E1 Processor

Meet the world’s most energy efficient general-purpose processor, fit to unlock unimaginable applications across industries.

Infinite Applications

Unlocking new frontiers with the E1 processor

Revolutionary Energy Efficiency

Powered by Efficient’s proprietary Fabric architecture, the E1 processor achieves industry-leading energy efficiency of up to 1 TOPS/W, enabling powerful on-device processing in energy-constrained environments.

Unmatched Programmability

The E1 processor supports general-purpose programmability, allowing developers to build adaptable, future ready applications that evolve alongside technological breakthroughs.

Advantages

Why choose the E1 processor?

The E1 processor offers a unique blend of unmatched efficiency, robust performance, and versatile programmability for a truly general-purpose experience. Whatever the use case, E1 is up to the challenge.

Ultra-Efficient Architecture

E1’s advanced architecture drastically reduces energy consumption, enabling sophisticated computing even in the most energy-limited environments.

General-Purpose Programmability

E1 delivers the efficiency of specialized hardware without the limitations, offering broad functionality where all parts of the system benefit, not just the ones targeted by an accelerator.

On-Device Computing Without Compromise

E1's top-tier efficiency empowers advanced on-device capabilities – like smart local data processing – reducing the need for expensive off-device communication.

Effective Across All Applications

From edge computing to wearable devices, the E1 processor can be deployed effortlessly, ensuring consistent, powerful performance across any platform.

Use Cases

The E1 Processor in the Real World

Wearable Technology

In wearable devices, the E1 processor extends battery life while supporting high-performance health monitoring and fitness tracking, making it ideal for long-term, energy-efficient use.

Smart Farming

The E1 boosts smart farming by processing data directly at the edge, improving resource management and productivity through real-time analysis and decision-making.

Industrial Automation

The E1 enables efficient data processing for logistics, asset tracking, and preventive maintenance, helping to streamline industrial operations and reduce energy costs.

Space and Defense Operations

In space and defense applications, where power is limited, the E1 processor delivers advanced computing capabilities while keeping energy use low, making it suitable for mission-critical environments.

Critical Infrastructure and the Environment

The E1 processor enables real-time monitoring of critical infrastructure and environmental conditions, even in remote locations,with operational reliability and minimal power consumption.

Product Specifications

E1 Processor Technical Specifications

Ultra-efficient operation via Efficient’s Fabric

Class-defining energy efficiency: up to 1 trillion 8-bit integer operations per second per Watt (TOPS/W)
High performance for the extreme edge:
- Low Voltage: 6GOPS (25MHz Fabric/75MHz memory)
- High Voltage: 18-24GOPS (75-100MHz Fabric/225-300MHz memory)
Ultra-efficient and performance modes:
- Efficiency mode
- Performance mode
- Low-power and sleep and deep-sleep modes

Fast on-chip memory

Ultra-low-power on-chip memory and storage
4 MB of NVM (MRAM) with DMA support
3 MB ultra-low-power SRAM
128KB (8KB/bank) of ultra-low-power cache

Familiar, general-purpose software programmability

Runs general-purpose code on Efficient’s fabric
Support for a growing variety of valuable developer on ramps
- C (available now)
- TFLite (available end-2024)
- ONNX (coming first-half 2025)
- Embedded C++ (coming first-half 2025)
- CircuitPython (coming first-half 2025)
- Rust (coming second-half 2025)
Ultra-fast compilation times
Exceptional developer experience and compatibility
- Compiler drop-in replacement for GCC/Clang
- Debugger drop-in replacement for GDB
- Integrates seamlessly with most build systems• Extreme energy efficiency