Hotwright Inc.

Hotwright Inc. is a pioneering semiconductor IP provider headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon. The company is renowned for its innovative approach to processor design, particularly its advancement of the NoISA processor. The NoISA processor is distinct from traditional processors, leveraging a dynamic runtime loadable microcoded algorithmic state machine, which enhances flexibility and power. The NoISA processor departs from conventional fixed instruction set architectures (ISAs), allowing users to bypass the limitations set by traditional processor designs. Instead of relying on a fixed set of instructions encoded in the hardware, the NoISA processor uses the Hotstate machine, making it programmable using a subset of C language. This provides a more adaptable solution, as it allows modifications of processor behaviors without altering the FPGA. One of the key advantages of the NoISA processor is its energy efficiency, making it particularly suitable for IoT and edge computing applications. This efficiency does not come at the cost of performance since the NoISA processor can function as an agile controller, well-suited for creating compact, programmable state machines and systolic arrays. This unique flexibility highlights Hotwright Inc.'s capability in addressing specific application needs without the traditional constraints of hardware-defined instruction sets. Read more