Revision as of 20:22, 10 March 2024

Overview

Status: Available

• Type: Semester or Master Thesis (multiple students possible)
• Professor: Prof. Dr. L. Benini
• Supervisors:
  • Xiaying Wang: xiaywang@iis.ee.ethz.ch
  • Cyril Koenig: cykoenig@iis.ee.ethz.ch

Introduction

Milk-V is a company committed to delivering high-quality RISC-V products to developers, enterprises, and consumers. It focuses on the development of both hardware and software ecosystems around the RISC-V architecture. Milk-V strongly supports open-source initiatives and aims to enrich the RISC-V product landscape, hoping that through its efforts and those of the community, the future of RISC-V products will be as vast and luminous as the Milky Way​.

The Milk-V Pioneer is a developer motherboard utilizing the SOPHON SG2042, designed in the standard microATX (mATX) form factor. It offers PC-like interfaces and compatibility with PC industrial standards, aiming to provide a native RISC-V development environment and desktop experience. The Pioneer is targeted at RISC-V developers and hardware pioneers, offering a platform to engage with cutting-edge RISC-V technology. This motherboard serves as an excellent choice for those interested in exploring and developing within the RISC-V architecture​.

Project description

In this project, you will be executing LLMs and Foundation Models, e.g., Whisper AI, to Milk-V servers and benchmark their performance.

Character

• 20% Literature/architecture review
• 60% Programming
• 20% Evaluation

Prerequisites

• Strong interest in computer architecture
• Experience in C programming
• Preferred: Knowledge or prior experience with RISC-V

References