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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
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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.”