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i have some simple question of the name of vector processor

what is the meaning of ARA? is it come from CVA6?(Ariane)

It is true that Ara was designed to work with Ariane at the time, Ara is a colorful bird (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ara_(bird)) which is native to Brazil, and Matheus (who comes from Brazil) was initially developing Ara chose this name for his project. The later vector projects were then subsequently called after a bird, Spatz (our smaller vector unit) is the german name for a sparrow.

(11-11-2024, 09:30 AM)kgf Wrote: [ -> ]It is true that Ara was designed to work with Ariane at the time, Ara is a colorful bird (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ara_(bird)) which is native to Brazil, and Matheus (who comes from Brazil) was initially developing Ara chose this name for his project. The later vector projects were then subsequently called after a bird, Spatz (our smaller vector unit) is the german name for a sparrow.

Thx, i just started studying vector processor !