BRN Discussion Ongoing

[Pom down under]

Might be worth a watch but 30 minutes too long for me

 

[Diogenese]

This BRN document compares Akida 1 with Nvidia and Google as well as STM, renesas and Silicon Labs.

https://brainchip.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/BrainChip_Benchmarking-Edge-AI-Inference-1.pdf

Looking forward to see how TeNNs stacks up with the Akida 2 version.

 

[Mt09]

Show me how it's done oh great one, or should i take note from all your high quality offerings? Rhetorical question.

How about you contribute something before critisising others that try?

In fact let's revisit my aim in 18 months, my arrows are still in the air for the most part.

Can’t take a joke?

 

[IloveLamp]

Can’t take a joke?

Can't call you out?

 

[Fullmoonfever]

Latest GitHub info & updates from early Sept. Lots nice 2.0

Releases · Brainchip-Inc/akida_examples

Brainchip Akida Neuromorphic System-on-Chip examples and documentation. - Brainchip-Inc/akida_examples

github.com

Sep 5

ktsiknos-brainchip
2.4.0-doc-1
cb33735
Upgrade to QuantizeML 0.5.3, Akida/CNN2SNN 2.4.0 and Akida models 1.2.0
Latest

Update QuantizeML to version 0.5.3​

• "quantize" (both method and CLI) will now also perform calibration and cross-layer equalization
• Changed default quantization scheme to 8 bits (from 4) for both weights and activations

Update Akida and CNN2SNN to version 2.4.0​

New features​

• [Akida] Updated compatibility with python 3.11, dropped support for python 3.7
• [Akida] Support for unbounded ReLU activation by default
• [Akida] C++ helper added on CLI to allow testing Akida engine from a host PC
• [Akida] Prevent user from mixing V1 and V2 Layers
• [Akida] Add fixtures for the DepthwiseConv2D
• [Akida] Add AKD1500 virtual device
• [Akida] Default buffer_bitwidth for all layers is now 32.
• [Akida] InputConv2D parameters and Stem convolution parameters take the same parameters
• [Akida] Estimated bit width of variables added to json serialised model
• [Akida] Added Akida 1500 PCIe driver support
• [Akida] Shifts are now uint8 instead of uint4
• [Akida] Bias variables are now int8
• [Akida] Support of Vision Transformer inference
• [Akida] Model.predict now supports Akida 2.0 models
• [Akida] Add an Akida 2.0 ExtractToken layer
• [Akida] Add an Akida 2.0 Conv2D layer
• [Akida] Add an Akida 2.0 Dense1D layer
• [Akida] Add an Akida 2.0 DepthwiseConv2D layer
• [Akida] Add an Akida 2.0 DepthwiseConv2DTranspose layer
• [Akida] Add an Akida Dequantizer layer
• [Akida] Support the conversion of QuantizeML CNN models into Akida 1.0 models
• [Akida] Support the conversion of QuantizeML CNN models into Akida 2.0 models
• [Akida] Support Dequantizer and Softmax on conversion of a QuantizeML model
• [Akida] Model metrics now include configuration clocks
• [Akida] Pretty-print serialized JSON model
• [Akida] Include AKD1000 tests when deploying engine
• [Akida/infra] Add first official ADK1500 PCIe driver support
• [CNN2SNN] Updated dependency to QuantizeML 0.5.0
• [CNN2SNN] Updated compatibility with tensorflow 2.12
• [CNN2SNN] Provide a better solution to match the block pattern with the right conversion function
• [CNN2SNN] Implement DenseBlockConverterVX
• [CNN2SNN] GAP output quantizer can be signed
• [CNN2SNN] removed input_is_image from convert API, now deduced by input channels

Bug fixes:​

• [Akida] Fixed wrong buffer size in update_learn_mem, leading to handling of bigger buffers than required
• [Akida] Fixed issue in matmul operation leading to an overflow in corner cases
• [Akida] Akida models could not be created by a list of layers starting from InputConv2D
• [Akida] Increasing batch size between two forward did not work
• [Akida] Fix variables shape check failure
• [engine] Optimize output potentials parsing
• [CNN2SNN] Fixed conversion issue when converting QuantizeML model with Reshape + Dense
• [CNN2SNN] Convert with input_is_image=False raises an exception if the first layer is a Stem or InputConv2D

Note that version 2.3.7 is the last Akida and CNN2SNN drop supporting Python 3.7 (EOL end of June 2023).

Update Akida models to 1.2.0​

• Updated CNN2SNN minimal required version to 2.4.0 and QuantizeML to 0.5.2
• Pruned the zoo from several models: Imagenette, cats_vs_dogs, melanoma classification, both occular disease, ECG classification, CWRU fault detection, VGG, face verification
• Added load_model/save_models utils
• Added a 'fused' option to separable layer block
• Added a helper to unfuse SeparableConvolutional2D layers
• Added a 'post_relu_gap' option to layer blocks
• Stride 2 is now the default for MobileNet models
• Training scripts will now always save the model after tuning/calibration/rescaling
• Reworked GXNOR/MNIST pipeline to get rid of distillation
• Removed the renaming module
• Data server with pretrained models reorganized in preparation for Akida 2.0 models
• Legacy 1.0 models have been updated towards 2.0, providing both a compatible architecture and a pretrained model
• 2.0 models now also come with a pretrained 8bit helper (ViT, DeiT, CenterNet, AkidaNet18 and AkidaUNet)
• ReLU max value is now configurable in layer_blocks module
• It is now possible to build ‘unfused’ separable layer blocks
• Legacy quantization parameters removed from model creation APIs
• Added an extract.py module that allows samples extraction for model calibration
• Dropped pruning tools support
• Added Conv3D blocks

Bug fixes:​

• Removed duplicate DVS builders in create CLI
• Silenced unexpected verbosity in detection models evaluation pipeline

Known issues:​

• Pretrained helpers will fail downloading models on Windows
• Edge models are not available for 2.0 yet

Documentation update​

• Large rework of the documentation to integrate changes for 2.0
• Added QuantizeML user guide, reference API and examples
• Introduced a segmentation example
• Introduced a vision transformer example
• Introduce a tutorial to upgrade 1.0 to 2.0
• Updated zoo performance page with 2.0 models
• Aligned overall theme with Brainchip website
• Fixed a menu display issue in the example section

Don't know if all vision transformer models include, presume so?

We have seen "ViT" from BRN in 2.0 and I noticed in the GitHub update...DeiT.

Wondered what that was.

• 2.0 models now also come with a pretrained 8bit helper (ViT, DeiT, CenterNet, AkidaNet18 and AkidaUNet)

Snip from Medium explaining and looks pretty handy re training data and time taken. Nice to see we on to it off the bat imo.

• Prior Vision Transformer, ViT, needs to be pre-trained with hundreds of millions of images using external data. ViT does not generalize well when trained on insufficient amounts of data.
• Data-Efficient Image Transformer, DeiT, is proposed. While the architecture is mostly the same as ViT, it is trained on ImageNet only using a single computer in less than 3 days, with no external data.

 

[IloveLamp]

https://www.edn.com/how-arm-total-design-is-built-around-5-key-building-blocks/

Marco Mezger on LinkedIn: #ai #cloud #networking #cambridge #uk #ip #semiconductor #silicon #x86…

How Arm Total Design is built around 5 key building blocks 💡 The ecosystem has been Arm’s key strength and is evident from its latest initiative: Arm Total…

www.linkedin.com

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[Fullmoonfever]

Thought I'd check in on Numem and see if any updates. They closed out Ph I earlier this year and waiting to see, once Ames done their assessment etc, whether we move to a Ph II.

Nothing just yet.

 

[Galaxycar]

On a upbeat note on brain hips website both the shuttle PC and the Raspberry PI are sold out, now question is how many were originally made at least we will have at least 10k in the next 4c yahoooooo!

 

[Diogenese]

https://www.edn.com/how-arm-total-design-is-built-around-5-key-building-blocks/

Marco Mezger on LinkedIn: #ai #cloud #networking #cambridge #uk #ip #semiconductor #silicon #x86…

How Arm Total Design is built around 5 key building blocks 💡 The ecosystem has been Arm’s key strength and is evident from its latest initiative: Arm Total…

www.linkedin.com

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This emphasizes the significance of the announcement that Akida was compatible across the range of ARM processors.

My interpretation is that, basically the hard work has been done in designing the integration of Akida IP into all ARM processor IP there are "ready-made" circuit designs which incorporate Akida with all ARM processors which can be ordered virtually off-the-shelf. This does not mean that Akida will be in all ARM processors, but it means that, if Akida's functionality is needed in the end product, the work of integrating Akida IP into the AM IP has already been done.

 

[Gies]

 

[jtardif999]

ISP Today

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To me unfortunately this reeks of being composed by generative AI

 

[Tezza]

Hoping for a gobsmaking 4c! If not I am ready to pounce on what I believe will become a ridiculous price.

 

[HopalongPetrovski]

Hoping for a gobsmaking 4c! If not I am ready to pounce on what I believe will become a ridiculous price.

Yeah, no doubt a few of us have been keeping some powder dry for this potentiality.
GLTAH

 

[Xray1]

Yeah, no doubt a few of us have been keeping some powder dry for this potentiality.
GLTAH

From the last 4C:

" Cash inflow from customers in the current quarter of $0.83M was higher than the prior quarter (US$0.04M)."

Now just a wait and see situation to see how " LUMPY " things can get.

 

[toasty]

Interesting buy/sell ratio this morning...........

 

[Xray1]

From the last 4C:

" Cash inflow from customers in the current quarter of $0.83M was higher than the prior quarter (US$0.04M)."

Now just a wait and see situation to see how " LUMPY " things can get.

However, I thought that the following historical fact may be also a eye opener refresher course of our Co's 12 year journey thus far.

Brainchip Holdings Ltd (BRN) floated on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on Wednesday, 9 November 2011.
BRN's current share price of $0.18 is a -$0.08 or 30% discount to its original offer price of $0.25.

I hope this upcoming 4C and the next two following 4C's before the AGM shows significant financial improvements ..... otherwise, imo the "Strike 2" scenario will play out from disgruntled S/Holders.

 

[HopalongPetrovski]

From the last 4C:

" Cash inflow from customers in the current quarter of $0.83M was higher than the prior quarter (US$0.04M)."

Now just a wait and see situation to see how " LUMPY " things can get.

Yeah. Hopefully it won't be Brown and Sticky.
You know, like a stick.

 

[7für7]

Interesting buy/sell ratio this morning...........

Good morning! Can I ask you where you watch the buy/sell ratio? Thanks

 

[jla]

Good morning! Can I ask you where you watch the buy/sell ratio? Thanks

I have a westpac acount it shows up there.

 

[jla]

I have a westpac acount it shows up there.

That is a trading acount, But it is on the other banks to.