Cambridge, UK-based Tendrils, which is designing a CPU architecture with thousands of cores operating in parallel, raised $30M led by Benchmark (John Reynolds/Tech.eu)
Tendrils has secured $30 million in fresh capital to develop its innovative processor technology. The financing was led by venture capital firm Benchmark to support the UK-based company's core mission. With this funding, the semiconductor startup plans to progress the design of a novel CPU architecture that runs thousands of cores in parallel.
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Tendrils secured significant venture capital support to advance its novel processor desig…: Tendrils secured significant venture capital support to advance its novel processor design.
The startup focuses on achieving high-density parallel processing using thousands of proc…: The startup focuses on achieving high-density parallel processing using thousands of processor cores.
Benchmark continues to invest in emerging semiconductor technologies through its funding…: Benchmark continues to invest in emerging semiconductor technologies through its funding of the British hardware firm.
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