人形机器人已进入到大型物流仓库中搬运货物、在汽车装配线上排列零部件,并在全球一些最大的订单履行中心开展试点运营。可以说人形机器人的第一波浪潮已经到来,其并非停留在实验室或演示中,而是在真实的生产环境中承担实际工作。高盛预测到2035年,该市场规模将达到380亿美元。而今天正在设计的人形机器人平台,正是未来随这一增长实现规模化扩张的关键。
但制造人形机器人与制造传统机器截然不同。人形机器人是一个分布式计算平台,不仅需要行走、感知环境、在现场进行自我更新,还必须满足监管要求,而这一切都必须在有限的电池功耗预算下完成。这意味着其内部芯片必须同时具备实时控制、超低功耗、异构协议桥接和硬件级安全等能力。没有哪一款MCU、分立式安全芯片或应用级SoC能够独自包揽这一切。
莱迪思低功耗FPGA正是为此而设计。单个莱迪思FPGA即可充当人形机器人平台“始终在线的神经系统”——从电源接通的瞬间起,甚至在任何应用处理器启动之前,便开始管理电源时序、桥接传感器与执行器、保障物理安全和加固网络安全。
为何人形机器人将芯片性能推向极限
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