Beyond the Newsroom: Unpacking Arm’s 11 Key Innovations for May 2024
The Arm Editorial Team is always on the lookout for the newest and most intriguing technology trends and narratives. Beyond the Arm Newsroom is our effort to direct our readers to technology stories from other parts of Arm’s digital estate.
Here’s a handpicked list of recent highlights that piqued our interest during May 2024.
Arm and Tencent revolutionizing mobile gaming technology
Together with Tencent Games, we have introduced NanoMesh, a new rendering technology that helps to improve gaming performance on mobile devices by simplifying high-poly mesh modelling for cross-platform games. Nathan Li, Senior Manager for Developer Ecosystems, explains how the use of NanoMesh can reduce the size of game packages by 70 percent in disk space and allow for faster download times, all while maintaining a high visual appeal.
Powering AI data processing with Arm’s SME
Arm Scalable Matrix Extension (SME) is an Armv9 architectural feature that helps enhance matrix operations for AI data processing, building on the Scalable Vector Extensions (SVE and SVE2), with improved capabilities for efficient matrix processing. Senior Principal Applications Engineer Zenon Xiu explains in this Part 1 blog that through Arm’s SME, applications can dynamically switch between Streaming SVE and Non-streaming SVE modes, leveraging new instructions and storage structures like the Z-Array for optimal data handling for AI workloads.
Stay tuned for a Part 2 blog to learn more.
The power and efficiency of Arm Neoverse V1 and AWS Graviton3 CPUs
We recently showcased the exceptional performance and efficiency of the Arm Neoverse V1-based AWS Graviton3 CPUs when running LLMs (large language models). Ravi Malhotra, our Hyperscale Solutions Architect, explains that the Graviton3 CPUs demonstrated up to 3x better performance in prompt processing and token generation when compared to other server CPUs. This breakthrough is particularly significant for developers deploying smaller, more focused LLMs in their applications, offering a cost-effective and scalable solution.
Arm Development Studio 2024.0 installers now available
Arm Development Studio 2024.0 is now available, with this supporting the latest Arm processors and architectures. In this article, Ronan Synnott, Principal Applications Engineer at Arm, highlights the new features, including enhanced memory view formats, debugger commands, and gdbserver connectivity for M-profile devices. This is a major advancement in development tools from Arm that offers granular support for Arm IP and aids developers through improved debugging capabilities.
Paving the way for AI-enabled software defined vehicles on Arm
The automotive industry is shifting to a zonal architecture with a central compute system to minimize the number of ECUs and support AI-enabled, software-defined vehicles. Through this article, Arm’s Director Automotive Partnerships for EMEA, Bernhard Rill explains that this shift towards consolidated, high performance systems-on-chips (SoCs) with Cortex-R52+ has allowed for various scalable development and multi-ECU software reuse across the automotive industry.
Delivering robust developer tools with GCC-14 Release
Through a series of blogs detailing the several improvements in the GCC-14 release, our Principal Software Engineer Tamar Christina showcased the significant enhancements we made to the compiler.
One of the focuses was to address the technical debt and simplifying vector zero concats. We have improved the compiler’s maintenance and ease of contribution, as well as making improvements in the vectorization – particularly the shift from a statement-based loop vectorizer to a loop-aware SLP vectorizer.
Additionally, some specific improvements to memcpy/memmove were made and SME/SME2 architecture extensions have been introduced, thus allowing users to write routines performing various matrix operations on large datasets.
These improvements in GCC 14 mean that developers can expect a much-improved compiler that is easier to maintain and contribute to, and that generates more efficient code. This translates to software that is more performant and reliable. The GCC-14 release marks a significant step forward in Arm’s ongoing commitment to delivering robust and efficient tools for developers.
Pioneering energy-efficient solutions with Red Hat on Arm
Through our collaboration with Red Hat, we have developed energy-efficient solutions for diverse infrastructure deployments across automotive, telco, and edge segments. As highlighted by Arm’s Director of Software Ecosystem Yan Fisher, the partnership has also introduced virtualization support on 64-bit Arm platforms in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, allowing for enhanced development and deployment flexibility across architectures. This joint effort is pivotal in advancing infrastructure solutions, fostering interoperability, and shaping a dynamic, resilient IT landscape with a focus on compatibility and performance.
Arm Education in Conversation with Eben Upton
Eben Upton, Founder and CEO of Raspberry Pi Ltd., discusses the origins of Raspberry Pi computer, why he chose Arm as the architecture of choice for the projects, and the continuing importance of general-purpose computing.
Building Edge AI on Arm
Tobias McBride, Manager Partner Ecosystem, hosts a collaborative discussion between Arm, NVIDIA, and Edge Impulse on building Edge AI on Arm devices. Together, they showcase a real-world example of object detection using synthetic data created in NVIDIA Omniverse and trained with Edge Impulse. Check this video to find out more.
Developer advancements with Windows on Arm
Hosted by Michael Hall from Arm’s Innovation Coffee series, featuring David Whaley, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Arm, and Jeremy Sinclair, a Microsoft MVP and Arm Ambassador, this video explores the various advancements and developer opportunities with Windows on Arm.
Arm talks at Game Developer Conference 2024
Through a series of video recordings of our 2024 GDC talks, we explore the latest innovations and developments with mobile graphics. The videos feature the evolution of ray tracing technology and strategies for balancing visual fidelity with computational efficiency on Arm’s Mali GPUs. We also delve into our collaboration with Tencent Games and MediaTek to elevate mobile graphics through SmartGI evolution. Check out these videos to learn more.
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With the escalating need for power-efficient systems, @FujitsuFNC's turned to Arm to build the FUJITSU-MONAKA CPU - a processor designed to help achieve energy savings of 40% in Japanese data centers by 2030.
+ That's without compromising AI innovation: https://okt.to/WM0F3A
Arm KleidiAI brings 30% performance improvements to @Google AI Edge's MediaPipe and XNNPACK running the Gemma 2B LLM. 💪
This is the first integration of many, as we enable more LLMs to run as effectively and efficiently as possible on Arm mobile CPUs: https://okt.to/qLW8He
Flooding can happen anytime, but early warning systems can help reduce its impact on communities and protect lives.
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How can developers stay ahead in the age of AI?
Andy Wafaa shares details on the tools required to optimize code, increase accessibility, and shape the future of computing at @WeAreDevs World Congress: https://okt.to/wJakX3
Since 2012, Raspberry Pi's been changing the game for businesses in the ecosystem.🚀
Founder & CEO, Eben Upton shares the origin story of Raspberry Pi and why he chose Arm as the architecture of choice:
Interview recorded in Jan 2023.
Arm Education in Conversation with Eben Upton
In this episode, we interview Eben Upton, founder and CEO of Raspberry Pi (Trading) Ltd. Eben shares with us the...
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In the age of AI, collaboration is crucial to solve technological and societal challenges.
Together with a group of academics at our Cambridge office, we've developed a "Call for Action," identifying the steps needed to ensure AI adoption in both the public and private sectors.
Ready to upscale your mobile game development without losing performance?
👉 Say hello to Arm Accuracy Super Resolution
It's our open source solution derived from FSR2, designed to increase the resolution of images from low to high with our efficient shader code:
.@AWSCloud Graviton4 is here! 🙌
Announced in GA, Graviton4 uses Arm Neoverse V2 to provide the most powerful, energy efficient AWS processor to date.
It follows 5+ years of collaboration on Graviton to enable CPU silicon innovation in the Amazon Cloud: https://okt.to/UWM0FR
Proud to partner with @AlzheimersBRACE to support dementia research and foster community. 🤝
From running the Bristol Half-Marathon to raising £2K+ for charity and spreading awareness, shoutout to our team for making a real impact. 💙
Not sure where to start with running Llama models? We've got you. Our 🆕 learning path teaches you how to build and run a simple Android Chat app with different Llama models using ExecuTorch and XNNPACK.
Dive into the step-by-step guide in the link below.
⚡ Silicon is defining and revolutionizing technology.
With the help of our partners, we're at the forefront of its evolution, driving innovative new approaches to silicon design with CSS and chiplets to define the future of computing.
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From Moore’s Law to today’s modern designs for AI, silicon is defining technology markets now and in the future.
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Arm CSS for Client is unleashing the power of the Armv9 architecture for AI innovation.
CSS for Client delivers physical implementations across Arm CPUs and GPUs, simplifying SoC builds for the fastest path to production silicon.
Learn more👇 https://okt.to/Q3yLjc
The advancements in large multimodal models and GenAI herald a new era in AI robotics.
That’s why tomorrow's robotics are harnessing the power of LLMs to improve energy efficiency, security, and functional safety.
🦾 And it's all happening #onArm: https://okt.to/6nbZ9m
The world's leading AI companies are prioritizing data center efficiency to scale and grow. And they're doing it #onArm.
Arm CMO Ami Badani joined The Artificial Human Podcast to discuss why efficiency is crucial to driving AI innovation.
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Here's a glimpse of our #INWED24 celebrations in Kenya, Ghana and Switzerland.
The Arm-Ambassador-led events brought everyone together to celebrate the significant impact of women engineers and to inspire future innovators to help bridge the STEM gap: https://okt.to/9ZAuna
Find $ARM in the Nasdaq-100 Index from today. 🙌
As we go from strength-to-strength as a public company, we're excited to join industry leading companies on the @Nasdaq stock exchange, emphasizing the importance of Arm tech among the global ecosystem: https://okt.to/gpRsAe
Create the best possible AI experiences with KleidiAI. ⚡
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Ready to reap the benefits?
🥳 Our partners @HPE and @NVIDIA are making turnkey private-cloud AI a reality!
Announced this week, NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE brings the power and efficiency of Grace Hopper Superchips, built #onArm, to the HPE ProLiant Compute DL384 Gen12 server.
HPE ProLiant Compute DL384 Gen12 | HPE Store United Kingdom
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For #WorldRefugeeDay, we're celebrating our partnership with @Refugees & @UNRefugeesUK to ensure AI tools for humanitarian efforts are used responsibly.
By supporting @UNHCRinnovation, we can ensure diversity is built into tools from the ground up:
We're putting the foundations in place for a thriving, diverse, chiplet ecosystem in Automotive.
From participation in @imec_int's Automotive Chiplet Program, to our role in SOAFEE, here's how we're ensuring interoperability and performance for chiplets: https://okt.to/eBfYgd
Here's to our fantastic, award-winning Internal Comms team. 👏
At the #ICEAwards, the team took home 3️⃣ awards for:
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Rene Haas joined the Samsung Foundry Forum to discuss our almost 30-year partnership and the possibilities of Arm CSS.
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