of February 2024. (VER-027)
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