Designed to be the solution for an AI computing device right at the Edge, Sondrel’s new SFA 100 IP reference platform makes creating high-performance, battery-powered IoT devices easy and fast. The design has an onboard Arm CPU to locally process data gathered from its associated sensors for onward transmission via wired or wireless connection for […]
Machine Learning
SOM platform employs NXP i.MX 8M Mini applications processor
Digi International announced the expansion of its market-leading ConnectCore family of products with the introduction of the Digi ConnectCore 8M Mini System on Module (SOM). Digi ConnectCore 8M Mini is a highly integrated and cost-effective SOM platform based on the NXP i.MX 8M Mini applications processor. Featuring the optimal balance of performance, power, and cost, it’s […]
EDA tool suite is based on machine learning optimization algorithms
Xilinx, Inc. introduced Vivado ML Editions, the industry’s first FPGA EDA tool suite based on machine-learning (ML) optimization algorithms, as well as advanced team-based design flows, for significant design time and cost savings. Vivado ML Editions delivers 5x faster compile-time and breakthrough quality of results (QoR) improvements on average 10% on complex designs, compared to […]
Open-source initiative boosts TinyML apps
SensiML Corporation announced that it has launched an Open Source Initiative to accelerate the adoption of TinyML smart sensing IoT applications. The initiative builds upon SensiML’s existing efforts to design flexibility, transparency, and efficiency into its product suite by giving developers control and insight over vital aspects of their ML workflow, tools, data, and resulting […]
MCU- AI model brings human-figure detection to IoT image and video at 0.7 mJ per inference
Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. and Aizip Inc. announced that Maxim Integrated’s MAX78000 neural-network microcontroller detects people in an image using Aizip’s Visual Wake Words (VWW) model at just 0.7 millijoules (mJ) of energy per inference. This is 100 times lower than conventional software solutions, and the most economical and efficient IoT person-detection solution available. The […]
Pre-trained deep-learning models/tools help create conversational AI services
NVIDIA announced the availability of the NVIDIA Jarvis framework, providing developers with state-of-the-art pre-trained deep learning models and software tools to create interactive conversational AI services that are easily adaptable for every industry and domain. With billions of hours of phone calls, web meetings, and streaming broadcast video content generated daily, NVIDIA Jarvis models offer highly […]
Low-power conversational AI chips support Google hot words
Syntiant Corp. announced that it supports Ok Google and Hey Google hot words with the Syntiant NDP120 Neural Decision Processor (NDP). Using the ultra-low-power Syntiant Core 2 tensor processor, the NDP120 can activate the Google Assistant at under 280uW (microwatts) power consumption with the hot words, “Hey Google” or “Ok Google.” The advanced artificial intelligence built into […]
SFP, SFP-DD, QSFP, QSFP-DD & OSFP Pluggable interconnects – a 2021 update
The 21-year-old Pluggable interconnect family is now being used for new accelerator, AV, camera, machine vision, medical, memory, NVM, and proprietary interface links. New market segment expansion seems likely to continue with link shipments rising and healthy unit forecasting. New higher speed 106G and 112G per lane pluggable products will be coming out this year, […]
GPU-enabled deep learning acceleration platform targets AI Inferencing at the Edge
ADLINK Technology Inc. has launched one of the most compact GPU-enabled deep learning acceleration platforms on the market with its latest DLAP x86 series. The DLAP x86 series targets the deployment of deep learning in volume, at the edge where data is generated and actions are taken. It is optimized to deliver AI performance in […]
RISC-V is growing and offers stability, scalability and security
RISC-V is growing rapidly. Semico Research has projected that 62.4 billion RISC-V CPU cores will be sold in 2025. While that’s only about 6% of the overall CPU core market, RISC-V is an emerging technology that most designers should follow and become increasingly familiar with. RISC-V is becoming more commercially attractive as a result of […]