Japan's PFN and Tenstorrent Secure Government-Backed Project for Advanced xPU Computing Platform

Japan's Preferred Networks (PFN) and AI-chip developer Tenstorrent have been selected for a five-year, government-backed research project by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). The initiative aims to develop an advanced extensible processing unit (xPU) architecture, integrating chiplets, photonics-electronics, and advanced packaging, under Japan's post-5G information and communications infrastructure program.