The startup, emerging from seven years of covert development at Carnegie Mellon University, introduces a groundbreaking CPU. Unlike its power-hungry counterparts, this chip matches current performance standards while slashing energy use by 99%.
With $16 million in backing, the company targets a 2025 commercial release, challenging the status quo of battery-dependent devices and heat-battling servers and PCs.
Their innovation, the Monza CPU, leverages a novel “Fabric” architecture, treating code not as a sequential command list but as an interconnected circuit, allowing for parallel processing with minimal energy. This shift necessitates recompiling existing applications for compatibility but promises significant efficiency gains.
With support for major programming languages and the potential to revolutionize device battery life, Efficient Computer aims to carve a niche in specialized computing, despite the uphill battle against tech giants like Intel and AMD.