• Syntiant NDP250 Supercharges Edge AI with At-Memory Architecture

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    Syntiant’s NDP250 NPU boasts 5× faster performance for edge AI tasks. This low-power chip uses an at-memory design for efficient processing in applications like smart doorbells. The company offers development tools, production-quality pretrained models, and services to simplify AI implementation, not just for use with its NPUs but also with other chips. continue reading


  • Is Windows AI Explorer Exclusive to Snapdragon or Open to All?

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    Rumors suggest Microsoft’s Windows AI Explorer might require a Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite X processor. This raises questions about Microsoft’s strategy: leverage a limited base for high profits (a skim strategy) or prioritize wider adoption (a penetrate strategy). While Intel boasts AI-powered processors in 2024, they lag competing chips from AMD and Qualcomm. With Arm PC… continue reading


  • Rivos Emerges from Stealth, Hints at RISC-V Plans

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    Rivos has raised $250 million to develop a RISC-V-based processor that accelerates data-parallel operations yet aims to be easy to program. continue reading


  • Another Cloud Company Flexes Arm

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    Google joins the Arm server race with its Axion processor, promising better performance and efficiency than x86 chips for Google Cloud. Axion frees Google from reliance on AMD and Intel and could reduce costs, including energy expenses. As Arm’s ecosystem grows, cloud customers may also benefit. continue reading


  • AI, RISC-V, and FPGAs Take the Stage at Embedded World 2024

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    Embedded World 2024 showcased advancements in processor technology, including for artificial intelligence (AI), the RISC-V CPU architecture, and field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), including announcements from Altera, AMD, Arm, NXP, and others. continue reading


  • Generative AI at the Edge Gets a New Hailo Product

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    Israeli startup Hailo unveiled the Hailo-10 edge-AI NPU. Rated at 40 TOPS, it offers 50% more peak performance than the earlier Hailo-8, purportedly to handle gen AI. continue reading



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