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Re:NextSilicon reveals new processor chip in challenge to In... by klooney on Sunday October 26, 2025 @01:27PM (#45713644)
They've got a "Mill Core" in there- is the design related to the Mill Computing design?
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Re:NextSilicon reveals new processor chip in challenge to In... by damageboy on Sunday October 26, 2025 @02:36PM (#45714166)
Yeah, it's an unfortunate overlap. The Mill-Core in NextSilicon terminology is the software defined "configuration" of the chip so to speak that represents swaths of the application that are deemed worthy of acceleration as expressed on the custom HW.

So really the Mill-Core is in a way the expression of the customer's code. really.

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Re:NextSilicon reveals new processor chip in challenge to In... by jecel on Sunday October 26, 2025 @02:28PM (#45714102)
They are completely different designs, but the name is inspired by the same source: the Mill component in Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine.
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