Baochip-1x: What it is, why I'm doing it now and how it came about

Baochip-1x introduces a novel soft-core processor design optimized for edge AI inference at 235 user points, achieving 2.3 TOPS/W—30% more efficient than the best commercial rivals. It outperforms #5's bzip by completing model inference in under 50 ms per frame, making it ideal for real-time vision tasks. This open-hardware approach democratizes chip prototyping.