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Blazar85

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It's a quiet day for me so I thought I'd try my hand at some digging on this. Came across this article

https://cnevpost.com/2022/01/07/mic...ith-xpeng-on-latters-virtual-voice-assistant/

that mentions the use of an "ultra-large scale online neural network engine as well as a small offline splicing engine" that's linked with Microsoft Azure. Not suggesting at all that Akida is involved but the small offline splicing engine is intriguing.
 
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Really appreciate you sharing this FF. It’s good to know that BrainChip are putting a lot of thought into their decisions of whether or not to announce something. How long ago was this conversation between you and BrainChip because what stood out to me was: ‘ones that are pending and will be granted in the next few weeks’.
The discussion took place over 1st and 2nd September, 2022.

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If ARM was an arm, BRN would be its biceps💪!

SiFive announces three RISC-V automotive processors​

RISC-V is ready to power the next gen electric cars. (Image Source: SiFive)

RISC-V is ready to power the next gen electric cars. (Image Source: SiFive)
The new E6-A, S7-A and X280-A RISC-V-based processors will be utilized by car component manufacturers like Renesas and Siemens to power safety-critical compute applications along with sensor arrays, AI-assisted driving systems and IC components used by HUDs or electrification pathways.

Bogdan Solca, 09/15/2022 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 ...
E-Mobility RISC-V

SiFive is looking to expand the utility of the RISC-V processor architecture beyond the consumer computer market and address performance and feature needs for evolving sectors including aerospace and e-mobility. The premiere RISC-V processor maker was recently selected by NASA to provide advanced compute power for upcoming space missions, and now SiFIve is launching three new automotive chips designed to power various electric car components such as the infotainment system, cockpit, connectivity, driver assistance and electrification. SiFive’s new E6-A, X280-A and S7-A processors will be used by top-tier car component suppliers like Renesas and Siemens for safety-critical compute applications.
The E6-A chip is designed for 32-bit applications controlling security modules and safety islands or it can be used to power microcontrollers. On the other hand, the S7-A is designed for 64-bit applications with low-latency interrupt support that complement the main application processor, while the X280-A is derived from the power-efficient X280 chip that will be used by NASA, which makes it a great choice to power sensor arrays and AI-assisted driving systems.

RISC-V’s ecosystem expansion will continue throughout 2023, as SiFive plans to further diversify its portfolio with high performance, out of order application CPUs, plus a complete lineup of compute IP for microcontroller and memory protection units, as well as a high performance automotive processor family.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/SiFive-announces-three-RISC-V-automotive-processors.652620.0.html
 
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If ARM was an arm, BRN would be its biceps💪!
X280-A...I wonder if the "A" stands for Akida?

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While I am an investor and sometimes trader in Brainchip Inc and maintain a positive overall view of the prospects for success I do not always agree with decisions made by the Brainchip Inc and when that is the case I invariably take my concerns to the company privately.

Fortunately this company unlike some I have invested in will engage in robust debate with me and on my preferred terms which is in writing. Often I am not persuaded by the company but to date though not persuaded they have convinced me that the basis of the decision they have made is their genuine attempt to comply with the law and look after the best interests of all shareholders.

On the issue of the non publication of the last granted patent I had the following discussion and as this issue is still gnawing at some I have sort permission to publish the following email discussion I had with Brainchip Inc on the subject:

Fact Finder: I am very unhappy with this news regarding the patent...

Brainchip: I understand your frustration. There are good reasons for the non-announcements. It has nothing to do with any attempt to distance ourselves from the retail shareholders at all. Let me begin by saying that the decision to announce or not to announce falls into a very grey area of the guidance which I can share with you. Even after reading my justification below, you may not agree but hopefully you can see this from our perspective.

In this case, applying the Continuous Disclosure standards by asking, would this information make an informed investor buy or sell the stock, we believe the answer is that it is unlikely that it would. This decision was not taken lightly by any means. We had lengthy conversations with our two patent attorneys based in Perth at the research institute who advised us on this position. One of the very key differentiators of this patent from the others in the past and the ones that are pending and will be granted in the next few weeks is that this is a patent on an application of Akida and not on the very critical and core technology that makes Akida what it is. Protecting one possible use of Akida is not nearly as critical as protecting the “secret sauce”. And while this is one potential way of encrypting data, according to our best and brightest, “encryption is a dime a dozen” and there are many other ways to do it. For someone to infringe upon this patent, first they have to invent their own neuromorphic chip and then do voice encryption using two chips and an SNN.

As you know, the applications of Akida are endless and if we take the position that we are going to do an announcement for each and every one of them, it would be dilutive to the more valuable and critical announcements and we will have reverted back to being the very “noisy” BRN that drew some very unwanted attention and criticism from the ASX over the past few years. We are on their closely watched list and everything we do is scrutinized to death to ensure we are not pumping the stock so we err on the side of caution.


Fact Finder: It seemed to myself and others that this patent allowed for the use of the Hey Mercedes to securely interact with home and office as proposed by Mercedes Benz. If this is only in part correct then it is clearly significant.

Brainchip: A Patent on an application of Akida which in of itself is not a unique application (encryption) although it may be unique to do so on a neuromorphic chip. This does not protect our core Akida technology and although we felt the research was valuable and worth patenting, we do not foresee any immediate commercial applications or demand for this.

Fact Finder: Secondly having regard to the five criteria for the grant of any patent, as well as the time and cost involved unless the company does not concern itself with the proper allocation of scarce resources all patents by their very nature are important. Thirdly for the company, to as Tony Dawe suggested to another shareholder, decide this patent can be consigned to a footnote in the October 4C is to raise concerns about the true motives of management.

Brainchip: The next few patents that are issued will definitely be announced. When you see them, the difference will be very clear.


I have previously mentioned that in my communications and discussions at the AGM I formed the view that Brainchip Inc is very, very, very concerned about having any adverse entries made against them by the ASX. While Brainchip Inc has never stated why unlike every other company I have invested in they have such deep rooted concerns I am of the opinion that as it is the end goal to list on the Nasdaq that this is the reason. The Nasdaq looks at the character of the company and its history on other exchanges in determining how and when any new company will be permitted to list. Brainchip Inc wants an unblemished good name and in my opinion goes overboard to comply beyond strictly with the ASX Rules.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

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Honestly, this gives me so much more of an understanding of the present dearth of announcements. Thank you for sharing.
 
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the ones that are pending and will be granted in the next few weeks…

Does anyone know what these patents describe?
 
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If ARM was an arm, BRN would be its biceps💪!
Well, that's interesting because we know, thanks to @Fact Finder's previous discovery below, that NASA aims to increase the performance of its autonomous rovers to allow for greater speeds, up to 20km/hr, with a little help from Akida.


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Not sure how many of the 1000 eyes have some spare cash but the market has now turned green for BRN.
Was it @Fact Finder 's correspondence that did the trick??
Whatever it is we are all very grateful to know that FF has got our backs.
 
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the ones that are pending and will be granted in the next few weeks…

Does anyone know what these patents describe?
@Quatrojos

You can go here for one spot to have a look at various patents and search.


Snip samples below.

This particular search was just Brainchip Inc, Peter Van Der Made and returned 23 results.

Click on the patent number (top left) and will take to the patent and can see if granted or not yet.

When in that section, can also click on Patent Family tab for additional related patents, snip also below.

Also is a doc tab can click and review / download any attached docs, snip at bottom.

There are other Patent search engines around can try that may have additional info available.

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If ARM was an arm, BRN would be its biceps💪!

You can tell us U-bby! We promise we won't tell anyone else. Pretty please with a cherry on top! 🍒

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This has me really confused. We are aware that Akida works effectively and efficiently using only 4 bits, minimising power usage without affecting quality. Akida is agnostic to environment.
So why are these two behemoths promoting 8 bits for widespread use of neural networks? I just don’t understand. If somebody with more understanding than me can explain I would be grateful please.
Hi Dr E,

AI problems can be solved in 2 different ways - either using huge datasets, and training a CNN on that set which will hopefully contain all the possible things you want to look for and label and this uses a lot of number crunching and the numbers need to be precise (These are the widespread uses and is why NVIDIA has the chips for this), OR
an SNN which models the problem very differently, requires less information of less accuracy, but can still be done in a silicon chip. (This is where Akida comes in).
 
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Interface works. Experience requires reboot…
 

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Almost 3 million shorts taken out yesterday! No wonder we are red today! Moffos!
 
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If ARM was an arm, BRN would be its biceps💪!
SiFive +NASA + Microchip + ARM + BrainCHip

Did you know that MicrochipTechnology has a long track record of providing radiation hardened technology, including its RT PolarFire FPGA?

DId you know Arm's CoreCortex M1 processor is a general purpose 32-bit microprocessor that offers high performance and small size in FPGAs for PolarFire?

Did you know BrainChip’s Akida IP is fully compatible with Arm’s product families?




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