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[JK200SX]

I'd be Julia Guillard so I could go around reciting the misogyny speech to ding-bats like Izzzzy all day.

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Have you ever wondered why she covers her ears?

 

[Slade]

If ever there was a Renesas customer that could benefit from Akida it would be these guys:

Partner Solution - Renesas - Person Access System - Aizip

www.aizip.ai

https://www.renesas.com/sg/en/products/microcontrollers-microprocessors/ra-cortex-m-mcus/ra-partners/aizip-pas?utm_campaign=mcu_ra_ai_ml&utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_content=aizip

 

[Slade]

https://www.renesas.com/sg/en/document/prb/aizip-pas?utm_campaign=mcu_ra_ai_ml&utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_content=aizip_ovr

 

[Slade]

@Diogenese and anyone else that can read tech specs, I would be interested in what you think.

MAX78000 Artificial Intelligence Microcontroller with Ultra-Low-Power Convolutional Neural Network Accelerator

Artificial intelligence (AI) requires extreme computational horsepower, but Maxim is cutting the power cord from AI insights. The MAX78000 is a new breed of AI microcontroller built to enable neural networks to execute at ultra-low power and live at t

www.maximintegrated.com

 

[Diogenese]

Douglas Fairbairn on LinkedIn: Big announcement from one of our AI IP partners!

Big announcement from one of our AI IP partners!

www.linkedin.com

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Looks to be CNN, not SNN. Not us?

Also, nobody from Brainchip has "liked" it yet.

looked at Quadric a few months ago. From recall, they use ALUs.

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/pat...pa = "quadric" AND nftxt = "machine learning"


US10474398B2 Machine perception and dense algorithm integrated circuit

[0035] An array core 110 preferably functions as a data or signal processing node (e.g., a small microprocessor) or processing circuit and preferably, includes a register file 112 having a large data storage capacity (e.g., 4 kilobyte (KB) or greater, etc.) and an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) 118 or any suitable digital electronic circuit that performs arithmetic and bitwise operations on integer binary numbers. In a preferred embodiment, the register file 112 of an array core 110 may be the only memory element that the processing circuits of an array core no may have direct access to. An array core no may have indirect access to memory outside of the array core and/or the integrated circuit array 105 (i.e., core mesh) defined by the plurality of border cores 120 and the plurality of array cores 110 .

[0039] An array core 110 may, additionally or alternatively, include a plurality of multiplier (multiply) accumulators (MACs) 114 or any suitable logic devices or digital circuits that may be capable of performing multiply and summation functions.
[0040] Accordingly, each of the plurality of MACs 114 positioned within an array core 110 may function to have direct communication capabilities with neighboring cores (e.g., array cores, border cores, etc.) within the integrated circuit 100 . The plurality of MACs 114 may additionally function to execute computations using data (e.g., operands) sourced from the large register file 112 of an array core no. However, the plurality of MACs 114 preferably function to source data for executing computations from one or more of their respective neighboring core(s) and/or a weights or coefficients (constants) bus 116 that functions to transfer coefficient or weight inputs of one or more algorithms (including machine learning algorithms) from one or more memory elements (e.g., main memory 160 or the like) or one or more input sources.

[0049] The dispatcher 130 preferably includes processing circuitry (e.g., microprocessor or the like) that function to create instructions that include scheduled computations or executions to be performed by various circuits and/or components (e.g., array core computations) of the integrated circuit 100 and further, create instructions that enable a control a flow of input data through the integrated circuit 100 . In some embodiments, the dispatcher 130 may function to execute part of the instructions and load another part of the instructions into the integrated circuit array 105 . In general, the dispatcher 130 may function as a primary controller of the integrated circuit 100 that controls and manages access to or a flow (movement) of data from memory to the one or more other storage and/or processing circuits of the integrated circuit 100 (and vice versa). Additionally, the dispatcher 130 may function control execution operations of the various sub-controllers (e.g., periphery controllers, etc.) and the plurality of array cores no.

Pretty ugly really ...

 

[jk6199]

I just had an order filled at .645 thinking it wouldn't drop that low again.

I am now really looking to couch surf lol.

At least (I hope), my returns will be multiple of this in the future!

 

[Diogenese]

Hi Bravo
Love your work but remember as Brainchip states "We don't make sensors we make them smart." AKIDA is a processor. A GPU is a processor. A CPU is a processor. None of them are sensors but sensors need something to process what they sense and make it intelligible to humans.

Now you can use multiple GPU's or multiple CPU's to process the data coming from five sensors or more and send it somewhere else to be fused into a meaningful action or you can use something that takes in multiple streams of different sensory data and fuses that data on chip and gives you the meaningful action close to the sensors.

By coincidence this ability to take multiple sensor imputes and fuse them on chip close to the sensor and produce meaningful action is something AKIDA technology IP provides. AKIDA IP however will not be the sensor itself.

Remember the Luca Verre CEO of Propehesee interview where he described building their event based sensor but knowing that it was only half the story unless they could find someone with an event based processor.

Intel did not have it.

SynSense did not have it.

But then,

'One enchanted evening,
Then Luca found AKIDA,
And somehow he knew,
With AKIDA he'd be sensing,
And he made it his own'.

(sung to the tune Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific)

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

Was that the fish chorus line song "Salmon chanted evening"?

 

[Newk R]

Hi Bravo
Love your work but remember as Brainchip states "We don't make sensors we make them smart." AKIDA is a processor. A GPU is a processor. A CPU is a processor. None of them are sensors but sensors need something to process what they sense and make it intelligible to humans.

Now you can use multiple GPU's or multiple CPU's to process the data coming from five sensors or more and send it somewhere else to be fused into a meaningful action or you can use something that takes in multiple streams of different sensory data and fuses that data on chip and gives you the meaningful action close to the sensors.

By coincidence this ability to take multiple sensor imputes and fuse them on chip close to the sensor and produce meaningful action is something AKIDA technology IP provides. AKIDA IP however will not be the sensor itself.

Remember the Luca Verre CEO of Propehesee interview where he described building their event based sensor but knowing that it was only half the story unless they could find someone with an event based processor.

Intel did not have it.

SynSense did not have it.

But then,

'One enchanted evening,
Then Luca found AKIDA,
And somehow he knew,
With AKIDA he'd be sensing,
And he made it his own'.

(sung to the tune Some Enchanted Evening from South Pacific)

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

That's funny. I had dinner with a couple of my brothers last night an we reminisced about when our Uncle Harry sang Some Enchanted Evening at my wedding

 

[Fact Finder]

Have you ever wondered why she covers her ears?

So she heard no evil when she worked for and was in a relationship with a proven corrupt union official. Back then she even wore opaque glasses so she could see no evil on the documents she drafted. A future Prime Minister cannot be too careful these sorts of things can come back to bite.

The golden days of Australian politics when both the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition where both born and raised for some time in a foreign country before being dragged to Australia by their migrating parents.

When I look at the state of UK politics would the UK have been better of if they had stayed and entered politics in their country of birth.

One of life’s many unknowable unknowns.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Newk R]

Was that the fish chorus line song "Salmon chanted evening"?

Knock Knock
Who's there?
Sam and Janet
Sam and Janet who?
Sam and Janet evening

 

[KKFoo]

I tend to think that inflationary pressures suppressing industry and the demise of Argo may well play into BRNs hands in the longer run. I see an opportunity for the right technology in the right place at the right time. And Akida is the right technology imo, it’s cheap and scales well as IP, it’s the only real edge choice atm and I think with a suppressed market and the need to keep moving ADAS and level 3 automation ahead, that industry will gravitate towards a modular autonomous solution of necessary components making up what is required. I think this has happened with software in the past (many times) and now it will be forced upon software defined car manufacturers to reduce the amount of reinventing in development they do in favour of purchasing more generic modular solutions - to speed up adoption. I think Akida will be part of this why? Not because I’m a biased shareholder but because Akida scales and will be cheaper and faster to implement. I think that eventually there will be maybe 2 or 3 major autonomous vehicle platforms adopted by the whole of industry and each will utilise Akida technology - fulfilling the companies ambition for Akida to be the defacto standard for car edge AI. AIMO.

My take is once Akida is used in Mercedes, the rest of the makers will follow..

 

[Bravo]

Please tell me more!!!!!

Nvidia Unveils Drive AI Concierge With Cerence Voice Assistant Support - Voicebot.ai

Nvidia debuted a new in-car infotainment system with screens and entertainment for individual passengers as well as drivers. The Drive..

voicebot.ai

 

[Fullmoonfever]

My take is once Akida is used in Mercedes, the rest of the makers will follow..

Would still really love some clarity at some point on that relationship and how / where we fit given no NDA.

Good coin per car according to Qualcomm.

Chipmaker Qualcomm says automotive future business expands to $30 bln

U.S. chip designer Qualcomm (QCOM.O) on Thursday said its automotive business “pipeline” increased to $30 billion, up more than $10 billion since its third quarter results were announced in late July. The jump in future business was thanks to its Snapdragon Digital Chassis product used by car...

www.yolegroup.com

Chipmaker Qualcomm says automotive future business expands to $30 bln​

OCTOBER 21, 2022
U.S. chip designer Qualcomm (QCOM.O) on Thursday said its automotive business “pipeline” increased to $30 billion, up more than $10 billion since its third quarter results were announced in late July.

The jump in future business was thanks to its Snapdragon Digital Chassis product used by car makers and their suppliers, Qualcomm said at its Automotive Investor Day. The Snapdragon Digital Chassis can provide assisted and autonomous driving technology, as well as in-car infotainment and cloud connectivity.

With electric vehicles and increasing autonomous features in cars, the number of chips used by automakers is surging and the automotive market has been a key growth area for chipmakers.

“When you think about a per car basis, a lower tier car, we have an opportunity of approximately $200 stretching all the way to $3,000 at the high tier,” said Akash Palkhiwala, Qualcomm’s CFO.
“Going forward the mix will continue to shift towards the high end so the opportunity will keep expanding.”

Qualcomm said the automotive market size it is targeting could grow to as large as $100 billion by 2030.

In fiscal year 2022, it estimates its automotive business revenue will be about $1.3 billion, from $975 million the previous year. By fiscal year 2026, it estimates that to rise to over $4 billion and in fiscal year 2031 to over $9 billion.

Qualcomm also announced an expanded partnership with Mercedes Benz AG (MBGn.DE) which will be using the Snapdragon Cockpit for its in-car infotainment system from 2023.

Qualcomm also has many automotive customers in China. Asked about the impact of broader U.S. export regulations, CEO Cristiano Amon said “strong win-win partnerships between the U.S. enterprises and the China enterprises will always be a force of stability”.
“But we’ll see what the future holds,” he added.

Earlier this week, chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA.O) unveiled a new automotive central computer called drive thor to provide autonomous and assisted driving as well as in-car digital entertainment and services.

 

[Falling Knife]

https://www.renesas.com/sg/en/document/prb/aizip-pas?utm_campaign=mcu_ra_ai_ml&utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_content=aizip_ovr

Nice, Im convinced but im a Nurse no Engineer

Uses ARM cortex based on M4 core.
No cloud connection, no external flash, The PAS (Person Access System) is downloaded to the board.

Aizip and Renesas RA6M3 Board unboxing​

and its target market is all that we like

 

[Bravo]

Anyone heard of this group CREOIR? Half way down it says "Embedded: ARM Cortex @1GHZ, 256MB RAM, 2GB file system".

It also states "Creoir brought voice control into Nokia conscious factory to validate the voice user interface in a factory environment. The Smart Factory Voice Assistant enables a hands-free voice user interface to access Nokia factory data and is now in use at the Nokia conscious factory control corner to provide an easy way of getting quality data of the ongoing production."


Nokia...telecommunications company....non-typical application...maybe....maybe not...

Creoir Offline Voice Solution

FLEXIBLE WAY FOR VOICE INTERACTION ON-THE-EDGE​

Creoir Offline Voice Solution SDK has been developed for products and applications that require private and local voice control without Internet connectivity. The software stack includes Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) and Text-to-Speech (TTS) provided by Cerence and Natural Language Understanding (NLU) system developed by Creoir. In addition to creating a custom voice UI design, Creoir OVS SDK offers a simple and robust interface towards the customer application.

HIGH ACCURACY​

• Proven speech technologies from Cerence
• End-to-end voice performance guaranteed with Speech Signal Enhancement

PRIVACY​

• The user data stays on the device or on a local network
• No audio data sent to the cloud or a 3rd party

EASY INTEGRATION​

• Fast development using SDK with built-in APIs
• Contains tools, libraries and step-by-step instructions

ON-THE-EDGE​

• Easy set-up and reliable operation without Internet connection
• Use anytime, anywhere. Perpetual license available for manufacturers.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS​

Enables fast development cycle to create custom embedded Voice User Interface (VUI) for devices and applications

Supports programming language independent action code implementation (Python, C, C++, ReactJS, etc.)

Offers a simple-to-use interface towards customer application with MQTT / Intent-API

SDK contains tools, libraries, and step-by-step instructions for speaker-independent Natural Language Understanding (NLU)

Wide language support - 39 languages for Automatic Speech Recognition, 65 languages for Text-to-Speech

Comes with high-performing Cerence™ speech technologies, shipped in more than 400 million cars already

SUPPORTED PLATFORMS​

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS​

Embedded: ARM Cortex @1GHZ, 256MB RAM, 2GB file system
PC (Linux, Windows): X86-64, SSE2, AVX2
Mobile: Android 8 (API level 26)

About Cerence: Cerence is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. As an innovation partner to the world’s leading automakers, it is helping transform how a car feels, responds and learns. Its track record is built on more than 20 years of knowledge and almost 325 million cars on the road today. Whether it’s connected cars, autonomous driving or e-vehicles, Cerence is mapping the road ahead. For more information, visit www.cerence.com.
Creoir uses Cerence CSDK with AI-powered speech recognition and proven acoustic modeling technology to bring great voice experiences for numerous product categories.

CASE STUDY: VOICE ASSISTANCE MAKES FACTORIES SMARTER​

Creoir OVS SDK has been used in various projects. One example is the Smart Factory Voice Assistant PoC developed for Nokia factory.

At the factory, the challenge is that operators and workers need to interrupt the current tasks at hand and free their hands to access data or control computers and machines. But what if they did not have to interrupt what they were doing in the first place? Instead, they could use voice to get access to instructions and manufacturing data or even control computers and machines.
Creoir brought voice control into Nokia conscious factory to validate the voice user interface in a factory environment. The Smart Factory Voice Assistant enables a hands-free voice user interface to access Nokia factory data and is now in use at the Nokia conscious factory control corner to provide an easy way of getting quality data of the ongoing production.
To learn more about the project, see the Reboot IoT Factory blog!

LET’S ADD VOICE TO YOUR PRODUCT!​

CONTACT US TO LEARN MORE

Automatic Speech Recognition Embedded on the Edge - EdgeVUI - Creoir

Creoir EdgeVUI™ Software Development Kit enables Automatic Speech Recognition and Text-to-Speech embedded on the edge.

www.creoir.com

Creoir to Distribute Cerence Speech Technologies - Creoir

Creoir is a Cerence Speecht Technologies distributor. Cerence is the market leader as a voice control supplier in the automotive industry.

www.creoir.com

 

[Diogenese]

@Diogenese and anyone else that can read tech specs, I would be interested in what you think.

MAX78000 Artificial Intelligence Microcontroller with Ultra-Low-Power Convolutional Neural Network Accelerator

Artificial intelligence (AI) requires extreme computational horsepower, but Maxim is cutting the power cord from AI insights. The MAX78000 is a new breed of AI microcontroller built to enable neural networks to execute at ultra-low power and live at t

www.maximintegrated.com

Hi Slade,

There are several Maxim Integrated patents:

https://worldwide.espacenet.com/pat...im integrated" AND nftxt = "machine learning"

After close perusal of these documents, this seems to be the most relevant:

US2022334634A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN EMBEDDED MACHINE LEARNING ACCELERATORS

[0051] As previously mentioned, the architecture of hardware accelerator 508 may be different from that of memory 504 or the CPU that memory 504 is embedded in. For example, the bus word size of hardware accelerator 508 may be different from the typical 32-bit or 64-bit bus word size of the CPU or memory 504 . Instead, the architecture of hardware accelerator 508 may be optimized to efficiently perform computations on various sizes of data that do not nicely align with the sizes found in common memory devices.

The MAX7800 data sheet mentions 1, 2, 4, 8 bits:
https://datasheets.maximintegrated.com/en/ds/MAX78000.pdf
442k 8-Bit Weight Capacity with 1,2,4,8-Bit Weights

[0013] FIG. 8 depicts a simplified block diagram of a computing device/information handling system, in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure.

The data sheet does not talk about spikes (except in the context of interference), but it looks like they are running 1, 2, 4, or 8 bits on CPU/GPU.

 

[DingoBorat]

Has anyone else received an anomalous trade settlement message on their phone from Comsec?
They are saying I need to deposit funds, for a trade I didn't do?
I'm currently calling them, but am on hold, but wondering, whether their system has been hacked?

The message came through on a number, that they have previously sent me genuine notifications..

 

[alwaysgreen]

Has anyone else received an anomalous trade settlement message on their phone from Comsec?
They are saying I need to deposit funds, for a trade I didn't do?
I'm currently calling them, but am on hold, but wondering, whether their system has been hacked?

The message came through on a number, that they have previously sent me genuine notifications..

Sounds like they've been hacked.

Is it for shares in a Nigerian mine?

 

[Diogenese]

Has anyone else received an anomalous trade settlement message on their phone from Comsec?
They are saying I need to deposit funds, for a trade I didn't do?
I'm currently calling them, but am on hold, but wondering, whether their system has been hacked?

The message came through on a number, that they have previously sent me genuine notifications..

Just send them your user ID and password and let them sort it out ...

 

[buena suerte :-)]

Has anyone else received an anomalous trade settlement message on their phone from Comsec?
They are saying I need to deposit funds, for a trade I didn't do?
I'm currently calling them, but am on hold, but wondering, whether their system has been hacked?

The message came through on a number, that they have previously sent me genuine notifications..

Hey DB I'm with Commsec and did not receive any messages!!