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[Fullmoonfever]

I wonder who these guys actually have contracts with. Their website doesn't elaborate although that could definitely be due to the sensitive nature of defence and intelligence contracts. They're only a small company but it appears they have some traction based on the company blurb.

This is the sort of collaboration that gives me hope - defence/national security contracts can be massive and enduring.

This post may give you a start.

BRN Discussion Ongoing

I've been playing around with the self driving, and yes on the screen it says touch the wheel to let the car know you are still there basically. I have been using it more often as it is actually quite helpful. Personally I just listen to music and tap the wheel in rhythm and then just twitch the...

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[Kachoo]

Oh would you look at that.....dot dot dot View attachment 35297

It's interesting that we mention Rob Telson.

Now it's quite possible that NDA vary some may have even been written as to disallow the 2 names of the companies be mentioned in a post on social media. Some may not have that clause depends who wrote the agreement.

Why I speculate thia is in a previous post Edge Impulse included Brainchip in the post and this time there is no comment of BRN.

Then again this post is about customers so I could be wrong. It's a small room so for certain we could say the audience is limited but they know who Rob is lol.

That said there is no proof they are working until either an announcement or money flows.

Its good to see them all collaborating in the room.

 

[Foxdog]

This post may give you a start.

BRN Discussion Ongoing

I've been playing around with the self driving, and yes on the screen it says touch the wheel to let the car know you are still there basically. I have been using it more often as it is actually quite helpful. Personally I just listen to music and tap the wheel in rhythm and then just twitch the...

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Woah, awesome. That's pretty extensive involvement. Interesting to see representatives from Australian Defence involved too. Thanks for that FMF

 

[Bravo]

Thanks for your considered post Pope. I would absolutely love to see us in BMW and Merc together - what a coup that would be. We partner with Prophesee but they and BMW state a partnership with SynSense only for their neuromorphic smart cockpits. There is no mention of Brainchip. Why would we be under an NDA and not SynSense (makes NoSense). Astonishingly this opinion is considered 'ignorant' by some but perhaps the dog ate their homework instead. Keep up the good work Pope, I enjoy your balanced contributions here

Well actually, Synsense have two neuromorphic chips; "Speck" is a vision processor and "Xylo" is an audio processor.

Unless I'm wrong, previous articles have only ever referred to BMW using Speck for vision processing functions.

I believe the "Xylo" chip is NOT mentioned anywhere in relation to BMW.

This might have something to do with the AKIDA technology from BrainChip which made the “Hey, Mercedes” voice control system in the Mercedes EQXX five to ten times more efficient than conventional voice control.

It's highly likely IMO that BMW are not intending on using "Xylo" because it doesn't pack as much grunt as AKIDA has proven it's capable of delivering.

 

[The Pope]

Thanks for your considered post Pope. I would absolutely love to see us in BMW and Merc together - what a coup that would be. We partner with Prophesee but they and BMW state a partnership with SynSense only for their neuromorphic smart cockpits. There is no mention of Brainchip. Why would we be under an NDA and not SynSense (makes NoSense). Astonishingly this opinion is considered 'ignorant' by some but perhaps the dog ate their homework instead. Keep up the good work Pope, I enjoy your balanced contributions here

Hi Foxdog

I knew our posts linked to BMW may start a Jack in the box responses by some. All good. Lol

For all posters (including myself) joining in again this morning. Yeah reading back through 10 pages via the search function may not be what you want to find that special BMW post by others that you (including myself) are looking for but should keep number of posts down per day.
This should assist all posters with previous dot joining, thoughts, speculations on how there may be a connection between BRN and BMW through Edge Inpulse, Valeo etc etc before posting any more than that may be the best approach for all and save a lot of time for everyone.

In saying that, this approach may be good for all of us with potential other possible links with BRN to any other companies, partnerships etc etc.

Taking the above on board, maybe as a forum we would be back to a page a day of posts (sorry Zeebot). This is due to all the content previously posted by others on so many topics and subjects and potential links to BRN.

Suggestion only and hope you all have a good day.

 

[Deadpool]

Hi @Makeme 2020,

honestly, what kind of reply did you expect to your provocative rhetorical question?

In case you didn’t get the hint - I’d actually say my choice of album and song title was a pretty accurate reflection of how a lot of posters in this forum have been feeling today:
Kind of Blue (ranging from disappointment to disbelief with the 4C), yet a defiant
So What? (conviction that Brainchip’s future remains bright despite the 4C seemingly suggesting lack of interest from potential customers, confidence that revenue will eventually come, alas later than hoped for & let’s cross our fingers for some surprise reveals before/at the AGM)

Trumpet players occasionally use mutes to purposely change their instrument’s timbre (tone colour) or lower its volume. So if their sound is a little muffled at times, it doesn‘t mean they‘ve stopped playing altogether. And once in a while they need to take their instrument down and empty the spit valves - but don‘t worry, it‘s mostly water (condensation of the player’s warm moist breath to be precise) and very little actual spit. Also, playing the trumpet can be quite taxing on your lips and you may therefore find it necessary to take the mouthpiece off your lips from time to time and rest - or possibly a pause is even written in your score.

For what it’s worth. The German word for an instrumental mute is “Dämpfer” - this word can also be used metaphorically in the sense of “putting a damper on something“. So while the mood may have been a little subdued today, you should soon be hearing that familiar brilliant sound of trumpets once again, if you choose not to leave the concert hall early, which would be a shame and waste of money in my eyes. And guess what - you are welcome to join the brass ensemble on stage playing the trombone or even the tuba, if you prefer that kind of sound over that of a trumpet, as long as your bass line contribution is mostly harmonious - some disharmony is fine, though, and in fact at times even desirable and refreshing:

“Despite their differences, consonance and dissonance tend to work well together in music. Like a good story, tonal music needs conflict to generate tension to drive the story. Dissonance creates that tension in the musical story. The conflict can be but is not required to be, resolved with consonance. Essentially, the composer creates a sense of movement in music by creating tension using dissonant sounds and then releases that tension by returning to consonant sounds.“

Dissonance & Consonance in Music | Definition & Examples - Video & Lesson Transcript | Study.com

Discover what dissonance and consonance are and the role each plays in music. Define dissonance and consonance in music. Learn the importance of...

study.com

Wouldn’t it be gratifying if we all ended up making wonderful music together? After all, aren’t we all in awe of this masterpiece of a composition?

P.S.: Interesting trivia: “Trumpet-like instruments have historically been used as signalling devices in battle or hunting, with examples dating back to at least 1500 BC. They began to be used as musical instruments only in the late 14th or early 15th century.” (Wikipedia)

Doesn’t “Akida Ballista!” sound just like a rousing fanfare?

I guess there is more than just one way to turn lemons into lemonade.

I envisage a day in the not too distant future, that someone of the likes of Andrew Lloyd Webber will bring "Brainchip the musical" to the west end.

 

[Rach2512]

Funny you just raised that part about SiFive / Risc-V.

Was just reading this recent article and below is a snip from it haha

Link to full article bottom of post.

Inside Arm’s vision for the ‘software-defined vehicle’ of the future​

The chip giant is betting big on cars​

April 11, 2023 - 12:33 pm


“One executive I was talking to said: ‘The best negotiating strategy when Arm comes in is to have a RISC-V brochure sitting on my desk’,” Jim Feldhan, the president of semiconductor consultancy Semico Research, said last year. “It’s a threat. Arm is just not going to have its super dominant position in five or 20 years.”

Inside Arm’s vision for the ‘software-defined vehicle’ of the future

As cars become computers, chip giant Arm is making a big bet on the "software-defined vehicle."

thenextweb.com

It’s a threat. Arm is just not going to have its super dominant position in five or 20 years.”

I like this bit, so does that mean BrainChip is going to be part of ARM who are currently in a SUPER DOMINANT position!

Thanks Fullmoonfever

 

[DollazAndSense]

This post may give you a start.

BRN Discussion Ongoing

I've been playing around with the self driving, and yes on the screen it says touch the wheel to let the car know you are still there basically. I have been using it more often as it is actually quite helpful. Personally I just listen to music and tap the wheel in rhythm and then just twitch the...

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I feel like most underappreciate the significance of our relationship with Intellisense Systems as well.
BRE and Intellisense Systems are deeply embedded in Defense.

 

[Frangipani]

Don't forget we also exhibiting with Nandan presenting on the 23rd May at the Embedded Vision Summit.

Guess won't be at the AGM huh.

Enabling Ultra-Low Power Edge Inference and On-Device Learning with Akida

Date: Tuesday, May 23
Start Time: 16:50
End Time: 17:20

Unless Nandan Nayampally possesses the unlikely gift of bilocation, I’d suggest to contact our friends (?!) at Cisco to see whether/how they can help.
Let’s just assume for a moment that they are indeed hidden behind one of the NDAs. Dot, dot, dot…
I am thinking along the lines of a Webex Hologram demonstration as shown in that “Takei on Tech” video @Taproot shared with us the other day. Cisco is promoting their revolutionary tech (see how they’d complement each other?!) as “a real-time, photorealistic holographic interaction that goes beyond video conferencing for a truly immersive experience” on its homepage.
Here you are, in case you missed watching it when it was first posted:



Just imagine that Sydney AGM ballroom full of disgruntled shareholders abruptly going dead silent, when they are told that Nandan Nayampally will shortly be with them “in the room”, even though in actual fact he is physically in California, having dinner the night before his conference presentation (given the time difference of 17 hours). They’d all be left speechless (well except those of you who will also be attending in person and have now been tipped off by me… )
The only problem being, the audience members would all need their own AR headset to enjoy the cutting edge 3D Pacific-bridging experience. Mmmhhh… Maybe all shareholders could enter into an AGM lottery on arrival, and then a dozen or so winners would be drawn and get to experience and rave about this groundbreaking technology first-hand (or rather first-eye).

That would be a stellar PR coup for Brainchip and undoubtedly result in innumerable relieved shareholder faces as well as an explosion of (unexploding) lunar-bound in this space, while the Mickleboros of the world will be staring in disbelief at the BRN share price trajectory.
Sadly, the stock market feels more like a casino these days, so more likely there will be heaps of instead, after the almost inevitable “sell on good news”.

P.S.: In case the BRN management happens to monitor this - I just wanted to mention in passing that I wouldn‘t mind being donated a couple of thousand shares as a reward for this ingenious proposal…

 

[thelittleshort]

One BrainChip Machine Learning Solutions Architect tagging another in a YOLOv8 post

 

[thelittleshort]

One BrainChip Machine Learning Solutions Architect tagging another in a YOLOv8 post

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[Bravo]

Give it till end of next year.. If by then they can't get any new IP's or royaltys of note then I'd throw the toys out of the cot..

What I would like to see is the addressable market of the Arm Cortex M85 processor.. Maybe add the value of that market, the penetration likely to be achieved, the timeline and guidance associated with that integration.


"In March 2023 we announced we validated that the Akida™ processor family integrates with the Arm® Cortex®-M85 processor, unlocking new levels of performance and efficiency for next-generation intelligent edge devices."

This Statistica graph shows Arm's royalty unit shipments (not to be confused with total revenue or royalty revenue) at 8 billion for September 2022 quarter. I'm trying to find out what percentage of this could be attributed to Cortex M85 shipments but have been unable to find anything as yet.

Will keep looking...

AKIDA "CORTEX M-85" (hopefully) BALLISTA BABY

Arm Holdings chip shipments by quarter 2024 | Statista

For the quarter ending in September 2022, Arm’s licensees reported shipments of eight billion Arm-based chips, with approximately 23 billion shipments of Arm-based chips shipped in the opening three quarters of 2022.

www.statista.com

 

[Esq.111]

Afternoon Chippers,

Couple of interesting articles from Weekend Financial Review.

Regards,
Esq.

 

[Diogenese]

I’ve always pondered a theory where ARM initially wanted exclusive rights to Akida, and BrainChip declined. BrainChip then got cozy with SiFive, and that tipped the balance for ARM to deal with BrainChip non-exclusively.

I expect both ARM and SiFive to license IP in the 4th Quarter, if not sooner!

I’ve always pondered a theory where ARM initially wanted exclusive rights to Akida, and BrainChip declined. BrainChip then got cozy with SiFive, and that tipped the balance for ARM to deal with BrainChip non-exclusively.

I expect both ARM and SiFive to license IP in the 4th Quarter, if not sooner!

Hi Beebo,

The BrainChip/SiFive agreement is couched in terms of a partnership so we may not see a licence agreement with SiFive. If it is a joint development (JD) or partnership, we would expect a share of sales income instead of licence fees and royalties, the expectation being that our share of sales income would be greater than licence fees plus royalties in the long term, but without the sugar-hit at the start.

Both companies are early stage, although SiFive is more advanced commercially.

BrainChip and SiFive Partner to Deploy AI/ML Technology at the Edge​

Laguna Hills, Calif. – April 5, 2022 – BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF, ADR: BCHPY), the world’s first commercial producer of ultra-low power neuromorphic AI chips and IP, and SiFive, Inc., the founder and leader of RISC-V computing, have combined their respective technologies to offer chip designers optimized AI/ML compute at the edge.
...
“We are pleased to partner with SiFive and have the opportunity to have our Akida technology integrated with their market-leading product offerings, creating an efficient combination for edge compute,” said Jerome Nadel, BrainChip CMO. “As we expand our ecosystem of portfolio partners, we want to be sure that these relationships are built on complementary technologies, enabling capabilities, and breadth of environments so that we can expand opportunities to as many potential customers as possible. Driving our technology into a SiFive-based subsystem is exactly the type of partnership that meets these goals.”

As far as ARM is concerned, being part of the ARM ecosystem would probably result in licences with ARM customers who chose to add Akida.

However, if ARM does produce chips with Akida, we could expect a licence unless the product is involved in a partnership or joint development.

 

[Xray1]

After a few beer,

The day seem a bit better.

But here is a thought. Or conversation.

Why this quarterly so low in cash receipts. And where are the engineering fee?

It's obvious that's Brianchip hasn't signed any new customer since MegaChips directly.

But Brainchip had partnered with.......
We all know who they are. For the one who don't.(Refer to Brainchip.com.)

So in a partnership, for example;

Brainchip works with company A.
Brainchip will provide the technology, the engineering assistance and co development with Company A. Company A provide the development funding, product marketing and sales. Company A sell the product. Brainchip will receive % of the sales of products.

So in essence, Brainchip is providing the technology with engineering expertise and co development the product with Company A.

Hence, Brainchip ARE NOT receiving engineering fee from Company A. Why? Because it's a Partnership. Both company working together to develop a certain product. When completion of the product and are in the hands of customers = REVENUE & ROYALTIES.

So if this theory is on point, Revenue and Royalties will arrive from all directions.

Learning 🏖
(Just my intoxicated opinion. DYOR.)

My view on the Engineering Fees, is that BRN aren't charging the full costs to those selected Co's, just so as to get their foot in the door and keep the door and communications open indefinitely.

 

[Fullmoonfever]

I feel like most underappreciate the significance of our relationship with Intellisense Systems as well.
BRE and Intellisense Systems are deeply embedded in Defense.

Agreed.

Just a snip of some of what Intellisense are involved in with Defence.

Not all pertain to us but they are well embedded as you say.

INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; HOMELAND SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF: OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT OPERATIONS		70RSAT22C00000039 Mod. P00001		$0.00	$149,998.07	CLOSEOUT
2023-01-06	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE		FA945122C0026 Mod. P00002		$0.00	$499,999.00	DIRECTED ENERGY AIMPOINT MANAGEMENT NETWORK (DEAMAN)
2023-01-04	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE ARMY		W5170122C0009 Mod. P00001		$0.00	$1,099,993.68	873AUTHORITY SBIR PHASE II AWARD RESULTANT FROM SBIR DOD 20.2 BAA TOPIC #A220-110. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO UPDATE THE CONTRACT CLAUSES
2023-01-03	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE ARMY		W911QY23P0004 Mod. 0		$111,494.40	$167,492.10	SBIR PHASE I - PROPOSAL NO: A222-014-0086
2022-12-27	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE NAVY		N6833523C0087 Mod. P00001		$0.00	$239,986.00	CHANGE THE TPOC TO DOUGLAS PAPENMEIER AND ALT. TPOC TO RYAN UBELHOR. UPDATE DFARS CLAUSE 252.232-7006 TO REFLECT THIS CHANGE. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.
2022-12-08	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE ARMY		W5170123C0001 Mod. 0		$249,996.67	$249,996.67	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS, SBIR PHASE I AWARD UNDER TOPIC: A224-015
2022-11-30	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE ARMY		W5170123C0025 Mod. 0		$1,099,995.46	$1,099,995.46	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS, INC. SBIR PHASE II FOR TOPIC N193-A01.
2022-11-28	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE NAVY		N6833522C0381 Mod. P00001		$0.00	$239,994.00	PI CHANGE
2022-11-28	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE		FA945122C0026 Mod. P00001		$0.00	$499,999.00	DIRECTED ENERGY AIMPOINT MANAGEMENT NETWORK (DEAMAN)
2022-11-28	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY		HQ085022C0009 Mod. P00003		$0.00	$249,998.00	SBIR PHASE I - COR UPDATE MOD
2022-11-28	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY		HQ085022C0009 Mod. P00004		$0.00	$249,998.00	P00003 - WAWF SERVICE APPROVER UPDATE
2022-11-23	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE NAVY		N6833523C0154 Mod. 0		$139,997.00	$239,993.00	SBIR PHASE I.
2022-11-22	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE NAVY		N6833523C0087 Mod. 0		$139,992.00	$239,986.00	SBIR PHASE I
2022-11-22	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE ARMY		W5170123C0028 Mod. 0		$1,699,994.20	$1,699,994.20	SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PH II TOPIC A224-021, ADVANCED CIRCUIT BREAKER TECHNOLOGY FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
2022-11-15	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE		FA872622C0002 Mod. P00001		$0.00	$999,998.92	TRUSTED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RADAR (TAINCOR)PHASE II
2022-11-08	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE ARMY		W9132T23C0003 Mod. 0		$799,999.00	$799,999.00	CSO - TECHNOLOGY PILOT FOR CDC IPR U435CEI-I
2022-11-08	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE NAVY		N6833522C0465 Mod. P00001		$0.00	$239,993.00	RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
2022-11-02	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE NAVY		N6833523C0023 Mod. 0		$139,998.00	$239,995.00	SBIR PHASE I.
2022-10-14	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY		6913G622P800030 Mod. P00001		$0.00	$149,997.17	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS SBIR PHASE I AWARD - MODIFICATION TO CHANGE COR
2022-10-06	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE		FA945122PA007 Mod. P00001		$0.00	$149,999.00	COMPUTER VISION ENHANCED REFLECTANCE ANALYZER
2022-10-04	ATLANTIC DIVING SUPPLY, INC.	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC	Department of Defense (DOD): DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	SPE8EJ21D0020	SPE8EL22F19S6	1236755	$692,955.00		INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS, INC.
2022-09-30	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY		HQ085022C0009 Mod. P00001		$0.00	$249,998.00	SBIR PHASE I INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC
2022-09-29	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE		FA446022P0066 Mod. P00001		$0.00	$43,520.00	ADVANCED MICRO WEATHER SYSTEM
2022-09-28	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: SPACE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY		HQ085022C0009 Mod. 0		$249,998.00	$249,998.00	PHASE I, INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS, INC., PERSISTENT INFRARED TRACKER FOR CLUSTERED HYPERSONIC MISSILES
2022-09-28	INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS INC		DEPT OF DEFENSE: DEPT OF THE AIR FORCE		FA446022P0066 Mod. 0		$43,520.00	$43,520.00	ADVANCED MICRO WEATHER SENSOR

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[Diogenese]

Yes there is merit in what you are saying due to synsense and bmw comments via synsense website news in 15 April 2022. Refer link below

University of Groningen to develop applications for SynSense’s Neuromorphic hardware | SynSense

Professor Elisabetta Chicca, colleague Thorben Schoepe and a robot that has a neuromorphic vision processor inspired by the fly brain. (Source: Marleen Annema, University of Groningen) SynSense and CogniGron / University of Groningen are today announcing a collaboration to evaluate the low-power...

www.synsense.ai

Then there is this from TSE forum in 27 Feb 22 with a potential dot join between BRN and BMW

Brainchip + BMW

Hey Folks. Since now I read a few hints that brings Akida together with BMW, but the last presentation was that obvious, that it may need an own Thread. We all saw in this presentation the racecar with its big "BMW Power" in the rear: This could have been a coincidence, because no other race...

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I recall banter between posters on TSE linked to the above but doubt anyone will try to post links (dot joining) to convince you BRN tech is definitely in BMW upcoming EV range.

Maybe BMW have changed camps in the last 12months with exploring AI tech for their vehicles with BRN. From a quick google there doesn’t appear to be any announcement by BRN they are exploring uses of AI tech with BMW as that noted by synsense in the article above on 15 April 2022
Maybe BRN / Bmw have this under a NDA unlike synsense. Who knows but doesn’t it take a few years to develop tech into products before rolling out to customers

BRN can’t be eveywhere but BRN TSE believers like us wish it will be in BMW and many other car manufactures. Fingers crossed BRN is everywhere for us shareholders.

Synsense originated in Zurich in 2017, probably as a Uni spin-off. They moved to China.

Zurich has always been beguiled by analog SNNs.

CN113255905A Signal processing method for neurons in spiking neural network and network training method
20210716 (only filed in China)

The invention discloses a signal processing method for neurons in a spiking neural network and a network training method. Different from a single-pulse mechanism which is commonly used at present, the multi-pulse mechanism is designed. The neuron signal processing method comprises the following steps: a receiving step: at least one neuron receives at least one path of input pulse sequence; an accumulation step: performing weighted summation based on the at least one path of input pulse sequence to obtain a membrane voltage; and an activation step: when the membrane voltage exceeds a threshold value, determining the amplitude of the pulse excited by the neuron based on the ratio of the membrane voltage to the threshold value. In order to solve the problems of time consumption and low efficiency of a training algorithm caused by an increasing configuration parameter scale, efficient training of the spiking neural network is realized through technical means such as a multi-pulse mechanism, a periodic exponential function proxy gradient and addition of a neuron active inhibition degree as loss, and low power consumption of simulated hardware can still be maintained; and the technical effects of improving the precision and the convergence speed and the like are also brought.

 

[Diogenese]

Synsense originated in Zurich in 2017, probably as a Uni spin-off. hey moved to Chins.

Zurich has always been beguiled by analog SNNs.

CN113255905A Signal processing method for neurons in spiking neural network and network training method
20210716 (only filed in China)


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The invention discloses a signal processing method for neurons in a spiking neural network and a network training method. Different from a single-pulse mechanism which is commonly used at present, the multi-pulse mechanism is designed. The neuron signal processing method comprises the following steps: a receiving step: at least one neuron receives at least one path of input pulse sequence; an accumulation step: performing weighted summation based on the at least one path of input pulse sequence to obtain a membrane voltage; and an activation step: when the membrane voltage exceeds a threshold value, determining the amplitude of the pulse excited by the neuron based on the ratio of the membrane voltage to the threshold value. In order to solve the problems of time consumption and low efficiency of a training algorithm caused by an increasing configuration parameter scale, efficient training of the spiking neural network is realized through technical means such as a multi-pulse mechanism, a periodic exponential function proxy gradient and addition of a neuron active inhibition degree as loss, and low power consumption of simulated hardware can still be maintained; and the technical effects of improving the precision and the convergence speed and the like are also brought.

Analog may be somewhat more efficient than digital SNN as they are more directly analogous to wetware, but they are problematic from the accuracy point of view, and probably not as easy to adapt for ML, because they have to add lots of voltage spikes, and the spike amplitude can vary. This also limits the "bit"-count because it needs large voltage ceilings for lots of spikes which has to be able to accommodate the number/amplitude of spikes. And they need an Analog-to-digital converter.

 

[Bravo]

Published 12 hours ago.

I wonder if DuetscheTelekom could be the mysterious telecommunications company that's been talked about. Check out all of the partners in the Kinetic edge Alliance. I spy with my little eye Arm.

How is edge federation taking shape, and why is it important?

If one operator develops a robust edge computing value proposition, how does that evolve when many operators collaborate on edge federation?

www.rcrwireless.com

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By pushing dense compute and storage to the edge of the wireless and wireline networks, cloud providers and CDNs can vastly improve their ability to deliver content and data. Placing servers and storage closer to users and devices reduces latency; distributed nodes reduces congestion.

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Emerging applications are enabled by the Kinetic Edge, including high-speed mobile gaming, autonomous driving, untethered AR/VR and Industrial IoT. Support large amounts of traffic and stringent latency targets with edge traffic offload to your partners, all with the Kinetic Edge.

New cloud and CDN services​

Offer premium-priced products that utilize edge resources, including edge VMs, edge container services and new serverless functions on the edge. Build edge nodes into complex multi-stage toolchains for IoT, data ingestion and data delivery that lower your costs and boost performance.

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The Kinetic Edge Alliance | Vapor IO

An alliance of industry-leading companies are collaborating to make designing, deploying and operating edge computing easy.

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Just a wild thought, we know Brainchip annouced they've join into Intel Foundry services. Would this trigger intel foundry or better yet the parent 'Intel' needing to sign a NDA so as not so siphon off akida tech into theirs (as they may be privy to some secret sauce), at that point you may as well go the full testing phase and then use it?