DRC announces immediate availability of Version 2.0 of its Milano Hardware OS. The key feature of this release is Runtime Reconfiguration (RTR) which enables the DRC RPU (reconfigurable processing unit) to be reconfigured without requiring physical access to the RPU or a system reboot.
This is the first time that a coprocessor has achieved this industry milestone opening up a wide range of applications that are deployed either in a lights-out environment or are geographically distributed. The reconfiguration of the RPU (essentially loading a new personality or algorithm into the coprocessor)
DRC also is previewing its new generation coprocessor code named Project Disruptor. This new RPU (Reconfigurable Processing Unit) extends DRC’s product line by providing a high performance coprocessor compatible with AMD’s Socket F. Like DRC’s existing coprocessors the new RPU fits into a standard AMD processor slot and boosts application performance by up to 100 times over its execution on a standard x86 CPU.
The DRC RPU coprocessor provides substantial performance boost for applications that are search, sort, compress or encrypt intensive. By encoding the key algorithms in the RPU performance gains of 100x and more are achieved because the routines execute at hardware speeds rather than at software speeds.
As well as providing support for AMD Socket F the new DRC RPU also delivers a 30% performance increase in memory bandwidth to over 20 GBytes per second. The new RPUs will be shipping in volume this quarter.
“These new products are a further indication of DRC’s leadership in reconfigurable computing. Our customers have worked with us in defining them, and they have eagerly anticipated their release”, said Larry Laurich, DRC cofounder, President and CEO.
