The_Mission.mdwn

   1 > We believe a computer should be safe to use, and this starts with a
   2 > safe processor.
   3
   4 # The Mission
   5
   6 - to give mass volume appliance manufacturers an alternative to expensive
   7    un-auditable chips.
   8 - to maximize the degree of trust a customer (business or user) can place in
   9   their processor.
  10 - to provide a libre, secure and transparently developed hybrid CPU VPU
  11   GPU architecture to the world.
  12 - to provide businesses and users worldwide with an alternative to
  13   current proprietary opaque chipsets and drivers.
  14
  15 To accomplish this we:
  16
  17 - use collaborative techniques
  18 - operate entirely transparently
  19 - invite developers and experts around the world to contribute without NDAs
  20 - invite inventors to contribute relevant patents to patent pools (OIN)
  21
  22 # The Means:
  23
  24 - provide the customer the **freedom to study, modify, and redistribute**
  25   the full SoC source from HDL and boot loader to down to the VLSI.
  26 - engage in **full transparency** at every level of the development,
  27   right from the inception through to delivery of silicon.  no exceptions.
  28 - listen to **constructive input** from world-leading industry experts,
  29   engineers and enthusiasts alike, in real-time, without NDAs creating
  30   artificial barriers to communication and hampering success.
  31
  32 # The Market:
  33
  34  - chromebooks
  35  - smartphones
  36  - tablets
  37  - industrial boards
  38  - single-board computers (like the Raspberry Pi)
  39  - wearables
  40  - CV capable flight controller for lightweight drones
  41  - whatever you want
  42
  43 # The Machines:
  44
  45 - our first target (Oct 2020): a single-core dual-issue 180nm 64-bit
  46   "demo" QFP chip that will also be a saleable product in the "Embedded"
  47   space (Arduino, STM32F, Ingenic jz4720).
  48 - a full quad core SoC: 800mhz, dual issue, 4-wide FP32, Hybrid CPU /
  49   GPU / VPU [and later an ML inference core], comparable to the Allwinner
  50   64 in capability.
  51 - Products based on customer - and client - driven needs and requirements
  52