By Shawn Luke, technical marketing engineer at DigiKey From smart home assistants (think Alexa, Google, and Siri) to advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) that notify a driver when they’re departing from their lane of traffic, the world relies on edge AI to provide real-time processing to these increasingly common and important devices. Edge AI uses […]
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Edge computing MPU features post-quantum security
Microchip Technology has announced the PIC64HX family of microprocessors (MPUs). Unlike traditional MPUs, the PIC64HX is purpose-built to address the unique demands of intelligent edge designs. The latest in Microchip’s 64-bit portfolio, the PIC64HX is a high-performance, multicore 64-bit RISC-V MPU capable of advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) processing and designed with integrated Time-Sensitive […]
SSD controller offers full power-loss protection for boot drives
In the past 13 years, global data production has increased an estimated 74 times. To address this demand, ScaleFlux, a company in data storage and memory technology, is expanding its product portfolio. The company is introducing new controllers for NVMe SSDs and Compute Express Link (CXL) modules, adding to its technology for the data pipeline. […]
Co-processor targets compact, portable AI devices
BrainChip Holdings Ltd has introduced the Akida Pico, a power-efficient acceleration co-processor. This new product enables the creation of compact, energy-efficient, portable, and intelligent devices for wearable and sensor-integrated AI applications in consumer, healthcare, IoT, defense, and wake-up sectors. Akida Pico accelerates specific neural network models to create an energy-efficient, digital architecture. It enables secure […]
USB controller offers 1 MB SRAM for data buffering
Infineon Technologies AG has introduced the EZ-USB™ FX20 programmable USB peripheral controller, the latest addition to its EZ-USB product family. This new controller is designed for USB devices used in AI, image processing, and other applications that require high data transfer rates. The EZ-USB FX20 features USB 20 Gbps and LVDS interfaces, offering a total […]
MCU family combines 7.5MB SRAM and eIQ Neutron NPU for AI and power efficiency
NXP Semiconductors has introduced the i.MX RT700 crossover MCU family designed for AI-enabled edge devices such as wearables, consumer medical devices, smart home products, and HMI platforms. The i.MX RT700 integrates up to five cores, including a primary Arm Cortex-M33 running at 325 MHz and a Cadence Tensilica HiFi 4 DSP for advanced audio processing. […]
IP series to address diverse AI computing needs
SiFive, Inc., has introduced the SiFive Intelligence XM Series for AI workload acceleration. This new product line features an AI matrix engine designed for system-on-chip solutions in Edge IoT, Consumer devices, electric/autonomous vehicles, and data centers. SiFive also plans to release an open-source reference implementation of its SiFive Kernel Library (SKL). The XM Series incorporates […]
COM Express modules offer up to 39 TOPS for AI inference
congatec introduces new COM Express Compact Computer-on-Modules with AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000 Series processors. Based on the dedicated computing cores of the new Ryzen processors featuring up to eight ‘Zen 4’ cores, innovative XDNA NPU, and powerful Radeon RDNA 3 graphics, the new modules deliver impressive performance of up to 39 tera operations per second […]
Gateway brings industrial AI to network edge
NEXCOM subsidiary announces the availability of the NISE 54 Industrial Edge AI Gateway for high-performance edge gateway applications. Powered by Intel Atom Amston Lake or Alder Lake CPUs, the NISE 54 gateway supports up to 16GB of DDR5-4800MHz SO-DIMM memory with In-Band Error Correction Code (IBECC) capability, to boost multitasking performance, reliability, and safety. Applications […]
SSD controller targets power efficiency in data centers
Microchip Technology has introduced the Flashtec NVMe 5016 Solid State Drive (SSD) controller to address the increasing demand for powerful, efficient, and reliable data centers driven by the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud-based services. The 16-channel, PCIe Gen 5 NVM Express (NVMe) controller is designed to provide enhanced bandwidth, security, and flexibility. The […]