Imagination, TSMC look to drive performance of PowerVR gpus
Imagination Technologies is working with TSMC to boost the performance of its PowerVR Series6 gpus.
According to the firm, initial efforts have already achieved a 25% performance boost; 30% in key blocks.
Imagination's R&D teams are now working with TSMC to develop highly optimised IP libraries and fully characterised reference system designs for Imagination's IP cores on TSMC's advanced processes, including 28HPM and 16nm FinFET technologies.
Leveraging extensive analysis of factors affecting performance, Imagination is also taping out a multi-core, multi-cluster PowerVR Series6 gpu design to characterise these performance improvements – with plans to demonstrate a test chip later this year.
Imagination says the resulting reference flow and optimised libraries will enable SoC designers to significantly accelerate time to market and increase performance for similar implementations of PowerVR Series6 gpus.
