Thales announces at Sensors Expo 2018, the availability of its NavChip2, the latest in its family of high precision Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs). The NavChip2 provides the highest performance to price in the market of 6-axis IMU’s and is fully factory calibrated. Embedded temperature sensors enable excellent compensation over the entire -40 °C to +85 […]
Artificial intelligence/ML
SoC design software runs analysis of peak power use
Synopsys, Inc. today introduced PrimePower, an expanded power analysis solution created to accelerate system-on-chip (SoC) design closure by extending signoff power analysis to drive early design implementation and accurate reliability analysis. Revolutionary technologies based on Synopsys’ golden PrimeTime static timing analysis and signoff empower designers to perform faster and uniquely accurate power analysis and power-driven optimizations […]
Technology stack accelerates integration of AI in edge devices
Lattice Semiconductor today unveiled Lattice sensAI – a complete technology stack combining modular hardware kits, neural network IP cores, software tools, reference designs and custom design services – to accelerate integration of machine learning inferencing into broad market IoT applications. With solutions optimized for ultra-low power consumption (under 1 mW–1 W), small package size (5.5 mm2 –100 mm2), […]
Processor combines CPUs, GP-GPUs, and AI chips on one platform
Silicon Valley startup Tachyum Inc., which is backed by IPM Growth, today unveiled its new processor family – codenamed “Prodigy” – that combines the advantages of CPUs with GP-GPUs, and specialized AI chips in a single universal processor platform with ten times the processing power per watt capable of running the world’s most complex compute […]
PCIe switch works with multi-host GPU and NVMe SSD systems
Microsemi Corporation announced enhancements to its Switchtec PCIe advanced Fabric Switch (PAX), which now provides high-performance fabric connectivity and composability for multi-host graphics processing unit (GPU) and NVMe solid state drive (SSD) systems. Microsemi will be showcasing a demonstration of the new device during the Open Compute Project (OCP) Summit March 20-21, 2018 in San Jose, California. As the use of GPUs […]
Arduino expands supported architectures to range of Linux SBDs for IoT applications
Arduino announced the expansion of the number of architectures supported by its Arduino Create platform for the development of IoT applications. With this new release, Arduino Create users can manage and program a wide range of popular Linux single-board computers like the AAEON UP² board, Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone as if they were regular Arduino […]
AI processors for IoT consume less than 5 mW
Kneron, a provider of edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, today announced its AI processors Kneron NPU IP Series for edge devices. The Kneron NPU IP Series includes three products: the KDP 300 ultra-low power version, the KDP 500 standard version, and the KDP 700 high-performance version, supporting various AI applications in smarthome, smart surveillance, smartphones, […]
AI neural network processing unit hits up to 2.4 TOPs
At CES2018, Rockchip released its first AI processor RK3399Pro with super performance, providing one-stop turnkey solution for AI (artificial intelligence). Computing performance of its NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit) reaches 2.4TOPs. RK3399Pro has the advantages of high performance, low power consumption and easily development. RK3399Pro AI processor with superior general computing performance adopts big.LITTLE CPU, […]
Gallery: Neat tech on display at ADAS & Autonomous Vehicles USA
A focused forum on the here-and-now of self-driving technology held in Novi, Mich., staged by TU-Automotive, featured presentations by Tier 1 suppliers, researchers, and automakers. Also, there were a few displays of interesting technology. Here are a few examples of what was there to be seen. NEXT PAGE: A washer system for car cameras
Headline PCI-Express board boosts speed and accuracy of object recognition
BrainChip Holdings Ltd., a leading developer of software and hardware accelerated solutions for advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning, today announced the release of its hardware acceleration board, BrainChip Accelerator. BrainChip Accelerator is an 8-lane, PCI-Express add-in card that increases the speed and accuracy of the object recognition function of BrainChip Studio software by up to […]
