The European company SiPearl has received the first chips of its Rhea processor, designed for supercomputers, after five years of development. This 80-core CPU will be available by the end of 2026. For citizens, this represents progress in Europe's technological sovereignty, although it will not have a direct impact on consumer products. It is a key step towards independence in high-performance computing.
Eighty cores to break technological dependence 🚀
The Rhea processor, with 80 cores, focuses on the supercomputing segment, an area dominated by US and Asian firms. SiPearl, based in France, seeks to offer an alternative based on ARM architecture and open standards. The first chips are already in the validation phase, and systems based on Rhea are expected to compete in performance with solutions from Intel or AMD. Europe thus aims to reduce its dependence on critical computing infrastructures.
Your phone won't notice, but the EU breathes easier 😅
While you wait for your laptop to stop struggling with Word open, SiPearl is manufacturing 80-core chips you will never touch. The good news is that if European servers one day stop relying on third parties, you can complain about your slow connection with a clear conscience. After all, technological sovereignty also means knowing that your next blue screen will be 100% European.