Calxeda (previously known asSmooth-Stone)[1] was a company that aimed to provide computers based on theARM architecture forserver computers. It operated from 2008 through 2013.[2]
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| Industry | Semiconductor industry |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Barry Evans, Larry Wikelius, David Borland |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Headquarters | , USA |
| Products | System on a chip |
| Website | www.calxeda.com — defunct |
Calxeda claimed reduced energy consumption as well as better cost per throughput, compared tox86-based server manufacturers. They competed in themany-core server market againstIntel andAMD, other recent ARM-based server vendors such asMarvell Technology Group (the Armada XP product), and themulti-core processor manufacturerTilera.[3][4]
History
editIn March 2011 Calxeda announced a 480-core server in development, consisting of 120 quad-core ARMCortex-A9 CPUs.[5][6][7]
In November 2011 Calxeda announced the EnergyCore ECX-1000, featuring four32-bit ARMv7 Cortex-A9 CPU cores operating at 1.1–1.4 GHz, 32 KBL1 I-cache and 32 KB L1 D-cache per core, 4 MB shared L2 cache, 1.5 W per processor, 5 W per server node including 4 GB ofDDR3 DRAM, 0.5 W when idle.[8][9]Each chip included five10 Gigabit Ethernet ports. Four chips are carried on each EnergyCard.[8]
The UK-headquartered company Boston Limited announced in 2011 appliances based on the Calxeda EnergyCoresystem on a chip products.[10] Boston's appliances, marketed under the Viridis brand, were demonstrated in November 2012.[11]Hewlett-Packard used Calxeda products for a server product known asMoonshot in November 2011, named after theRedstone rocket.[12]
On December 19, 2013, Calxeda was reported to be restructuring, widely referred to as shutting down its operation due to running out of thecapital venture funding, after failing to secure the deal withHewlett-Packard.[2][13]
In December 2014 theintellectual property developed by Calxeda re-emerged with a company called Silver Lining Systems (SLS).[14]
References
edit- ^Timothy Prickett Morgan (November 16, 2010)."Calxeda gears up for server ARM race". The Register. RetrievedJune 3, 2013.
- ^abJack Clark (December 19, 2013)."ARM server chip upstart Calxeda bites the dust just before Christmas". The Register. RetrievedAugust 11, 2021.
- ^Agam Shah (March 11, 2011)."Calxeda's ARM chips designed for 480-core servers".Network World. Archived fromthe original on October 14, 2012. RetrievedMarch 15, 2011.
- ^Rick Merritt (March 11, 2011)."Calxeda gives a peek into its ARM server SoC".EE Times. RetrievedJune 3, 2013.
- ^Matthew Humphries (March 14, 2011)."Calxeda to offer 480-core ARM server". geek.com. Archived fromthe original on March 18, 2011. RetrievedJune 3, 2013.
- ^Timothy Prickett Morgan (March 14, 2011)."Calxeda boasts of 5 watt ARM server node". The Register. RetrievedJune 3, 2013.
- ^Rich Fichera (March 14, 2011)."Calxeda opens the kimono for a tantalizing tease of new ARM servers". ZDNet.
- ^ab"EnergyCore ECX-1000: Technical Specifications". Calxeda. Archived fromthe original on June 2, 2013. RetrievedJune 3, 2013.
- ^Timothy Prickett Morgan (November 1, 2011)."Calxeda hurls EnergyCore ARM at server chip Goliaths: Another David takes aim at Xeon, Opteron". The Register. RetrievedJune 3, 2013.
- ^"Boston unveils Viridis-branded appliances based on Calxeda EnergyCore SoCs".Press release. Boston Limited. November 15, 2011. Archived fromthe original on June 23, 2012. RetrievedJune 3, 2013.
- ^"Boston Presents the First ARM Cluster That Consumes Only 5W of Power at Supercomputing 2012".Press release. Boston Limited. November 13, 2012. Archived fromthe original on March 3, 2016. RetrievedJune 3, 2013.
- ^Timothy Prickett Morgan (November 1, 2011)."HP Project Moonshot hurls ARM servers into the heavens: Redstone clusters launch Calxeda chips". The Register. RetrievedJune 3, 2013.
- ^"Calxeda Closes Shop, Attempts to Restructure".HPCwire. January 6, 2014. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2020.
- ^Jeffrey Burt (December 20, 2014)."Calxeda's ARM-Based Server Chips Re-emerge With New Company".EWeek. Archived fromthe original on April 7, 2015. RetrievedApril 4, 2015.
External links
edit- Calxeda web site (last copy archived byWayBack Machine)
- Silver Lining Systems (SLS), the new company that is leveraging the intellectual property developed by Calxeda
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