For smarter, better performing, and more energy efficient data-intensive applications and infrastructures
Decades-old processors can’t always cope efficiently with today’s huge data volumes. Kalray is responding to this new landscape with processors, accelerator cards, and software designed to deliver exceptional performance.
Kalray’s DPU-based K200-LP™ accelerator cards © Kalray
It’s a CEA spin-off that’s already proven itself a pioneer intelligent processors, with its MPPA® DPU processor—currently Europe’s only high-performance, low-power DPU processor dedicated to intensive data processing and one that offers one of the most competitive performance per dollar/watt ratios around. Protected by 30 patent families, it is an 80-core processor that can manage several applications simultaneously with guaranteed processing times and performance.
This DPU processor only consumes a few dozen watts. It is programmable with standard languages, offers high-speed interfaces, and delivers real-time, on-the-fly data processing. It is integrated onto Kalray’s’ K200-LP™ accelerator card. Kalray also offers software-defined solutions for data storage and management.
The French company has operations in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan. Its partnership with the CEA continues through collaborative projects, particularly on ultra-high-performance processors.
Key figure: up to x 5
The Kalray processor is up to 5 times more efficient (performance per Watt/Dollar) vs competing solutions in some customer use cases.
Main applications:
- Data centers
- 5G infrastructure
- Edge computing (automotive, Industry 4.0, etc.)
Technology USED:
- DPU processors, based on a massively parallel 80-core MPPA® architecture
- High-performance programmable accelerator cards, incorporating Kalray DPU processors
- Software-defined solutions for data storage and management
Year founded: 2008
CEA Institutes: CEA-List and CEA-Leti