The successful tape-out of Loongson's 2K3000 (3B6000M) processor is an important milestone for Loongson Zhongke in the field of independent processor research and development. The performance and function of this processor have reached new heights, providing strong support for the development of Loongson Zhongke in the field of industrial control and mobile terminals.
1. Performance & Technological Innovation
- Core architecture and performance: Loongson 2K3000 (3B6000M) integrates 8 LA364E processor cores, and the single-core fixed-point score of the SPEC CPU 2006 Base is 30 points based on the measured SPEC CPU 2006 base at the main frequency of 2.5GHz. This indicates a significant improvement in single-core performance and is better able to meet the needs of complex calculations.
- GPU performance improvement: The chip integrates the second-generation self-developed GPGPU core LG200, which doubles the graphics performance compared with the previous generation LG100. The LG200 not only supports graphics acceleration, but also has general-purpose computing acceleration and AI acceleration functions, with a single-precision floating-point peak performance of 256GFLOPS and an 8-bit fixed-point peak performance of 8TOPS. This makes the processor more competitive for graphics processing and AI applications.
- Security and scalability: The chip integrates an independent hardware codec module, supports a variety of mainstream video formats, and is equipped with eDP/DP/HDMI three-way display interface output, with 4K high-definition processing performance reaching 60 frames. In addition, it also integrates a secure and trustworthy module, provides SM2/3/4 hardware algorithm module and a reconfigurable cryptographic module, which provides great convenience for software programming. Rich I/O expansion interfaces, such as PCIe 3.0, USB3.0/USB2.0, SATA 3.0, etc., meet the application requirements in different scenarios.
Figure: Loongson 2K3000 and 3B6000M are packaged in different packages with the same silicon wafer, and are divided into industrial control and mobile terminals
2. Application field and market prospect
- Industrial control and mobile terminals: Loongson 2K3000 (3B6000M) is oriented to industrial control applications and mobile terminals respectively, which shows that Loongson Zhongke has a clear strategic plan in expanding the market. The industrial control field has high requirements for the stability and reliability of the processor, while the mobile terminal field pays more attention to the balance of performance and power consumption. The successful tape-out of the processor will help Loongson Zhongke gain more market share in these two fields.
- Ecological construction: With the successful tape-out of Loongson 2K3000 (3B6000M), Loongson general-purpose CPU has formed a complete series of desktop, server and terminal products. This will help Loongson Zhongke build a more complete ecosystem, attract more partners to join, and jointly promote the development of Loongson architecture.
3. The impact on the future development of Loongson Zhongke
- Technology accumulation and breakthroughs: After more than 20 years of accumulation, Loongson Zhongke has systematically mastered the key core technologies of general-purpose processors, graphics processors, AI processors and their basic software design. The successful tape-out of Loongson 2K3000 (3B6000M) marks that Loongson Zhongke has entered a new stage in processor research and development, laying a solid foundation for its continuous innovation in the future.
- Market competition and challenges: In the context of fierce competition in the global chip market, Loongson Zhongke is facing strong pressure from international giants. However, with the growing market demand for independent and controllable, safe and credible, Loongson Zhongke is expected to achieve breakthroughs in specific fields and gradually expand its market share by virtue of its technical advantages and product performance in the field of independent processors.
- Industrial ecosystem construction: The success of a processor is not only determined by its performance, but also closely related to the industrial ecosystem. Loongson Zhongke needs to further strengthen cooperation with partners such as operating systems, application software, and hardware equipment to jointly create an open and win-win industrial ecology to promote the wide application and sustainable development of Loongson architecture.
4. Summary and outlook
The successful tape-out of Loongson 2K3000 (3B6000M) processor is not only an important leap in technological breakthrough for Loongson Zhongke, but also a powerful breakthrough for domestic chips in international competition. Through the integration of 8 LA364E processor cores and the second-generation self-developed GPGPU core LG200, Loongson Zhongke has achieved a double improvement in single-core performance and graphics processing capabilities, especially in the innovation of AI acceleration and security and trusted modules, providing strong technical support for domestic chips in the field of industrial control and mobile terminals.
From technology accumulation to market expansion, Loongson Zhongke has built a relatively complete ecosystem, attracting dozens of industrial control and information machine enterprises to participate in product design. This not only lays the foundation for the wide application of the Loongson architecture, but also provides new possibilities for the future development of domestic chips.
