Microsoft introduced an incredible HPU processor for its HoloLens glasses

The technology and the virtual reality market is in a race that guarantees that every short space of time, they will surprise us with new advances and developments. This Monday at the California Hot Chips conference, Microsoft presented an incredible HPU processor for its HoloLens glasses.

Microsoft has presented the details of the HPU processor - Holographic Processing Unit. This processor is the one that will be mounted on the Microsoft HoloLens virtual reality glasses for which it has been explicitly developed by the company TSMC.

Let's take a look at what are the characteristics of this processor HPU

HPU processor features

• 28 nanometer coprocessor.
• 24 nuclei DSP by Tensilica.
• 64 million logic gates.
• 8 MB of SDRAM.
• 1GB of low-power DDR3 RAM.
• PCIe and standard interfaces.

All this will be contained in a BGA box with a dimension of 12mm square. This little box, it can solve a staggering one trillion calculations per second.

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It handles the entire sensing environment, as well as the input and output required for virtual reality. It processes the user's movements and aggregates sensor data. All in hardware, so it's faster than processing equivalent code on a typical CPU. Each DSP core has a specific task to focus on.
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In addition to the characteristics of the HPU, You must also add the equipment included in the glasses themselves:

• Intel Atom x5-8100 quad-core processor.
• 2 GB of RAM.
• 64 GB of internal storage.
• 1.500 mAh battery.
• It consumes only 10W.
• 2.4 MP still camera
• 1.1 MP video camera

These glasses will work only under Windows 10

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What is a DSP core? A digital signal processor, or DSP, is a specialized microprocessor. It has an architecture optimized for the operational needs of digital signal processing.

The typical purpose of DSPs is to measure, filter, or compress real-world continuous analog signals. Compared to common CPUs, they tend to have better energy efficiency, which is why they are mostly used in mobile devices.

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Availability and price

If you fancy buying one of these Microsoft HoloLens glasses, for now you will have to meet a series of requirements, which are: that you reside in the US or Canada, that you can certify that you are an official developer and that you have $ 3.000 for its purchase.

If you meet or meet all these requirements, would you buy it?