Fanless huh?..
So I guess that just means it's going to overheat?...
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The whole top of it, is a massive heatsink, maybe the instructions say.. "place unit in front of a fan"..
They had to add a cooling fan for the other chips in "our" Edge Box, so hard to see how they can get away with it here, using GPU technology..
Pooh!
Samsung backs ‘world’s most powerful’ AI chip for edge devices
Dutch startup Axelera promises better AI performance at lower costs
June 28, 2024 - 10:30 am
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Eindhoven-based startup Axelera has raised $68mn as it looks to take its AI chip business global. One of the lead investors is Samsung Catalyst, the venture arm of semiconductor giant Samsung Electronics.
Axelera is developing chips, known as AI processing units (AIPUs), that enable computer vision and generative AI in devices like robots and drones. The chips facilitate so-called edge AI — when AI models are deployed inside devices, instead of linking to them via the cloud.
Axelera builds the AIPUs as well as the software that runs them. Dubbed Metis, the startup claims that it is the world’s most powerful AI chip for edge devices.
The AI chips are, in effect, tiny data centres located within the device. By negating the need to upload or download data to a centralised cloud server, the chips speed up data processing. They also minimises energy use.
What’s more, Axelera leverages what’s known as in-memory computing. That’s when data is stored in the main memory (RAM) instead of on traditional disk storage. This makes for even faster data processing and retrieval.
The startup’s chips thus deliver high computing performance at a fraction of the cost and energy consumption of centralised AI processing units, said the startup.
“To truly harness the value of AI, organisations need a solution that delivers high-performance and efficiency while balancing cost,” said Fabrizio Del Maffeo, co-founder and CEO at Axelera AI.
Axelera claims it has built the world’s most powerful AI processing unit for edge devices. Credit: Axelera
Democratising AI
Axelera’s chips make use of the instruction set architecture (ISA) RISC-V. An ISA acts like a bridge between the hardware and the software. It specifies both what the processor is capable of doing as well as how it gets done.
RISC-V is a low-cost, efficient, and flexible ISA that can be customised to specific use cases. Crucially, unlike most ISAs, it is open source, which means no single entity controls it.
“Our mission is to democratise access to artificial intelligence,” said Del Maffeo.
By specialising in edge AI, and developing both the software and hardware components, Axelera looks to give itself a competitive edge in a booming AI chip market dominated by the likes of Nvidia, Intel, and IBM.
Speaking of IBM, Del Maffeo, who previously worked at Belgium-based tech lab Imec, co-founded Axelera alongside Evangelos Eleftheriou, a former veteran at the American tech giant.
Axelera plans to put its AI processing units into full production in the latter half of this year. It looks to expand its presence in North America, where it already has an office, and into new industries such as automotive, digital healthcare, and surveillance. The startup is also exploring the development of high performance AI chips for data centres and supercomputers.
Hailing from Eindhoven, Axelera exists in one of the most mature semiconductor tech hubs in the world. The city is home to Philips-founded NXP Semiconductors and ASML, which produces chip-making machines for almost every major semiconductor manufacturer on Earth.
This latest funding round brings Axelera’s total raised to $120mn. New investors include the Samsung Catalyst Fund, European Innovation Council Fund, Innovation Industries Strategic Partnership Fund, and Invest-NL.
Samsung backs ‘world’s most powerful’ AI chip for edge devices
Dutch startup Axelera is developing AI chips for devices like robots and drones in a bid to deliver better performance at lower costs.thenextweb.com
Hi Diogenese, do you think they are a competitor to Brainchip on a technological front?
Ahh crap, who did they let go to get Johnny boy?
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Ahh crap, who did they let go to get Johnny boy?
Seems like a high turnover this year
Relax everyone. I was half joking
Yeah - Nah.Ahh crap, who did they let go to get Johnny boy?
Seems like a high turnover this year
Relax everyone. I was half joking
Your battery is almost dead
This isn’t the actual article I was searching for, but it directs you to sooo many New PossibilitiesNow look at what my Google search on “Brainchip Akida” dug up from the depths of the internet:
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The link looked pretty dodgy to me, so I didn’t click on it. Instead, I did another Google search, this time on “C-Leg 4, Kenovo, Genium and Genium X3”, and it turns out they are all microprocessor-controlled knee prostheses by German orthopaedic technology company Ottobock, which according to Wikipedia (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottobock) is considered “the world market leader in the field of prosthetics and one of the leading suppliers in orthotics, wheelchairs and exoskeletons.”
Knee prosthetics
www.ottobock.com
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These microprocessor-controlled prosthetic knee joints have been on the market for many years now (the C-Leg was the world’s first in 1997, followed by the first generations of Genium (2011) Genium X3 (2013) and Kenovo (2015), with model updates since), but maybe Ottobock figured it was time for an ultra-low power upgrade?!
A quick search did not yield any (other) connections between Ottobock and Brainchip, so I am not sure whether this is a valid dot join or possibly some GenAI’s hallucination
Employing neuromorphic technology as a means of restoring tactile sensation is definitely something the bionic limbs industry is extremely interested in (not to mention the affected patients!), and of course research of that kind is already being conducted at universities (see the paper below, which @Sirod69 shared with us two months ago), so chances are, the world market leader in prosthetics will have already checked out the available providers of this promising tech and possibly play around with less complicated use cases first.
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Ottobock – an overview of the company
A world leader in innovation and technology, Ottobock is growing around the globe. Find out more about our products, services and company, Ottobock SE & Co KGaA.corporate.ottobock.com
Progress with tradition
Ottobock sets standards
For more than 100 years, Ottobock develops innovative products. Meanwhile, the med-tech company also takes care of the full treatment cycle all over the globe. These services are provided under the Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA name, which began in 2018 to channel the company’s med-tech expertise also into sustainably healthy workplaces.
We continually develop our company and perfect our technology to improve the lives of our users. In 2022, we invested 7% of our turnover in research and development.
Since 1919 products and technologies from Ottobock have been helping people gain new freedom of movement and avoid potential complications. Initially, the company revolutionised the market – above all treatment for patients – thanks to the series production of prosthetic components. Since then, the focus has turned to microprocessor-controlled knee joints such as the C-Leg (which can be controlled via an app), the computer-controlled C-Brace leg orthosis, the multi-articulating bebionic hand, Juvo power wheelchairs and the Paexo exoskeleton range for ergonomic workplaces.
Our single-minded determination to improve quality of life has made us a global leader in technology for wearable human bionics, which enhance or replace parts of the human body.
In numbers
Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA
Turnover in 2022
EUR 1.3 billion
Employees
Over 9,000 in almost 60 countries across the world
patient care centres
more than 400
Global market leader
in prosthetics
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