SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Altera
Corporation (Nasdaq: ALTR) today announced it will showcase at the
Intel Developers Forum (IDF) how FPGA accelerators are being used
to enable networking, security and machine learning workloads in a
power and cost efficient way. Altera's participation at IDF15
includes in-booth demonstrations (booth #359) and technical
presentations. IDF15 takes place in San
Francisco, Calif., August 18-20,
2015 at the Moscone Center West.
FPGAs provide a platform to significantly increase compute
performance and data processing while reducing system costs and
power in high-performance computing and data center applications.
The technologies Altera is highlighting at IDF15 showcase the use
of FPGAs to provide high-bandwidth, low-latency connections to
network and storage systems, as well as using FPGAs for
compression, data filtering, and algorithmic acceleration.
In-booth Demonstrations Include:
- Heterogeneous Computing System Using QPI: This
demonstration connects an Intel® Xeon® processor to a
high-performance Arria® 10 FPGA using the QPI protocol. The FPGA is
configured as the home agent and shows how FPGAs can be used as a
power efficient co-processor for the CPU.
- Real-time Object Detection and Recognition: This
demonstration shows the utility of FPGAs to efficiently run complex
neural network algorithms for use in deep learning systems.
Altera will also deliver a neural networks presentation to IDF15
attendees that describe the use of FPGAs to accelerate neural
network algorithms in machine learning systems. Neural networks are
used today to solve complex computation problems by modeling and
approximating results based on a large number of data inputs. The
flexibility and efficiency of an FPGA make them an ideal solution
to run neural network algorithms. This session is being held on
August 18 at 6:30 p.m. in the Networking Plaza at IDF15 and
will describe to attendees how to develop complex convolutional
neural networks in software for implementation in FPGA offload
engines using OpenCL.
About Altera
Altera® programmable solutions enable designers of electronic
systems to rapidly and cost effectively innovate, differentiate and
win in their markets. Altera offers FPGA, SoC, CPLD, and
complementary technologies, such as power management, to provide
high-value solutions to customers worldwide. Visit Altera at
http://www.altera.com.
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Altera Corporation
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