BritChips podcast: Apitronix - Scaling to 220

Ed French reckons that Apitronix has developed the world’s most powerful real-time processor - one with with 220 RISC-V cores. But that’s a mere fraction of the number that their novel architecture can scale to!In this BritChips podcast, Ed - who describes himself as an incurable engineer - chats about the various startups he’s founded and invested in over the past thirty years before he teamed up with renowned real-time operating system entrepreneur Ken Tindell to launch Apitronix.The conversation delves into the founding of Apitronix, the innovative chip architecture being developed, and the steps towards creating a 220-core chip primarily designed for the automotive industry. Ed highlights the unique messaging system that allows for efficient communication between cores, making the chip architecture scalable and adaptable to various programming languages.Ed discusses the importance of partnerships, the challenges of securing funding, and the potential applications of their technology in machine learning and real-time control systems. He also highlights the significance of the UK government-sponsored ChipStart program in their journey and his aspirations for the future of Apitronix.You can watch a tow-minute excerpt of this podcast in the accompanying BritChips Extra Slice video clip available on Substack and on the YouTube BritChips channel.This podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Just search for ‘BritChips’. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anttheantidote.substack.com