By Miranda Li
Beijing-based startup Moore Threads (摩尔线程) released a new architecture and a series of GPU products at its latest launch event on March 30 in Beijing.
Established in October 2020, Moore Threads has rich applications of its multi-functional GPUs based on Moore Threads Unified System Architecture (MUSA) at a time when there is strong momentum around GPU technology in China.
In recent years, GPUs have advanced by leaps and bounds with their significant advantages in parallel processing and general computing. They meet the demands of a rapidly growing market for computing power and AI performance in servers, automobiles, artificial intelligence, and edge computing.
According to Verified Market Research, the global GPU market value is worth RMB 161.73 billion ($25.41 billion) in 2020 and is expected to reach RMB 1179.50 billion ($185.31 billion) in 2027, with an average annual growth rate of 32.82%.
A large number of GPU startups have been born in China. Almost all first-tier investment institutions have participated in funding these companies.
Zhang Jianzhong, founder and CEO of Moore Threads, said: "The era of infinite computing has begun, and the multi-function GPU is the computing infrastructure of infinite computing and the origin of our innovation."
Moore Threads' first-generation multi-function GPU chip based on the MUSA has built-in engines for graphics rendering, intelligent multimedia, AI computing acceleration, physical simulation, and scientific computing. The company has earned the reference as "Little NVIDIA" in China.
According to Zhang, Moore Threads has initiated China's "Perfect Experience System Alliance (PES Alliance)" jointly with industrial partners and collaborated in product planning, R&D, and production to unify standards, integrate resources, and share technologies.
Based on the core computing power of its multi-functional GPU, Moore Threads and State Grid Electronic Commerce Company Ltd. established a joint research laboratory to promote the GPU application in the power field, provide computing infrastructure for the new energy power systems, and fulfill the establishment and use of high-performance intelligent computing platform complied with the double-carbon target.
Moore Threads and ESCHER, a new farming company in Kunming of western China's Yunnan Province, collaborated in setting up a digital planting demonstration base. The project promotes intelligent management of overall standardization through building a digital twin model to ensure traceability and guarantees the high quality of agricultural products.
The company also actively explores cloud-native rendering and digital twin with Beijing 51WORLD Digital Twin Technology Co., Ltd. to promote digital government.
In medical applications, Moore Threads has built a low-cost and lightweight solution to generate digital humans in real-time by the use of a single picture and a small amount of audio through visual deep learning and TTS voice generation technology.
