IBM Telum (microprocessor)
The Telum is a microprocessing chip made by IBM for the IBM Z mainframe computers, announced at the Hot Chips 2021 conference on August 23, 2021.[1] Telum is IBM's first processor that contains on-chip acceleration for AI inferencing while a transaction is taking place.[2][3]
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 2021 |
| Designed by | IBM |
| Performance | |
| Max. CPU clock rate | >5 GHz |
| Cache | |
| L2 cache | 32 MB per core |
| Architecture and classification | |
| Technology node | 7 nm |
| Instruction set | z/Architecture |
| Physical specifications | |
| Cores |
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| History | |
| Predecessor | z15 |
Description
The chip contains 8 processor cores with a deep superscalar out-of-order pipeline, running with more than 5 GHz clock frequency which is optimized for the demands of heterogenous enterprise class workloads. The cache and chip-interconnection infrastructure provides 32 MB cache per core and can scale to 32 Telum chips. [4][5][6]
See also
References
- Moorhead, Patrick. "IBM Telum- A New Chapter In Vertically Integrated Chip Technology". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
- Combs, Veronica (2021-08-24). "IBM's new Telum Processor is the company's first with an on-chip AI accelerator". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
- "New Approaches For Processor Architectures". Semiconductor Engineering. August 23, 2021.
- Cutress, Dr Ian. "Did IBM Just Preview The Future of Caches?". www.anandtech.com. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- "IBM's New Telum Chip Reboots the Mainframe". IEEE Spectrum. 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- I Tried to Break a Million Dollar Computer - IBM Z16 Facility Tour!, retrieved 2022-05-05
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