Could the update to the Neoverse V2 platform, codenamed “Demeter”, bring a bountiful harvest for the UK company?
Arm has unveiled Neoverse V2, the company’s new data technology to enhance its Neoverse computing portfolio. The Neoverse V2 platform update, codenamed “Demeter”, is an effort to provide better cloud workload performance and address the demands of data and cloud infrastructure processing.
V2 designed to boost Arm Neoverse
As the latest extension of the Arm Neoverse roadmap, the V2 platform aims to upgrade the N1 central processing unit (CPU) and enable the platform technology to deliver better per-thread performance for hyperscale, cloud and high-performance computing ( HPC) workloads and fuel for next-generation infrastructure solutions.
The new additions to the company’s compute roadmap enable its partners to leverage Arm-based technology, support scalability for larger cloud and HPC workloads, and provide Arm v9 architecture security upgrades. The Neoverse V2 platform also includes the latest V-Series core and the Arm CMN-700 mesh connection.
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V2 provides 2 MB (megabytes) of private L2 cache and up to 512 MB of system-level cache, meaning users can gain up to 4 TBps (terabytes per second) of bandwidth for the CMN mesh interconnect. It also comes with DDR5 (Double Data Rate 5), LPDDR5 (Low-Power DDR5) and CXL (Compute Express Link) 2.0 memory expansion power to increase memory usage at scale.
Arm .’s current partnerships
The company’s specialized processing technology aims to reduce workload power consumption and meet the increased computing demands of modern cloud-native software. With the Arm software ecosystem, Neoverse platforms and fabrics such as AMBA CHI, UCIe and CXL, Arm partners have support in developing custom cloud-to-edge software solutions.
The Neoverse V2 platform design currently supports multiple business partners with their architectures. One of these current partners, NVIDIA, is using V2 as the foundation for its Grace data center CPU, which will use V2 technology and LPDDR5X memory to improve performance per watt for servers using traditional architectures.
Arm Neoverse also announced that it is currently developing its next-gen N-series product for release in 2023. The company’s E-series CPUs support a range of features, including dataplane processing, edge networking and 5G RAN.
The Neoverse E2 core platform uses the Cortex-A510 CPU with the Neoverse CMN-700 and N2 system backplane to support cloud usage in constrained applications with a range of core counts; SystemReady compatibility; and PCIe, CXL, IO and interfaces.
Today, Arm has more than 1,000 technology partners, and the major cloud providers offer Arm-based instances. The company continues to work with cloud partners to support their cloud-native frameworks, workloads and infrastructures.
The Arm Neoverse technology holds great potential for future application development as it is used by developers to generate contributions for open source communities. Some examples are contributions to existing tools to provide native builds for the Arm architecture and which have helped to strengthen existing machine learning frameworks and cloud software workloads.
Making moves in cloud computing platform and network infrastructure
While Arm has developed ways to meet the increased demands of computing infrastructure platforms, other vendors have also stepped up their efforts in this technical area. Other competing technologies for more complex workloads and data processing include solutions from Intel and AMD.
Arm claims that Neoverse V2 CPUs will provide the highest single-threaded integer performance available on the market, eclipsing next-generation designs from both AMD and Intel. Still, Arm’s cloud computing technology is a worthy solution that can drive the development of valuable applications that will help improve tomorrow’s digital world.
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About Arm and Neoverse technology
Arm is a custom semiconductor and software design company based in Cambridge, England, owned by the Japanese SoftBank Group. It provides processor designs and software platforms to enable chip computing and secure the power supply for digital products.
Since its introduction in 2018, Neoverse has been adopted by companies and developers as a platform for creating custom applications and solutions. Arm Neoverse also launched the Ampere Altra-based HPEProliant 11th Gen platform with partners in traditional enterprise spaces, including VMware’s Project Monterey, Red Hat supporting OpenShift on Arm, and SAP HANA moving its cloud infrastructure to the Arm-powered AWS Graviton.
Arm’s solutions reduce the power required to perform in the 5G RAN (radio access network) and wireless infrastructure. The Arm 5G Solutions Lab has partnered with several 5G ecosystem leaders, including Google Cloud, Dish Wireless and Vodafone, to support end-to-end 5G networks on Arm.
While it’s still early days, it could look good so far for the potential success of the new processor chip and Arm’s other technology offerings. New British Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng are reportedly planning to persuade Softbank Group to list Arm in the UK.
However, Softbank has considered the possibility of forming a dual listing to hold a base in the UK and US, which would see the ARM index included in both markets. This could be very beneficial for the company given the potential rise in its investment funds, possibly leading to its place in the FTSE 100 index.
Given the higher valuations and the huge investor pool within the US that Softbank is attracting, we’ll have to wait and see if they go for a rare double listing or stay with the US. Either way, more investment could mean more progress in Arm Neoverse technology.
