
SiPearl is a European semiconductor company focused on designing high-performance, energy-efficient processors for supercomputing and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Founded by Philippe Notton in June 2019, the company is bringing to life the European Processor Initiative (EPI) project with the goal of fostering European technological sovereignty in critical sectors like defense, security, health, energy, and climate. Their processors are designed to be backdoor-free and kill switch-free, contributing to a reduced carbon footprint. SiPearl's strategy involves close collaboration with over 30 partners from the EPI consortium, which includes scientific communities, supercomputing centers, and leading IT, electronics, and automotive companies. The company's first-generation processor, Rhea1, is based on the Arm Neoverse V1 platform and targets the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking ecosystem, aiming to enable European supercomputers to reach exascale power. SiPearl has secured significant funding, including a Series A round of €90m to launch Rhea1, with investors such as Arm, Atos Group (Eviden), the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, and the French State. They have also established key technological partnerships with Arm, Siemens Digital Industries Software, and Ansys, and manufacturing agreements with TSMC. SiPearl's first major customer contract is to equip the JUPITER exascale supercomputer.

SiPearl is a European semiconductor company focused on designing high-performance, energy-efficient processors for supercomputing and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Founded by Philippe Notton in June 2019, the company is bringing to life the European Processor Initiative (EPI) project with the goal of fostering European technological sovereignty in critical sectors like defense, security, health, energy, and climate. Their processors are designed to be backdoor-free and kill switch-free, contributing to a reduced carbon footprint. SiPearl's strategy involves close collaboration with over 30 partners from the EPI consortium, which includes scientific communities, supercomputing centers, and leading IT, electronics, and automotive companies. The company's first-generation processor, Rhea1, is based on the Arm Neoverse V1 platform and targets the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking ecosystem, aiming to enable European supercomputers to reach exascale power. SiPearl has secured significant funding, including a Series A round of €90m to launch Rhea1, with investors such as Arm, Atos Group (Eviden), the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, and the French State. They have also established key technological partnerships with Arm, Siemens Digital Industries Software, and Ansys, and manufacturing agreements with TSMC. SiPearl's first major customer contract is to equip the JUPITER exascale supercomputer.
Founded / CEO: 2019 — Philippe Notton
Flagship product: Rhea1 processor family (Arm Neoverse V1; samples available early 2026; manufactured at TSMC)
Primary markets: High-performance computing (HPC), AI, data centres — target: European exascale (JUPITER)
Recent funding: €130M Series A final close (2025-07-08)
Headcount: 167 employees (profile data)
Design and supply of sovereign, energy-efficient, high-performance processors for HPC, AI, and data-centre workloads.
2019
Semiconductor Manufacturing
€130,000,000
Definitive closing with a third tranche; finalises Series A.
€23,000,000
Described as €15m equity plus €8m syndicated bank loan.
€90,000,000
Included up to €25m convertible debt from the EIB (with €10m ultimately subscribed).
€17,500,000
Comprised of a €2.5m grant plus up to €15m in equity investments via the EIC Fund; described as the first direct investment of the EIC Fund.
€7,400,000
Grant funding cited at operational launch / design start timeframe.
“Investor mix includes strategic corporate investors (Arm, Eviden/Atos), public-sector innovation funds and programs (EIC Fund, France 2030), financial institutions (EIB, Caisse d'Epargne Rhone Alpes), and venture participation (Cathay Venture).”
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❓ Contexte
Dans le cadre du développement de nos futurs produits, nous devons continuellement évaluer les nouvelles technologies devenant disponibles afin de proposer des solutions à la pointe de progrès. Dans cette optique, nous souhaiterions faire une étude comparative (en termes de pure performance en fréquence, taille et énergétique) et qualitative (en termes d’expérience utilisateur) de deux solutions d’interconnexion pour des systèmes numériques intégrés complexes.
L’objectif final de ce stage est de rendre une étude comparative chiffrée et argumentée des solutions étudiées qui servira de base de travail pour la sélection de nos futures solutions d’interconnexion
🎯 Description du stage
Encadré(e) par des ingénieurs expérimentés, vous serez amené(e) à :
💻 Apports pédagogiques
Ce Stage Vous Permettra De Développer Des Compétences Recherchées Dans Le Domaine Du Développement De Systèmes Numériques Complexes Sur Silicium
Objectif final À l’issue du stage, l’étudiant(e) aura remis un document comparatif qui aidera à la prise de décision dans le choix des solutions des futurs produits de SiPearl.
➕Compétences requises
📍Localisation : Grenoble
SiPearl is building Rhea , the high-performance, low-power European microprocessor dedicated to supercomputing and AI inference.
This new generation of microprocessors will first target EuroHPC Joint Undertaking ecosystem , which is deploying world-class supercomputing infrastructures in Europe for solving major challenges in medical research, artificial intelligence, security, energy management and climate with a reduced carbon footprint. 🌱
SiPearl is working in close collaboration with its 30 partners from the European Processor Initiative (EPI) consortium - leading names from the scientific community, supercomputing centers and industry - which are its stakeholders, future clients and end-users.
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