英特爾的務實創新之路：實在做技術，賦能開發者

{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"在 2021 年初，帕特·基辛格重回英特爾履新 CEO，在他執掌英特爾的八個多月時間裏，接連不斷髮布的新技術、新戰略也引發了業內外的普遍關注。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"在"},{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/event.intel.cn\/intelon?tc=b60km4q20w&mz_ca=2268763&mz_sp=7zcs4&cid=diad&source=Miaozhen&campid=2268763&plid=7zcs4+118121784","title":"xxx","type":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"英特爾 On 技術創新峯會（Intel Innovation）中"}]},{"type":"text","text":"，帕特·基辛格面向開發者又一次宣佈重磅消息：他強調將秉承開發人員優先、軟硬件結合的戰略。"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"align":null,"level":3},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"動作頻頻，展露迴歸技術路線的決心"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"今年 3 月，基辛格分享了“"},{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/ZXnrNUSMMQ_jm-eFzT0dAQ","title":"xxx","type":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"IDM 2.0"}]},{"type":"text","text":"”願景，其中包括製造擴張計劃、擴大采用第三方代工產能以及英特爾代工服務三部分，以此來驅動英特爾技術和產品領導力。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"今年 7 月，又公佈了"},{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/mp.weixin.qq.com\/s\/IYlq4bo1Vf_ccFOvAz92WQ","title":"xxx","type":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"英特爾製程工藝和封裝技術路線圖"}]},{"type":"text","text":"，並且想通過更新命名體系的方式，創建一個清晰、一致、有意義的框架，以幫助行業對製程節點演進有更加準確的認知。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"在 8 月份的英特爾架構日中，推出兩大 x86 CPU 內核、兩大數據中心 SoC、兩款獨立 GPU，以及變革性的客戶端多核性能混合架構。在 9、10 月份，還宣佈了英特爾的“四大超級技術力量”以及“軟件優先”方案。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"image","attrs":{"src":"https:\/\/static001.geekbang.org\/infoq\/66\/661f3e40837211d7a921a5951270ae45.png","alt":null,"title":null,"style":[{"key":"width","value":"75%"},{"key":"bordertype","value":"none"}],"href":null,"fromPaste":true,"pastePass":true}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"從宣佈“IDM 2.0”戰略，到公佈製程工藝和封裝技術路線圖，再到發佈全新高性能顯卡品牌“英特爾銳炫™”等等，一步步穩紮穩打的動作釋放了英特爾要回歸工程和技術路線的信號。同時，我們也看到早前埋下的種子，也終於在 10 月 28 日的英特爾 On 技術創新峯會中開花結果。"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"align":null,"level":3},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"技術佈局後，看英特爾交出的答卷"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}],"text":"第 12 代英特爾®酷睿™處理器正式亮相"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"2021 年 7 月 27 日，英特爾 CEO 帕特·基辛格提出了未來製程工藝和封裝技術路線圖，並表示這些創新技術將不斷驅動從現在到 2025 年乃至更遠未來的新產品開發。去年，英特爾推出的 10 納米 SuperFin 節點，實現了有史以來最爲強大的單節點內性能增強。基於對性能和功率的預測，英特爾的下一個節點爲 Enhanced SuperFin，現已更名爲 Intel 7。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"image","attrs":{"src":"https:\/\/static001.geekbang.org\/infoq\/f9\/f91bd6c572130e041789772da798a42e.webp","alt":"圖片","title":null,"style":[{"key":"width","value":"75%"},{"key":"bordertype","value":"none"}],"href":null,"fromPaste":true,"pastePass":true}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"在英特爾 On 技術創新峯會中，基於 Intel 7 製程工藝的第 12 代英特爾®酷睿™處理器正式亮相，使用了此前所預告的全新制程度量方式。據介紹，這款處理器經過專門的構建具有自適應性，可以處理並行工作負載進而加快運行速度。在內容創作性能上，用戶能夠獲得 36% 的照片編輯性能提升、32% 的視頻編輯性能提升、37% 的 3D 建模性能提升、100% 的多幀渲染速度提升。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}],"text":"與阿貢國家實驗室聯合設計 Aurora 系統"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"除此以外，英特爾和美國研究機構阿貢國家實驗室聯合設計了 Aurora 系統，它正在通過融合高性能計算（HPC）數據和分析以及 AI 推進科學計算，其關鍵研究領域是通過氣候建模，瞭解氣候變化的影響、發現綠色能源新材料、開發治療癌症和新冠病毒的新療法等。更廣泛地說，它能夠推進人工智能並促進科學發現，還將爲科學界提供強大的計算能力來進行先進的研究，例如在化學、工程、宇宙學和能源技術等領域。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}],"text":"首個基於 ASIC 的 IPU Mount Evans"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"谷歌雲和英特爾宣佈建立深度合作關係，並共同開發 Mount Evans，該產品是英特爾開發的首個基於 ASIC 的 IPU，通過基於英特爾 IPU 的架構，雲服務提供商 (CSPs) 可以通過把基礎設施任務從 CPU 轉移到 IPU，從而讓數據中心收益更大化。把基礎設施任務轉移到 IPU，能夠讓雲服務提供商 (CSPs) 可以把所有的服務器 CPU 租給客戶。"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"align":null,"level":3},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"構建多元開放的開發者生態"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"英特爾 CEO 帕特·基辛格公開表示：“我們再次承諾將立足於開發人員的期望和需求，爲他們提供完整的硬件、軟件、工具、技術和產品組合。具體而言，英特爾承諾採用開發人員優先戰略。”"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"image","attrs":{"src":"https:\/\/static001.geekbang.org\/infoq\/7e\/7e23555768bbfaef2aafe3d89996c89e.webp","alt":"圖片","title":null,"style":[{"key":"width","value":"75%"},{"key":"bordertype","value":"none"}],"href":null,"fromPaste":true,"pastePass":true}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"開發者優先戰略包含三個原則：第一是開放，英特爾在今年年初開放了晶圓代工廠，以此來打破開發人員的技術壁壘；第二是選擇，英特爾正在設計多廠商、多雲的、芯片、平臺和軟件解決方案，保障開發者將在極其普遍、穩定與可靠的平臺上運行現代應用；第三是信任，英特爾表示將以開發人員的切身利益爲重，致力於交付具有全球頂級安全性的解決方案，保持產品的本心，不製造噱頭，不誇大營銷，只做實實在在的技術。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"在英特爾 On 技術創新峯會中，還詳細介紹了針對開發者的三大重點投入計劃："}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}],"text":"第一，打造開發者專區（Developer Zone）"},{"type":"text","text":"：早前，英特爾擁有多個開發人員門戶網站、DevCloud 以及資源存儲庫，爲了方便開發者進行更便捷地訪問，英特爾將所有資源整合至一個平臺，推出了 Intel Developer Zone。它提供了統一的入口，開發者可以訪問軟件目錄以及 400 多款軟件工具、SDK 和庫，改進的 DevCloud 環境可以在硬件和加速軟件工具上構建、運行與測試應用。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}],"text":"第二，宣佈 oneAPI 2022 的新動態"},{"type":"text","text":"：爲了不讓多樣化的芯片成爲開發者的阻礙，幫助其提高生產力和創新能力，英特爾在 2019 年 11 月發佈了 oneAPI 軟件計劃；在 2020 年 12 月，正式發佈英特爾 oneAPI 工具包；2021 年 2 月，英特爾 oneAPI 編程語言 Data Parallel C++(DPC++) 功能收入 SYCL 2020 最終版規範。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"在此次峯會中，帕特·基辛格再次介紹了 oneAPI 的新動態，該工具包擁有 900 項新功能，首次通過統一 C++\/SYCL\/Fortran 編譯器和 Data Parallel Python 爲 CPU 和 GPU 增加了跨架構的軟件開發能力，提升了 Advisor 加速器性能建模能力，包括使用 VTune Flame Graph 將性能熱點可視化，並通過擴展 Microsoft Visual Studio Code 集成和 Microsoft WSL2 支持，以提高生產力。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"strong"}],"text":"第三，構建 oneAPI 卓越中心（CoE）"},{"type":"text","text":"：帕特·基辛格說：“開源社區是源源不斷的創新源泉，不僅要積極創新，還要利用他人的創新成果。”爲此，他宣佈將 11 所研究機構和高等學府加入 oneAPI 計劃，開發更多培訓課程，擴大合作伙伴隊伍，在行業內普及 oneAPI 並改進功能。除此之外，英特爾還擴大了英特爾 Xellence 顯卡和可視化研究所（Intel Graphics Visualization Institutes of Xellence）的規模，使之成爲 oneAPI 卓越中心（CoE）。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"“數字世界是由半導體所支撐的，它是最基礎的平臺，但開發者纔是這個世界中重要的超級英雄”基辛格說道。"}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"align":null,"level":3},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"四大超級力量推動英特爾的技術創新"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"從第一塊芯片的研發到超級技術力量，英特爾憑藉着技術創新一次次地掀起時代浪潮，一方面，超級技術力量的出現顛覆了用戶體驗；另一方面，開發人員利用超級技術力量設計出了卓越的產品。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"在 2021 年烏鎮世界互聯網大會上，基辛格就曾強調，目前世界上有“四大超級技術力量”，它們正是產業塑造數字化轉型的核心，而這些超級技術力量使我們能夠推進創新、探索與增長。"}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"在基辛格看來，正是這四種超級力量出現後，才改變了科技對於日常生活的影響方式，甚至改變了我們與個人電腦、移動設備、家電以及車輛的互動方式，而半導體作爲底層技術，將爲這種數字化轉型注入了動力。在英特爾 On 技術創新峯會中，他再次重點解讀了這四種超級技術力量："}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"image","attrs":{"src":"https:\/\/static001.geekbang.org\/infoq\/80\/8056bed7ce2618951f091d757926b15e.webp","alt":"圖片","title":null,"style":[{"key":"width","value":"75%"},{"key":"bordertype","value":"none"}],"href":null,"fromPaste":true,"pastePass":true}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"bulletedlist","content":[{"type":"listitem","attrs":{"listStyle":null},"content":[{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"“無處不在的計算”被解讀爲人與技術的交互點，隨着人們對算力需求的日益提升，很快將有數以千計的設備供我們使用。通過打破圍牆和建立一個開放的環境，英特爾正在以全新的 CPU、GPU 和平臺進步，爲開發者提供巨大的機會以創造出絕妙的體驗；"}]}]},{"type":"listitem","attrs":{"listStyle":null},"content":[{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"“從雲到邊緣的基礎設施”是結合規模和容量無限擴展的雲以及無限延伸的智能邊緣。據介紹，SiPearl 公司選擇了英特爾 Ponte Vecchio GPU 作爲該系統高性能計算（HPC）節點內的 HPC 加速器，從而幫助開發者提高生產力並優化工作負載性能。此外，下一代英特爾®至強®可擴展處理器（代號爲“Sapphire Rapids”）也在進行優化，以解決數據中心大規模部署模式中的開銷問題。"}]}]},{"type":"listitem","attrs":{"listStyle":null},"content":[{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"“無處不在的連接”則代表萬物互聯，英特爾認爲未來將處於一個真正開放的完全可編程的網絡中，開發者可以自由地以軟件的速度傳輸數據。"}]}]},{"type":"listitem","attrs":{"listStyle":null},"content":[{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"最後，關於人工智能，英特爾表示其正努力讓人工智能變得更便捷、更具可擴展性，以賦能開發者。"}]}]}]},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null}},{"type":"paragraph","attrs":{"indent":0,"number":0,"align":null,"origin":null},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"毋庸置疑，自帕特·基辛格走馬上任以來，英特爾的技術創新步伐正在持續加速，在他的帶領之下，這家世界領先的半導體公司也在迸發着新的活力。未來，英特爾還將放出哪些大招？在技術佈局之後，還將爲開發者帶來哪些新的驚喜？讓我們拭目以待！"}]}]}