US developed super-powerful chip to help detect network attacks, outbreaks

Almost all current processors are based on the Von Neumann computing model: They are designed to access the largest amounts of data continuously, and fill the caches as quickly as possible. However, this is not the fastest way to accomplish all tasks and the US military wants to develop a completely different chip.

Engadget, DARPA, has paid $ 80 million to fund the development of the world's first graphical processor. HIVE (Hierarchical Identify Verify Exploit) . The system will operate on the basis of random access of 8 byte data points from the system's generalized memory, and then analyze each data point independently.

This chip could help the US military detect problems before it becomes serious.

This is arguably the quicker way to handle large data. The system can be expanded, so you can use multiple combinations of HIVE chips to accomplish your goals.

DARPA is not alone in this research project: Intel, Qualcomm and Northrop Grumman are also involved with researchers at Georgia Tech and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

It will take a long time before an HIVE chip is put into practical use. DARPA and its partners are basically developing a chip generation that is structured in a way that works completely differently from previous products. If this chip works as intended, it could help the US military detect problems before it becomes serious. For example, the military can catch the first signs of a cyberattack, while disease control experts spot an imminent outbreak.