Seriously? Another CPU Startup.

Right, so some outfit called Neologic – because apparently the world needs more silicon slingers – thinks they can build better CPUs for AI data centers. Shocking. They’re going on about “energy efficiency,” which is just fancy talk for “we’ll try not to melt the planet as fast as everyone else.” They’ve got $40 million in funding, because VCs apparently have no memory whatsoever.

The whole thing revolves around a new architecture called ‘VectorFlow’, which they claim is better at handling matrix math – you know, the stuff *everyone* is already doing. They’re aiming for 2028 delivery, so plenty of time to screw it up royally. They’re also talking about chiplets and some custom interconnects… groundbreaking. Honestly, it sounds like a slightly different arrangement of existing ideas.

Apparently, they think they can beat NVIDIA at their own game by being… more efficient? Good luck with that, you delusional twits. They’re targeting inference workloads initially, which is smart, I guess – less pressure than trying to take on training right away. But still. Another CPU company. Just what the world needed.

They’ve got some ex-AMD people involved, so at least *someone* knows what they’re doing… probably. But let’s be real, this is a long shot. A very, very long shot. Don’t hold your breath.

Source: TechCrunch – Neologic Wants to Build More Energy Efficient CPUs for AI Data Centers

Related Anecdote: Back in ’98, I was tasked with optimizing a server farm. Turns out the biggest power drain wasn’t the processors, it was the *idiots* leaving all the lights on and running pointless screensavers. So yeah, “energy efficiency” starts with common sense, not some fancy new CPU architecture. Just saying.

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