Simplifying Heterogeneous Computing
One IDE for Multiple Acceleration Architectures
Brane’s unified software stack empowers developers to harness the full potential of heterogeneous computing without the traditional complexity. Program once and deploy efficiently across CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and Kalray DPUs.
The Heterogeneous Computing Challenge
Traditional heterogeneous computing environments require developers to master multiple programming models, languages, and optimization techniques for each acceleration architecture. This complexity creates significant barriers:
- Steep learning curves for each accelerator type
- Fragmented codebases that are difficult to maintain
- Inefficient resource utilization across hardware
- Complex deployment and scaling
Brane’s software stack eliminates these challenges by providing a unified programming environment that abstracts the complexity while maximizing performance across all available accelerators.
Brane SDK: One Environment, Multiple Accelerators
Our Software Development Kit provides a complete environment for heterogeneous computing development:
- Single Programming Model: Write code once and deploy across CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, and Kalray accelerators
- Intelligent Workload Distribution: Automatic task routing to optimal accelerator based on workload characteristics
- Comprehensive Debugger: Full visibility into execution across all accelerators
- Performance Profiling: Identify and eliminate bottlenecks across your heterogeneous system
- Built on Industry Standards: Based on familiar languages and frameworks including C++, OpenCL, and Python”
Key Features and Use Cases
Unified Programming Interface
Write once using standard languages and target multiple acceleration architectures without specialized knowledge of each hardware type.
Workload Optimization
Easily analyzes computational tasks and distributes them to the optimal processor based on workload characteristics and resource availability.
Analysis Tools
Identify bottlenecks and optimization opportunities with detailed metrics across all components of your heterogeneous system.
Accelerator-Specific Libraries
Access optimized implementations of common algorithms tailored for each accelerator type while maintaining a consistent API.
Deployment Flexibility
Seamlessly deploy your applications on Brane workstations or in cloud environments with consistent performance characteristics.
Comprehensive Debugging
Debug across all accelerators from a single interface, with visibility into execution flow regardless of which hardware is handling each task.
Brane’s software stack enables developers across multiple industries to leverage heterogeneous computing without specialized expertise for each accelerator type.
1. AI/ML Development
Accelerate AI model training and inference by automatically balancing preprocessing on Kalray DPUs, model execution on GPUs, and specialized operations on FPGAs – all from a single codebase.”
2. Scientific Computing
Enable scientists to focus on algorithms rather than hardware optimization, with semi-automatic distribution of computational tasks across available accelerators for maximum efficiency.
3: Real-time Processing
Develop edge computing applications that efficiently utilize all available computing resources to meet strict latency requirements without hardware-specific code.
Technical Overview
The Brane SDK provides a comprehensive development environment that bridges the gap between different acceleration architectures. Our technology stack eliminates the traditional complexity of heterogeneous computing by offering a unified approach to programming, debugging, and optimization across multiple hardware types.
Programming Languages
Our SDK supports the languages you already use, removing the need to learn new programming models for each accelerator type.
- C/C++
- OpenCL
- AMD HIP / CUDA Compatibility
- VHDL and (System) Verilog
Supported Hardware
The Brane SDK is optimized for our heterogeneous workstations, ensuring maximum performance across all accelerator types.
- AMD Threadripper and Intel CPUs
- AMD Instinct and Nvidia GPUs
- Kalray DPUs
- AMD/Xilinx and Intel/Altera FPGAs
Development Environment Features
Our intuitive tools streamline the development process from initial coding, to testing, to final optimization.
- Unified IDE
- Cross-Accelerator Debugging
- Performance Profiling
- Optimized libraries for AI and data processing
Begin Your Heterogeneous Computing Journey
Getting started with Brane’s software platform is straightforward:
- Request SDK Access: Register for developer access to our platform
- Installation: Simple setup process for Windows, Linux, and macOS
- Sample Projects: Explore our gallery of example applications
- Documentation: Comprehensive guides and API references
- Support: Access to our developer community and technical support
Brane’s software stack is designed to evolve alongside the rapidly changing accelerator landscape. Our development roadmap includes:
Enhanced AI Framework Integration
Native support for TensorFlow, PyTorch, and other major AI
frameworks with accelerator-optimized implementations.
Additional Deployment Targets (e.g. HPC clusters)
Deploy seamlessly to workstations, cloud environments, edge devices, and HPC clusters with consistent performance.
Performance Optimization Tools
Sophisticated profiling and analysis tools to identify bottlenecks and automatically suggest optimization strategies.
Community-Drivenn Libraries
Extensive collection of pre-optimized algorithms and components created by our growing developer community