Startup Ubitium is aiming to revolutionize computing by developing a universal RISC-V processor capable of handling all types of tasks. This single processor is designed to replace traditional CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, and other specialized processors.
Founded by engineers from Intel, NVIDIA, Texas Instruments, and other semiconductor giants, Ubitium believes that the processor world hasn't fundamentally changed since 1967, when IBM's Robert Tomasulo introduced the concept of separate chips for specific tasks. They believe it's time for a change.
The core idea behind Ubitium is to create a universal, scalable processor that can be adapted for different needs. While these chips may vary in size, they would all share the same microarchitecture and transistors. The company is moving away from the current diverse landscape of processors with different cores and are focusing on a chip that will be customized to fit the needs of a given client.
"The $500 billion semiconductor industry is built on hard borders between compute tasks. We are erasing those borders. Our universal processor does everything — CPU, GPU, DSP, FPGA — on a single chip, single architecture. This is not an incremental improvement. This is a complete paradigm shift. It's the processor architecture that the AI era requires." - Hyun Shin Cho, Ubitium CEO
Ubitium expects to release its first commercial chips in 2026.
