Introducing the Electron E1 Processor

Energy waste has long been computing’s greatest constraint. Efficient Computer eliminated it. Now, build freely, deploy anywhere, and run for years—not months.

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When energy is no longer the tradeoff, what will you create?

Innovation demands processors that can keep up. Readily available processors are built on technology that is over 70 years old. This limits innovation.

To meet modern demands, processors must be entirely reimagined, breaking free from the constraints that have plagued computing for decades.

This spatial dataflow architecture supports general-purpose computing, without being bound by the constraints of traditional processor designs or limited by fixed-purpose accelerators.

The Electron E1 processor combines efficiency, high performance, and general-purpose programmability to unlock new use cases across many industries, including industrial automation, space and defense, critical infrastructure, and wearables.

Experience unmatched results:

  • Up to 100x energy efficiency improvements over traditional low-power CPUs

  • Intelligent edge applications that run for years, not days

  • The effcc Compiler supports high-level languages and frameworks so that developers can optimize existing applications for the Fabric processor without rewriting code

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Ultra-efficient operation via Efficient’s Fabric
  • High performance for the extreme edge:

    • Low voltage: 5.4GOPS (50MHz system clock)

    • High voltage: 21.6GOPS (200MHz system clock)

  • Ultra-efficient and performance modes:

    • Efficiency mode

    • Performance mode

    • Low-power and sleep and deep-sleep modes

Familiar, general-purpose software programmability
  • Runs general-purpose code on Efficient’s fabric

  • Support for a growing variety of valuable developer on ramps

    • Available Now

      • C

    • Coming

      • TFLite

      • ONNX

      • C++

      • Python

      • Rust

  • Ultra-fast compilation times

  • Exceptional developer experience and compatibility

  • Compiler drop-in replacement for GCC/Clang

    • Debugger drop-in replacement for GDB (coming second-half 2025)

    • Integrates seamlessly with most build systems

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

Low-power RISC-V scalar core
  • 4 μW/MHz active mode power

  • Power down mode while fabric runs

  • RV32iac+zmmul support

Package
  • Standard BGA package

    • 8.3mm x 7.1mm

  • Onboard clock generation + power conversion

Power Management
  • Supply voltage: 1.8V

  • Internal logic voltage: 0.55V-08V

  • Temperature range: -40°C to 125°C

  • Optimal operating point: 25°C

  • Programmable power management unit

  • Programmable wake-up controller

  • Integrated LDO/buck power conversion

  • Integrated ultra-low-power clock generation

Ultra-low-power flexible serial peripherals
  • 6x QSPI masters for peripherals

  • 6x UART with flow control for peripherals

  • 6x SPI slave for host communication

  • 6x I2C masters for peripheral communication

  • 72x GPIO

  • 1x RTC

Efficient Computer Electron E1 with Fabric Architecture vs Traditional SoCs

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