Promoting RISC-V up to the next level, Saifang Technology released two high-performance products
On August 23, the RISC-V field ushered in a major breakthrough. Saifang Technology, the leader of RISC-V software and hardware ecology, held the 2022 new product launch conference online, announcing two blockbuster new products: the world's first mass-produced high-performance RISC-V multimedia processor - Fang·Jinghong 7110 (JH7110), And the world's highest performance mass-produced RISC-V single-board computer - Fang · Xingguang 2 (VisionFive 2), promoting RISC-V in the field of high-performance applications.
Ni Guangnan, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, made an opening speech for the press conference. Academician Ni said that in order to achieve the goal of independent control of the chip industry, it is necessary to break the monopoly of the mainstream CPU architecture. The emergence of RISC-V provides new opportunities to promote the development of China's chip industry. Ecological development is the key to determining RISC-V's transition from the Internet of Things to high-performance applications, which requires the joint efforts of all sectors of society.
The world's first mass-produced high-performance RISC-V multimedia processor
Xu Tao, the founder and CEO of Saifang Technology, fully revealed the secret of Saifang Technology's new generation of multimedia processor - JH7110. As a high-performance, low-power, multi-functional RISC-V-based application processor chip, JH7110 adopts mature TSMC 28nm process, equipped with 64-bit high-performance quad-core RISC-V CPU, operating frequency 1.5GHz, 2MB Second level cache. It is worth mentioning that JH7110 integrates 3DGPU, H.264/H.265 video codec IP and ISP IP, and is a powerful multimedia processing platform.
According to the actual measurement, the JH7110 CPU has a stable operating frequency of 1.5GHz and a Coremark running score of 5.09. It is the product with the best performance among RISC-V mass-produced chips currently on the market. In addition, JH7110 provides more powerful GPU processing capabilities. Under the GPU operating frequency of 400MHz, using the industry-standard GPU benchmark – GLmark2 test, compared with the main control chip widely used in the field of single-board computer, the measured data of JH7110 reached 4 more than double.
In terms of power consumption, JH7110 is divided into 8 power domains that can be switched independently. The CPU frequency can be adjusted by software. Customers can set the most effective chip working scenarios according to application scenarios and performance requirements to achieve PPA balance. In the sleep state, the power consumption of JH7110 is 120mW; in the application scenario of single-board computer, JH7110 works at full load, and the dynamic power consumption is 4100mW; in the application scenarios of soft routing and NAS, users do not need GPU and video encoding, but need dual network ports Working, the user can control the module switch through the software, and the actual power consumption will drop to 3100mW at this time.
Saifang Technology JH7110 RISC-V chip
It is worth mentioning that JH7110 has strong multimedia support capabilities. JH7110 integrates the low-power ISP self-developed by Saifang Technology, provides powerful H.264/H.265 encoding and decoding capabilities, supports dual-channel 1080P@30fps encoding, 1-channel 4K@60fps or 4-channel 1080P@30fps decoding; support JPEG codec; display output can support 2-channel 4K dual-screen display, 6 kinds of layer overlay display; integrated GPU rendering capability can reach 2400MPixels/s.
Xu Tao said that through faster response speed and smoother image processing, JH7110 can bring excellent gaming experience to gamers. In addition, ordinary users can also obtain smooth graphics in common desktop environments, such as Debian and OpenHarmony. The use experience has laid the foundation for the multi-application scenarios of JH7110.
The world's highest performance mass-produced RISC-V single-board computer
Based on JH7110, Saifang Technology released the world's first high-performance, low-cost and integrated 3DGPU mass-produced RISC-V single-board computer-VisionFive 2.
RISC-V Single Board Computer - VisionFive 2
VisionFive 2 is equipped with JH7110 multimedia processor, which has strong computing and graphics processing capabilities; it is equipped with complete audio and video interfaces: DVP, MIPI, HDMI, audio stereo interface; two network interfaces; 40-pin full-featured GPIO, which can Compatible with general-purpose peripheral modules of various mainstream development boards; at the same time, it provides expansion interfaces for PCIE, USB, and SDIO peripherals.
Compared with the existing RISC-V development boards, VisionFive 2 has the highest performance and the most complete functions. Xu Tao introduced that at present, on the VisionFive series development boards, the official Linux distributions Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSUSE, Debian, ArchLinux, AltLinux, Gentoo, Lubuntu and other operating systems have been ported, and OpenHarmony, Deepin, Ubuntu Kylin, etc. are being ported. . In addition, the VisionFive series development boards already fully support high-level languages such as Python and JAVA. At the same time, the Ark compiler supporting Javascript programming will soon be released under the OpenHarmony operating system, helping users to develop various applications efficiently.
Powerful performance, rich peripheral interfaces, and rich software ecosystem give VisonFive 2 unlimited potential. According to the on-site demonstration, while playing high-definition video, VisionFive 2 can smoothly perform 3D rendering and run 3D games.
It is reported that VisionFive 2 covers three versions of 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB, and the corresponding prices are 55 US dollars, 65 US dollars, and 85 US dollars (not including tax), and the price has approached other development boards on the market. In addition, Saifang Technology will also launch a two-month crowdfunding profit sharing activity, and users can enjoy a discount of up to 25%.
The crowdfunding of VisionFive 2 will be launched on Kickstarter, the world's most famous crowdfunding website. After entering kickstarter.com, users can search for VisionFive 2 on the homepage to learn more about crowdfunding.
"VisionFive 2 truly fills the gap in the RISC-V high-performance development board. We hope that at the most affordable price, RISC-V followers and business customers around the world can experience and evaluate this high-performance RISC-V development board. V product." Xu Tao said.
Promote the continuous landing of RISC-V high-performance applications
JH7110 has passed strict reliability tests and meets the complete test standards of commercial and industrial regulations, and can be widely used in the fields of consumer electronics and industrial control. At the press conference, Xu Tao introduced a complete cloud computer and notebook computer solution based on JH7110. JH7110 perfectly supports remote desktop transmission, and supports dual-screen and three-screen different displays, which can well meet the needs of industry users for cloud computer products.
Powerful GPU and multimedia capabilities make JH7110 capable of supporting desktop operating systems. The notebook computer solution developed and designed by Saifang Technology and its partners is powered by batteries, and the necessary communication peripherals are expanded through PCIE and USB, supporting previous With built-in camera and 2K LCD touch screen, it is a set of competitive entry-level notebook computer solutions.
Empowering open source hardware, JH7110 continues to gain favor. Not long ago, open source hardware manufacturer Pine64 announced the launch of the JH7110-based RISC-V single-board computer Star64. It is reported that Star64 is equipped with 1 PCIe interface, 2 Gigabit Ethernet ports, GPIO and USB 3.0 data interface.
Wang Zanmei, general manager of Bipai Technology, said that the JH7110 launched by Saifang Technology can bring more innovation and driving force to the open source community. Banana Pi open source community will launch a new generation of development boards based on JH7110, and cooperate with Saifang Technology Create an ecological software system.
In terms of gas pipeline network intelligent system and network security, Saifang Technology and Winnut will jointly develop industrial Internet security products with completely independent intellectual property rights based on JH7110. At present, this product has entered the stage of field testing, and will be promoted to cover urban gas projects, helping Towngas China Energy to improve the protection capabilities of the gas pipeline network system and consolidate infrastructure data security.
Xi Dan, Vice President of Engineering Quality and Construction of Towngas China, said that Towngas China operates piped gas projects in more than 300 cities and towns in the Mainland, with more than 40 million customers. Apply JH7110 to the industrial-grade network security system to ensure the information security of the key facilities of Ganghua Smart Operation Platform, improve the security level, realize safe, reliable and stable gas supply, and escort the realization of smart gas.
Innovation drives industrial transformation, a small step for RISC-V, and a big step forward for RISC-V. The mass production of JH7110 and VisionFive 2 this time means that RISC-V has taken a solid step towards high-performance applications and injected a boost to the development of domestic chips.
About Saifang Technology
StarFive Technology (StarFive) was established in 2018. It is a local high-tech enterprise with independent intellectual property rights. It provides the world's leading CPU IP, SoC, development board and other products and solutions based on the RISC-V instruction set. The leader of RISC-V software and hardware ecology.
Since its establishment, Saifang Technology has successively launched a variety of RISC-V-based products: the world's highest performance processor core that supports the most complete instructions - Tianshu, the world's first mass-produced high-performance multimedia processor - Surprise Hong 7110, the world's highest-performance mass-produced single-board computer Fang·Starlight 2. These products cover cloud computers, tablet computers, desktop/notebook computers, gateway routing, edge computing, industrial display, smart home, smart retail, smart energy and other equipment, scenarios and industries.
Saifang Technology is rooted in China, looking at the world, and is determined to become the promoter and leader of the global RISC-V technology and ecology. In the future, Saifang Technology will insist on focusing on self-research and paying equal attention to ecology. By leading the development of RISC-V technology and driving industrial innovation, RISC-V will enter more high-performance computing applications and create more for global developers and customers. the value of.