Embedded processors, domestic autonomous controlled range
Recently, the first set of independently developed embedded full-stack control system was successfully put into operation in China. This controller platform is equipped with a secure and reliable embedded operating system and domestic embedded processor, realizes the independent control of the core technology of the whole stack from SoC chip, operating system, software to control.
What is embedded?
According to IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) the definition of embedded system is a device used to control, monitor, or assist in the operation of machines and equipment. The academic field defines it as an application-centered, computer technology-based, hardware and software can be trimmed, and is suitable for use with strict requirements for functionality, reliability, cost, volume, and power consumption.
In a set of embedded system, embedded processor and embedded operating system are the most important. From the hardware perspective, an embedded processor is the core of the embedded system, which is the hardware unit to control and assist the system operation.
Embedded processors are generally classified into the following typical types: embedded microcontroller MCU (Micro Control Unit), embedded DSP processor (Digital Signal Processor), embedded microprocessor MPU (Micro Processor Unit), embedded system-on-chip SoC
(System on Chip), and programmable system-on-chip SoPC (System on a Programmable Chip).
Last week, the RISC-V Summit was held in San Jose, California, and the organization has been steadily growing in membership, with numbers of scholars and technology corporations (e.g., Google, NVIDIA, etc.). From the launch of RISC-V until now, the organization has made RISC-V into a viable alternative to proprietary ARMs and Intel-based processors. According to Deloitte forecast, RISC-V chips will reach $1 billion by 2024.
As an open-source platform, RISC-V is not affected by export restrictions, making RISC-V highly attractive to companies and countries that have received or are concerned about being affected by these restrictions in the environment of international chip sanctions. Due to the royalty-free nature of RISC-V, it is difficult to get an exact number of RISC-V chips shipped, but it is estimated that there are approximately 10 billion cores on the market. While the scale is still small compared to X86 and ARM; however, with the growth rate of RISC-V, the development opportunities of RISC-V should not be underestimated.
Development history and trends of embedded technology
• In 1980, microprocessors and hardware design dominated, and software was a very low percentage of the system.
• In the 90s, commercial RTOS became popular, which helped solve the problem of software complexity; Linux entered embedded systems.
• In 2000, SoC processors gradually came to the forefront, software, and hardware collaborative design; automotive electronics drive simulation, modeling and verification methods became popular.
• In 2010, the mass adoption of open-source software driven changes in development and testing methodologies; IoT architectures and applications driven distribution of real-time software regression.
• In 2015, the RISC-V emerged to lead the innovation of embedded CPUs; the first year of IoT OS.
• In 2019, the China Embedded Technology Conference (Shenzhen) was held for three consecutive years.
• In 2020, the pioneering idea of “software-defined hardware” will drive the transformation of embedded systems.
• In the future, embedded technology will continue to evolve through innovation.
There is huge potential for future development in the embedded direction. Driven by industrial Internet and artificial intelligence, the application boundary of embedded products will gradually expand in the future. The early embedded mainly involves three layers of technology system, which are perception layer, network layer and platform layer. With the development of big data, cloud computing and artificial intelligence related technology, currently embedded also involves edge layer, data layer, application layer and security layer, and these newly added technology layers (tiers) will have an increasing impact on the future of embedded technologies. The IoT and AI boom is driving the development of embedded technology in the direction of security, low power consumption, and connectivity, and will also increasingly show the trend of integrating embedded platforms.
With the advent of digital economy and double carbon era, domestic intelligent manufacturing is an important strategic direction for the country to promote manufacturing power, and “intelligence + new energy” with intelligent manufacturing as the pioneer will usher in a golden development period. In the 5G era, the Internet of Everything has become the infrastructure, and embedded, as an important part of IoT technology and artificial intelligence, will also enter the fast track of development. LeapFive Technology will continue to empower smart energy, smart industry, smart city, and smart logistics, and continue to promote the digitalization and intelligent transformation of new energy, with RISC-V instruction set architecture-based microprocessors as the core, to meet the high performance, security, and intelligence-oriented, integrated GPU, Crypto Engine, NPU and other forms of co-processing units. We will customize and develop AIoT edge underlying hardware and software platforms to implement the ‘30·60’ deployment and contribute to the early realization of the dual carbon goal with the power of LeapFive Technology.
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