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[dippY22]

Excellent. Another great article on transformer. Thank you. Keep em coming all.

 

[Diogenese]

This goes back to 2020. AKIDA was software back then, no?

Hi Quatrojos,

Unfortunately this is not BrainChip. It is a software system developed by the authors for redistributing internet loads to avoid bottlenecks.

Page 10:
"Our study proposes AKIDA, a new architecture that strategically harvests the untapped compute capacity of the SmartNICs to offload transient workload spikes, thereby reducing the SLA violations. Usage of this untapped compute capacity is more favorable than adding and deploying additional servers, as SmartNICs are economically and operationally more desirable. AKIDA is a low-cost and scalable platform that orchestrates seamless offloading of serverless workloads to the SmartNICs at the network edge, eliminating the need for pre-allocating expensive compute power and over-utilization of host servers."

SmartNICs = Smart Network Interface Cards

 

[Quatrojos]

Hi Quatrojos,

Unfortunately this is not BrainChip. It is a software system developed by the authors for redistributing internet loads to avoid bottlenecks.

Page 10:
"Our study proposes AKIDA, a new architecture that strategically harvests the untapped compute capacity of the SmartNICs to offload transient workload spikes, thereby reducing the SLA violations. Usage of this untapped compute capacity is more favorable than adding and deploying additional servers, as SmartNICs are economically and operationally more desirable. AKIDA is a low-cost and scalable platform that orchestrates seamless offloading of serverless workloads to the SmartNICs at the network edge, eliminating the need for pre-allocating expensive compute power and over-utilization of host servers."

SmartNICs = Smart Network Interface Cards

Thanks, D. AKIDA speak is all Greek to me...

 

[Fullmoonfever]

@diogene

Hi Quatrojos,

Unfortunately this is not BrainChip. It is a software system developed by the authors for redistributing internet loads to avoid bottlenecks.

Page 10:
"Our study proposes AKIDA, a new architecture that strategically harvests the untapped compute capacity of the SmartNICs to offload transient workload spikes, thereby reducing the SLA violations. Usage of this untapped compute capacity is more favorable than adding and deploying additional servers, as SmartNICs are economically and operationally more desirable. AKIDA is a low-cost and scalable platform that orchestrates seamless offloading of serverless workloads to the SmartNICs at the network edge, eliminating the need for pre-allocating expensive compute power and over-utilization of host servers."

SmartNICs = Smart Network Interface Cards

@Diogenese

You may have done previously and I missed or maybe haven't.

Could you run your eye over?

Bit above my pay grade

Whilst this recent Qualcomm patent app is around neuromorphic processing, patents are always so open ended in some areas (for good reason I get that), so becomes grey sometimes when skimming.

They discuss DCN (deep convolutional) and not SNN and feedforward but then also backprop and feedback (top down) methods albeit not being as efficient as I read it?

Looks like 3d stack fab obviously.

Can be on ARM instruction set architecture, ASIC, DSP and FPGA etc.

Things get left open a bit and wondered if our IP has a space in here at all on converting DCN to SNN which I suspect wouldn't get a mention in a patent like this or whether it's not viable?

TIA

Specification paper lodged attached.

WIPO - Search International and National Patent Collections

 

[Sirod69]

Prophesee

Are you ready for an exciting new addition to your project?

When you get your hands on one of our event-based cameras, you'll be able to capture "the invisible" and bring your project to life like never before!

But don't worry, we've got your back.
Our amazing team has created a series of video tutorials to help you easily set up and work with our sensors, so you can get started right away without any frustration.

Get ready to see your project soar with the help of our event-based cameras!

To buy our EVKv4 HD follow this link -> https://lnkd.in/e_56czNQ

And if you are in Las Vegas for the #ces2023 don't forget to book your meeting https://lnkd.in/eScauEMd

 

[Learning]

This is too exciting, it's 3am and I can't sleep.
Can we say this is the first commercial offering with 'Akida Inside'

Socionext to Demonstrate Leading-Edge Automotive Custom SoC Solutions at CES 2023, Booth 10654​

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Company features advanced technologies in automotive display, AI, and smart sensing​

Milpitas, Calif., December 21, 2022 ---Socionext Inc., a global leader in the design and development of innovative System-on-Chip products, will showcase its automotive custom SoC technologies at the CES Vehicle Tech and Advanced Mobility Zone, located in the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall, Booth 10654. CES runs from January 5-8, 2023.
Socionext’s advanced custom solutions are designed to help OEMs and tier-one automakers achieve complete ownership of key differentiating technologies with an added competitive edge.
These custom SoCs enable a wide range of applications, including ADAS sensors, central computing, networking, in-cabin monitoring, satellite connectivity, and infotainment.
Featured technologies and solutions:
Smart Display Controller for Automotive Remote Display
Socionext's highly integrated ISO26262-certified SC1721/ SC1722/ SC1723 Series Graphics Display Controllers feature built-in safety mechanisms that enable error-free, safety-critical content to meet the safety standards required by today’s multi-display cockpit applications.
Low Power 60GHz RF CMOS Radar Sensors with Embedded Sensing Engine and Built-in Antenna for In-Cabin Monitoring
Socionext has created a variety of smart RADAR solutions, including 24GHz and 60GHz, and has developed a roadmap showcasing future technologies.
The Socionext 60GHz RF CMOS sensor has features and capabilities to support multiple in-cabin uses, including seat occupancy monitoring, child presence detection, and theft prevention.
Advanced AI Solutions for Automotive
Socionext has partnered with artificial intelligence provider BrainChip to develop optimized, intelligent sensor data solutions based on Brainchip’s Akida® processor IP.
BrainChip’s flexible AI processing fabric IP delivers neuromorphic, event-based computation, enabling ultimate performance while minimizing silicon footprint and power consumption. Sensor data can be analyzed in real-time with distributed, high-performance and low-power edge inferencing, resulting in improved response time and reduced energy consumption.
Creating a proprietary chip requires a complex, highly structured framework with a complete support system for addressing each phase of the development process. With extensive experience in custom SoC development, Socionext uses state-of-the-art process technologies, such as 7nm and 5nm, to produce automotive-grade SoCs that ensure functional safety while accelerating software development and system verification.
Socionext is committed to offering the optimal combination of IPs, design expertise, software development and support to implement large-scale, fully customizable automotive SoC solutions to meet the most demanding and rigorous automotive application performance requirements.
Socionext’s Automotive Custom SoC Solutions and Services

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[AARONASX]

Here's how much money Google estimates Microsoft's cloud business is actually losing

Google sees Microsoft's Azure revenue in the latest fiscal year at less than $30 billion, while analysts' numbers are significantly higher.

www.cnbc.com

A low cost alternative is looking better each day

 

[Krustor]

It's no problem at all that the latest news about the new partnerships like Intel or Prophesee doesn't have a direct impact on the current SP: It's served and it will definitely be fruitful...


I just want to give a short comment to the intellectual low flyers (like Shareman, Mdiddy or Dean - to name just 3 of them) to whom we owe this ingenious platform here:

I'm watching your crapper bullshit without ever posting there, I'm sure you're watching this place as well...

For you, with love from Germany:

 

[FJ-215]

I only have two words to say HEWLETT-PACKARD:

“• Fixed broadband: Our analysis of applications on fixed broadband and data center traffic enables us to identify unique challenges facing such networks and inform the design of scalable systems using domain-specific accelerators at the network’s edge.
Contributions: The growth of edge-computing systems is driven by solutions and applications requiring high-performance and low-latency video conferenc- ing and streaming services. The adoption of serverless frameworks to process applications at the edge has increased significantly. However, provisioning for additional computing needs on a transient basis for sudden workload spikes, or transient elasticity, is non-trivial. Scaling serverless functions at the edge poses critical challenges. Service-level agreement (SLA) violations are typically frequent in such scenarios. Since SLA violations carry severe penalties, one common way to eliminate violations is to over-allocate resources preemptively. This solution leads to the under-utilization of expensive resources. Meanwhile, SmartNICs (smart network interface cards) have gained popularity to offload various network functions and provide real-time, line-rate computing at scale.
Our study proposes AKIDA, a new architecture that strategically harvests the
untapped compute capacity of the SmartNICs to offload transient workload 10

Introduction Chapter 1
1.3
spikes, thereby reducing the SLA violations. Usage of this untapped compute capacity is more favorable than adding and deploying additional servers, as SmartNICs are economically and operationally more desirable. AKIDA is a low-cost and scalable platform that orchestrates seamless offloading of server- less workloads to the SmartNICs at the network edge, eliminating the need for pre-allocating expensive compute power and over-utilization of host servers. Our system evaluation shows that SLA violations can be reduced by 20% for certain workloads.”

Definitely a BIG KEV moment brought to you by the generously shared research of @Quatrojos


My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

Back in the day, Lou would just use their initials.

BrainChip Holdings (ASX:BRN) December 2018 Quarter Update Presentation

"Next bullet does touch on and again, under NDA, so it's difficult for us to talk about the name. But in the storage market, there are five major players in the storage market, Dell/EMC, HP, Net App, IBM, and the fifth would be a Hitachi. I think I mentioned several calls ago that when we announced the collaboration that we have with Quantum, which doesn't fall into that top five, we immediately got an inbound from one of the top five. They have trialed BrainChip Studio very successfully. And in fact, went ahead and said, "Okay, now, we're very satisfied with what we see. We'd like to see what the accelerator could do for us with regard to throughput." We did ship that accelerator card. I think I touched on this in a couple of more slides down. We did ship that accelerator card. They plugged it in, activated the licenses in a very, very fast pace for a major storage manufacturing the OEM space. It was something that we're very pleased with and could have a meaningful upside potential with the company as we move forward."

Edit

Older again......
BrainChip Holdings (ASX:BRN) Year-End Update 2018

"The NDA's that we request right now are associated with Akida, particularly prior to filing provisional patent. Provisional patent sets your priority date. When you lay claim to the invention or the novelty, if you talk about those things before you file a provisional, you're not going to get your patent. It's already in the public domain. If you want to view that, the only way to do that is under NDA's. When you talk to big companies, we got inbound traffic which was really remarkable on Akida. You know, we've had meetings. None of these are moving more than we move further than meetings and get to know one another. We've had meetings with companies like HP, for example. HP doesn't want to sign an NDA. They want to keep things, tell us what you want, tell us in the public domain. It was, get our appetite wet and then we'll move the ball forward. In that case, we're quite comfortable because it's all in the public domain."

 

[Foxdog]

Better day on the DOW last night - so far. Perhaps we'll see a bit more green today.

So, am I alone in thinking that CES would provide the absolute perfect time to introduce AKIDA 2.0 to the world, if it's ready of course. Now that would be a great start to 2023 Bring it on

 

[skutza]

This is too exciting, it's 3am and I can't sleep.
Can we say this is the first commercial offering with 'Akida Inside'

Socionext to Demonstrate Leading-Edge Automotive Custom SoC Solutions at CES 2023, Booth 10654​

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Company features advanced technologies in automotive display, AI, and smart sensing​

Milpitas, Calif., December 21, 2022 ---Socionext Inc., a global leader in the design and development of innovative System-on-Chip products, will showcase its automotive custom SoC technologies at the CES Vehicle Tech and Advanced Mobility Zone, located in the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall, Booth 10654. CES runs from January 5-8, 2023.
Socionext’s advanced custom solutions are designed to help OEMs and tier-one automakers achieve complete ownership of key differentiating technologies with an added competitive edge.
These custom SoCs enable a wide range of applications, including ADAS sensors, central computing, networking, in-cabin monitoring, satellite connectivity, and infotainment.
Featured technologies and solutions:
Smart Display Controller for Automotive Remote Display
Socionext's highly integrated ISO26262-certified SC1721/ SC1722/ SC1723 Series Graphics Display Controllers feature built-in safety mechanisms that enable error-free, safety-critical content to meet the safety standards required by today’s multi-display cockpit applications.
Low Power 60GHz RF CMOS Radar Sensors with Embedded Sensing Engine and Built-in Antenna for In-Cabin Monitoring
Socionext has created a variety of smart RADAR solutions, including 24GHz and 60GHz, and has developed a roadmap showcasing future technologies.
The Socionext 60GHz RF CMOS sensor has features and capabilities to support multiple in-cabin uses, including seat occupancy monitoring, child presence detection, and theft prevention.
Advanced AI Solutions for Automotive
Socionext has partnered with artificial intelligence provider BrainChip to develop optimized, intelligent sensor data solutions based on Brainchip’s Akida® processor IP.
BrainChip’s flexible AI processing fabric IP delivers neuromorphic, event-based computation, enabling ultimate performance while minimizing silicon footprint and power consumption. Sensor data can be analyzed in real-time with distributed, high-performance and low-power edge inferencing, resulting in improved response time and reduced energy consumption.
Creating a proprietary chip requires a complex, highly structured framework with a complete support system for addressing each phase of the development process. With extensive experience in custom SoC development, Socionext uses state-of-the-art process technologies, such as 7nm and 5nm, to produce automotive-grade SoCs that ensure functional safety while accelerating software development and system verification.
Socionext is committed to offering the optimal combination of IPs, design expertise, software development and support to implement large-scale, fully customizable automotive SoC solutions to meet the most demanding and rigorous automotive application performance requirements.
Socionext’s Automotive Custom SoC Solutions and Services

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Oh no. Our poor baby Akida has gone from 'B' movies to Hollywood blockbusters! There'll be cameras, paparazzi everywhere when we walk down the red carpet. Socionext have just told the world what TSE users have known for a long time. Those fukkers at MF that wrote will BRN actually ever get their IP into a product and make sales, will soon have to change their writing to 'will BRN ever reach $10 billion in sales like those WANKAS predict on their fantasy forum?'

Ahhh it's good to be a holder, even better to be a holder with patience. This surely must ease sketchy holders nerves

 

[langeo]

Oh no. Our poor baby Akida has gone from 'B' movies to Hollywood blockbusters! There'll be cameras, paparazzi everywhere when we walk down the red carpet. Socionext have just told the world what TSE users have known for a long time. Those fukkers at MF that wrote will BRN actually ever get their IP into a product and make sales, will soon have to change their writing to 'will BRN ever reach $10 billion in sales like those WANKAS predict on their fantasy forum?'

Ahhh it's good to be a holder, even better to be a holder with patience. This surely must ease sketchy holders nerves

 

[Fact Finder]

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?&q=dylan+it+ain't+me+babe&docid=603510997515794050&mid=D70DE35C63826FCBC44FD70DE35C63826FCBC44F&view=detail&FORM=VIRE&form=VDRVRV&ajaxhist=0


11.3 System Overview
We begin by providing an overview of AKIDA, an intelligent fabric software framework that can be deployed on any container orchestration supporting Operating Systems such as Servers/Server Racks, Network Switches, or Edge-systems. Figure 11.1 shows the various components of AKIDA framework. The server can host any number of SmartNICs as the number of PCIe buses available. We use Kubernetes as the container orchestration system that runs on the host and SmartNIC OS, and this specialized architecture works only on SoC-based SmartNIC architecture.

View attachment 25054


This is the referenced patent:

US11436054B1 Directing queries to nodes of a cluster of a container orchestration platform distributed across a host system and a hardware accelerator of the host system

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Example implementations relate to edge acceleration by offloading network dependent applications to a hardware accelerator. According to one embodiment, queries are received at a cluster of a container orchestration platform.
The cluster includes a host system and a hardware accelerator, each serving as individual worker machines of the cluster. The cluster further includes multiple worker nodes and a master node executing on the host system or the hardware accelerator.
A first worker node executes on the hardware accelerator and runs a first instance of an application.
A distribution of the queries is determined among the worker machines based on a queuing model that takes into consideration the respective compute capacities of the worker machines.
Responsive to receipt of the queries by the host system or the hardware accelerator, the queries are directed to the master node or one of the worker nodes in accordance with the distribution.


The use of the word AKIDA should be brought to the attention of BrainChip's patent attorneys to head off a potential trade mark infringement.

Who needs the Christmas Grinch when we have you keeping us grounded in muddy reality.

Thanks @Diogenese. I have deleted my posts and sent an email to Tony Dawe.

Regards
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Boab]

This is too exciting, it's 3am and I can't sleep.
Can we say this is the first commercial offering with 'Akida Inside'

Socionext to Demonstrate Leading-Edge Automotive Custom SoC Solutions at CES 2023, Booth 10654​

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Company features advanced technologies in automotive display, AI, and smart sensing​

Milpitas, Calif., December 21, 2022 ---Socionext Inc., a global leader in the design and development of innovative System-on-Chip products, will showcase its automotive custom SoC technologies at the CES Vehicle Tech and Advanced Mobility Zone, located in the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall, Booth 10654. CES runs from January 5-8, 2023.
Socionext’s advanced custom solutions are designed to help OEMs and tier-one automakers achieve complete ownership of key differentiating technologies with an added competitive edge.
These custom SoCs enable a wide range of applications, including ADAS sensors, central computing, networking, in-cabin monitoring, satellite connectivity, and infotainment.
Featured technologies and solutions:
Smart Display Controller for Automotive Remote Display
Socionext's highly integrated ISO26262-certified SC1721/ SC1722/ SC1723 Series Graphics Display Controllers feature built-in safety mechanisms that enable error-free, safety-critical content to meet the safety standards required by today’s multi-display cockpit applications.
Low Power 60GHz RF CMOS Radar Sensors with Embedded Sensing Engine and Built-in Antenna for In-Cabin Monitoring
Socionext has created a variety of smart RADAR solutions, including 24GHz and 60GHz, and has developed a roadmap showcasing future technologies.
The Socionext 60GHz RF CMOS sensor has features and capabilities to support multiple in-cabin uses, including seat occupancy monitoring, child presence detection, and theft prevention.
Advanced AI Solutions for Automotive
Socionext has partnered with artificial intelligence provider BrainChip to develop optimized, intelligent sensor data solutions based on Brainchip’s Akida® processor IP.
BrainChip’s flexible AI processing fabric IP delivers neuromorphic, event-based computation, enabling ultimate performance while minimizing silicon footprint and power consumption. Sensor data can be analyzed in real-time with distributed, high-performance and low-power edge inferencing, resulting in improved response time and reduced energy consumption.
Creating a proprietary chip requires a complex, highly structured framework with a complete support system for addressing each phase of the development process. With extensive experience in custom SoC development, Socionext uses state-of-the-art process technologies, such as 7nm and 5nm, to produce automotive-grade SoCs that ensure functional safety while accelerating software development and system verification.
Socionext is committed to offering the optimal combination of IPs, design expertise, software development and support to implement large-scale, fully customizable automotive SoC solutions to meet the most demanding and rigorous automotive application performance requirements.
Socionext’s Automotive Custom SoC Solutions and Services

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I reckon Shorn Hair is a happy chappy today.

 

[Damo4]

Prophesee

Are you ready for an exciting new addition to your project?

When you get your hands on one of our event-based cameras, you'll be able to capture "the invisible" and bring your project to life like never before!

But don't worry, we've got your back.
Our amazing team has created a series of video tutorials to help you easily set up and work with our sensors, so you can get started right away without any frustration.

Get ready to see your project soar with the help of our event-based cameras!

To buy our EVKv4 HD follow this link -> https://lnkd.in/e_56czNQ

And if you are in Las Vegas for the #ces2023 don't forget to book your meeting https://lnkd.in/eScauEMd

I know this isn't ground breaking news or anything, but this may be my favourite post here!

I'm actually at a loss of how easy Prophesee make using the Event based camera.
I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I saw this tech as integrated into other builds and not stand alone cameras with immediate access to data streams.

Thanks for posting @Sirod69

 

[FabricatedLunacy]

Might be worth keeping an eye on Neuraville. Nothing conclusive now but they are working on designing brains for robots. Their relocation earlier this year should give them a greater incentive to consider Akida if they aren't already.

https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/inno/stories/profiles/2022/02/22/neuroscience-and-robotics-startup-neuraville.html

A startup that works in the intersection of neuroscience and robotics industries announced that it has established Pittsburgh as its new headquarters after moving from Wichita, Kansas.

Founded in 2020, Neuraville LLC will now occupy 1,200-square-feet in the former space along Craig Street in Oakland of Pittsburgh Innovation District’s coworking platform for entrepreneurs and innovators called Avenu. It'll ideally grant the startup the ability to tap into the talent pool coming out of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University

“….but they are working on designing brains for robots”.

I’ve seen this movie. It ehhm didn’t go well for the humans

 

[Fact Finder]

This is too exciting, it's 3am and I can't sleep.
Can we say this is the first commercial offering with 'Akida Inside'

Socionext to Demonstrate Leading-Edge Automotive Custom SoC Solutions at CES 2023, Booth 10654​

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Company features advanced technologies in automotive display, AI, and smart sensing​

Milpitas, Calif., December 21, 2022 ---Socionext Inc., a global leader in the design and development of innovative System-on-Chip products, will showcase its automotive custom SoC technologies at the CES Vehicle Tech and Advanced Mobility Zone, located in the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall, Booth 10654. CES runs from January 5-8, 2023.
Socionext’s advanced custom solutions are designed to help OEMs and tier-one automakers achieve complete ownership of key differentiating technologies with an added competitive edge.
These custom SoCs enable a wide range of applications, including ADAS sensors, central computing, networking, in-cabin monitoring, satellite connectivity, and infotainment.
Featured technologies and solutions:
Smart Display Controller for Automotive Remote Display
Socionext's highly integrated ISO26262-certified SC1721/ SC1722/ SC1723 Series Graphics Display Controllers feature built-in safety mechanisms that enable error-free, safety-critical content to meet the safety standards required by today’s multi-display cockpit applications.
Low Power 60GHz RF CMOS Radar Sensors with Embedded Sensing Engine and Built-in Antenna for In-Cabin Monitoring
Socionext has created a variety of smart RADAR solutions, including 24GHz and 60GHz, and has developed a roadmap showcasing future technologies.
The Socionext 60GHz RF CMOS sensor has features and capabilities to support multiple in-cabin uses, including seat occupancy monitoring, child presence detection, and theft prevention.
Advanced AI Solutions for Automotive
Socionext has partnered with artificial intelligence provider BrainChip to develop optimized, intelligent sensor data solutions based on Brainchip’s Akida® processor IP.
BrainChip’s flexible AI processing fabric IP delivers neuromorphic, event-based computation, enabling ultimate performance while minimizing silicon footprint and power consumption. Sensor data can be analyzed in real-time with distributed, high-performance and low-power edge inferencing, resulting in improved response time and reduced energy consumption.
Creating a proprietary chip requires a complex, highly structured framework with a complete support system for addressing each phase of the development process. With extensive experience in custom SoC development, Socionext uses state-of-the-art process technologies, such as 7nm and 5nm, to produce automotive-grade SoCs that ensure functional safety while accelerating software development and system verification.
Socionext is committed to offering the optimal combination of IPs, design expertise, software development and support to implement large-scale, fully customizable automotive SoC solutions to meet the most demanding and rigorous automotive application performance requirements.
Socionext’s Automotive Custom SoC Solutions and Services

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ASX Announcement______________________________________________________________________________BrainChip Holdings Ltd ACN 151 159 812Level 12 680 George Street Sydney NSW 2000T:+61282807355|F:+61292870350|W:www.brainchipinc.com

BrainChip and Socionext Sign Memorandum of UnderstandingAkidaTMDevelopment moves forward with an Industry Leading ASIC Partner •Path to physical production of AkidaTMNeuromorphic System-on-Chip•Memorandum of Understanding with SocionextoSocionext is a leading provider of Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)oMemorandum of Understanding outlines Key Terms of a Definitive Agreement•Definitive Agreement to be negotiated incoming monthsoPreparatory works under wayin the interimSydney, Australia –14March, 2019:

BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN), the leading neuromorphic computing company, today announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Socionext AmericaInc.for the development of the AkidaTMNeuromorphicSystem-on-Chip (NSoC).

Since inception,BrainChip has been committed to providing an artificial intelligence solution as an integrated circuit.

The MoU with Socionext marks a major milestone in the development of the Akida NSoC, setting out the basis on which the companies will negotiate a definitive agreement to deliver a physical Akida chip.

That agreement is expected to be finalised within the coming months, although each of the parties is undertaking necessary preparatory works in the interim.Socionextis a leading ASIC supplier with demonstrated success in delivering the highest quality productwithan efficient time-to-market record for its partners. Socionext was created from the SoCbusinesses of Fujitsu and Panasonic.

The joint development between BrainChip and Socionext is founded upon the combination of BrainChip’s extensive experience in implementing Spiking NeuralNetworks (SNNs) and Socionext’sproven competencyin delivering ASICproducts.BrainChip has made great strides in the Akida development, creating a design that is very compact, flexible, provides low-latency and is low-power for AI Edge applications.

The device can be user-configured for both convolutional and fully-connected networks and isapplicable to a broad range of visual, data, and sensor applications.

Akida will deliver up to 1.2 million neurons and over 10 billion synapses in a low-power chip, expandable to a far greater capacity by utilizing off-chip memory.

The details of the design are proprietary and are described in the Company’s currently pending provisional patent.

The Company is working on a series of patents covering all aspects of the unique Akida design in detail.

Anil Mankar, BrainChip Chief Development Officer commented, “After a great deal of investigation and diligence, it is clear that Socionext has the commitment, competency, intellectual property and desire to work with us on the implementation and launch of Akida. This is acomplex design that requires close collaboration with our design and manufacturing partner. Socionext is a leader in the ASIC market and has specific domain competency in image processing. We are proud to announce this memorandum of understanding and look forward to working with Socionext to complete the design and introduce Akida.”

 

[buena suerte :-)]

This is too exciting, it's 3am and I can't sleep.
Can we say this is the first commercial offering with 'Akida Inside'

Socionext to Demonstrate Leading-Edge Automotive Custom SoC Solutions at CES 2023, Booth 10654​

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Company features advanced technologies in automotive display, AI, and smart sensing​

Milpitas, Calif., December 21, 2022 ---Socionext Inc., a global leader in the design and development of innovative System-on-Chip products, will showcase its automotive custom SoC technologies at the CES Vehicle Tech and Advanced Mobility Zone, located in the Las Vegas Convention Center, North Hall, Booth 10654. CES runs from January 5-8, 2023.
Socionext’s advanced custom solutions are designed to help OEMs and tier-one automakers achieve complete ownership of key differentiating technologies with an added competitive edge.
These custom SoCs enable a wide range of applications, including ADAS sensors, central computing, networking, in-cabin monitoring, satellite connectivity, and infotainment.
Featured technologies and solutions:
Smart Display Controller for Automotive Remote Display
Socionext's highly integrated ISO26262-certified SC1721/ SC1722/ SC1723 Series Graphics Display Controllers feature built-in safety mechanisms that enable error-free, safety-critical content to meet the safety standards required by today’s multi-display cockpit applications.
Low Power 60GHz RF CMOS Radar Sensors with Embedded Sensing Engine and Built-in Antenna for In-Cabin Monitoring
Socionext has created a variety of smart RADAR solutions, including 24GHz and 60GHz, and has developed a roadmap showcasing future technologies.
The Socionext 60GHz RF CMOS sensor has features and capabilities to support multiple in-cabin uses, including seat occupancy monitoring, child presence detection, and theft prevention.
Advanced AI Solutions for Automotive
Socionext has partnered with artificial intelligence provider BrainChip to develop optimized, intelligent sensor data solutions based on Brainchip’s Akida® processor IP.
BrainChip’s flexible AI processing fabric IP delivers neuromorphic, event-based computation, enabling ultimate performance while minimizing silicon footprint and power consumption. Sensor data can be analyzed in real-time with distributed, high-performance and low-power edge inferencing, resulting in improved response time and reduced energy consumption.
Creating a proprietary chip requires a complex, highly structured framework with a complete support system for addressing each phase of the development process. With extensive experience in custom SoC development, Socionext uses state-of-the-art process technologies, such as 7nm and 5nm, to produce automotive-grade SoCs that ensure functional safety while accelerating software development and system verification.
Socionext is committed to offering the optimal combination of IPs, design expertise, software development and support to implement large-scale, fully customizable automotive SoC solutions to meet the most demanding and rigorous automotive application performance requirements.
Socionext’s Automotive Custom SoC Solutions and Services

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Fantastic post @Learning

So now there will be no more guessing and hoping (as with previous summits etc) whether or not we are going to get a mention!! We now know when we immerse ourselves into the CES 2023 we will have our name mentioned/displayed many times.... Our day has come!!
Getting ready "For explosive sales" What a way to bring in the New Year

Socionext to Demonstrate Leading-Edge Automotive Custom SoC Solutions and Advanced AI Solutions for Automotive at CES 2023,

Booth 10654 - Socionext has partnered with artificial intelligence provider BrainChip -

 

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ASX Announcement______________________________________________________________________________BrainChip Holdings Ltd ACN 151 159 812Level 12 680 George Street Sydney NSW 2000T:+61282807355|F:+61292870350|W:www.brainchipinc.com

BrainChip and Socionext Sign Memorandum of UnderstandingAkidaTMDevelopment moves forward with an Industry Leading ASIC Partner •Path to physical production of AkidaTMNeuromorphic System-on-Chip•Memorandum of Understanding with SocionextoSocionext is a leading provider of Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)oMemorandum of Understanding outlines Key Terms of a Definitive Agreement•Definitive Agreement to be negotiated incoming monthsoPreparatory works under wayin the interimSydney, Australia –14March, 2019:

BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN), the leading neuromorphic computing company, today announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with Socionext AmericaInc.for the development of the AkidaTMNeuromorphicSystem-on-Chip (NSoC).

Since inception,BrainChip has been committed to providing an artificial intelligence solution as an integrated circuit.

The MoU with Socionext marks a major milestone in the development of the Akida NSoC, setting out the basis on which the companies will negotiate a definitive agreement to deliver a physical Akida chip.

That agreement is expected to be finalised within the coming months, although each of the parties is undertaking necessary preparatory works in the interim.Socionextis a leading ASIC supplier with demonstrated success in delivering the highest quality productwithan efficient time-to-market record for its partners. Socionext was created from the SoCbusinesses of Fujitsu and Panasonic.

The joint development between BrainChip and Socionext is founded upon the combination of BrainChip’s extensive experience in implementing Spiking NeuralNetworks (SNNs) and Socionext’sproven competencyin delivering ASICproducts.BrainChip has made great strides in the Akida development, creating a design that is very compact, flexible, provides low-latency and is low-power for AI Edge applications.

The device can be user-configured for both convolutional and fully-connected networks and isapplicable to a broad range of visual, data, and sensor applications.

Akida will deliver up to 1.2 million neurons and over 10 billion synapses in a low-power chip, expandable to a far greater capacity by utilizing off-chip memory.

The details of the design are proprietary and are described in the Company’s currently pending provisional patent.

The Company is working on a series of patents covering all aspects of the unique Akida design in detail.

Anil Mankar, BrainChip Chief Development Officer commented, “After a great deal of investigation and diligence, it is clear that Socionext has the commitment, competency, intellectual property and desire to work with us on the implementation and launch of Akida. This is acomplex design that requires close collaboration with our design and manufacturing partner. Socionext is a leader in the ASIC market and has specific domain competency in image processing. We are proud to announce this memorandum of understanding and look forward to working with Socionext to complete the design and introduce Akida.”

ASX Announcement
BrainChip and Socionext Sign a Definitive Agreement to Develop the AkidaTM Neuromorphic System-on-Chip
Company Secures Funding for Product Development
• Agreement with Socionext, a world-class developer of complex ASICs
• Foundry partner of TSMC, a world leading foundry for wafer supply
• Capital raise secured, to support initial product development
• Significant interest in BrainChip’s ground breaking SNN Technology
Sydney, Australia – 26 June 2019: BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN), the leading AI Edge company, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement with Socionext America Inc (SNA) for product development and manufacturing of its Akida Neuromorphic System-on-Chip (NSoC).
This agreement marks a major milestone for bringing the Akida NSoC to market.
Socionext Inc. (SNI), headquartered in Shin-Yokohama, Japan, is the combination of the former Fujitsu and Panasonic System-on- Chip (SoC) businesses. According to IHS, Socionext is the world’s second largest ASIC design and development house. SNA, the American division of SNI, is headquartered in Santa
Clara, California.
This joint program pairs Socionext’s wide variety of engineering disciplines and decades of ASIC design experience with BrainChip’s proven AI engineering teams in Aliso Viejo, California and Toulouse, France.
Akida is a complete edge network AI SoC, which includes on-chip training, inference and continuous unsupervised learning. As the first complete neuromorphic neural network SoC to address AI Edge applications, the device supports both traditional Convolutional Neural Networks or event-based Spiking Neural Networks.
Recent progress on the development of the Akida solution includes:
• In July 2018, BrainChip introduced the Akida Development Environment which fully simulates the Akida SoC and provides performance information for accuracy, speed, latency and power for customer evaluation and implementation.
• In Septmber 2018, the Company introduced the Akida Architecture after filing a comprehensive provisional patent covering the device inventions and methods.
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BrainChip Holdings Ltd
ACN 151 159 812
Level 12 225 George St Sydney NSW 2000
T: +61 2 8016 2841 | F: +61 2 9297 0644 | W: www.brainchipinc.com

• In May 2019, the Company announced the availability of licensing the Akida Neural Processing Core (NPC) intellectual property (IP) for integration by semiconductor and system companies. This allows companies to create solutions which benefit from lower power, higher speed and similar accuracy of existing complex CNNs that use a host processor for training and inference with a secondary device for computational acceleration.
• In June 2019, the Company filed a further provisional patent covering additional inventions and methods.
• In June 2019, the Company introduced a CNN-to-SNN converter that companies can use to convert and reduce power from existing CNN networks to event-based SNN networks.
Socionext will provide turn-key ASIC services to BrainChip for the Akida product, including intellectual property (IP) blocks for the external interfaces, the CPU Complex for internal control and data pre-processing, place and route of the integrated circuit, IP verification, final logic design, as well as managing wafer fabrication, assembly and test operations. Wafers will be provided by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (TSMC), a world leader in semiconductor technology and wafer fabrication on its competitive and cost effective 28nm CMOS logic process.
“We are excited to join BrainChip in the design, development and introduction of Akida” said Noriaki Kubo, Corporate Executive Vice President of Socionext. “Bringing artificial intelligence to edge applications is a major industry development and a strategic application segment for Socionext. Socionext provides suppliers such as BrainChip with a large engineering solutions platform, ranging from integrated circuit design through final test and assembly, to bring high quality products to market efficiently.”
“We are extremely pleased to work with Socionext, one of the world’s leading SoC development and manufacturing teams” said Louis DiNardo, CEO of BrainChip. “With the firm backing by such a preeminent partner, we are confident we will be supplying the world’s first complete AI Edge network solution”