Now the discussion about whether Scala 3 includes Akida has been totally sidetracked and we're splitting hairs about Synsense.While we may have every reason to believe that Akida is the superior technology, we should not resort to making factually incorrect statements about Brainchip’s competitors:
True, automotive takes a long time, but no, they are not starting to explore only now - they announced their partnership in mid-April 2022, so that was more than 1.5 years ago.
Also, the announcement about the SynSense-BMW partnership was primarily about smart cockpits and not about LiDAR only. That’s why I compared it to MB (‘Hey, Mercedes!’) and not to Valeo.
While the article I quoted (which I had picked as one of the most recent ones I could find about SynSense + BMW) does indeed literally say “to explore the integration of their brain-like chips into smart cockpits”, I have since double-checked the news around the original press release (which strangely I cannot find anywhere) that consistently quote the partnership announcement being about advancing the integration of neuromorphic chips into smart cockpits and exploring related fields with BMW. (See for example Sally Ward-Foxton referring to the partnership in her “Cars That Think Like You” EETimes article)
That’s also the wording I recall. So it sounds as if they had in fact already collaborated quite a bit regarding smart cockpits before announcing their partnership, similar to Valeo and Brainchip having been involved months before announcing their partnership.
Also not true.
“SynSense focuses on the commercialization of neuromorphic intelligence, based on 20+ years of world-leading experience of University of Zürich and ETH Zürich. Centering on edge computing applications, SynSense provides ultra-low power consumption, ultra-low latency inference ASICs and IP blocks, as well as full-stack application development services, and is globally the only neuromorphic technology company that involves both sensing and computing.”
About Us | SynSense
SynSense focuses on neuromorphic intelligence and takes the lead in commercialization of neuromorphic chips; SynSense provides application solutions and services.www.synsense.ai
Again, factually incorrect: You are comparing apples and oranges. Your juxtaposition probably refers to some other SynSense chip, but definitely not to the DYNAP-CNN (which is the one involved in the partnership with Prophesee), which according to their website has up to 1 million neurons. No mention of synapses, I am afraid. But up to 1000 x more neurons than you claimed!
DYNAP™-CNN: Neuromorphic Processor With 1M Spiking eurons
DYNAP™-CNN is world's first fully scalable, event-driven neuromorphic processor with 1M configurable spiking neurons and direct interface with external DVS.
“DYNAP™-CNN, a fully scalable, event-driven neuromorphic processor, redefines sensory processing. With up to 1M configurable spiking neurons and a direct interface with external DVS, this technology is ideal for ultra-low power, ultra-low latency event-driven applications.”
It is not my intention to spruik a competitor’s product here, but when making statements about competitors or their products, we - me included, of course - should stick to the facts and possibly fact-check before posting.
And also accept the reality that Brainchip will never have 100 % of the market share.
On a more positive note: BMW having partnered with SynSense in 2022 does not automatically exclude BMW also exploring things with Brainchip, if you ask me. Right now (behind an NDA) or in the future.
Spec (DYNAP-CNN+Inivation 128*128 pixel DVS) has a response time of 50 ms,. Prophesee processes 10,000 fps equivalent, so it's not surprising DYNAP-CNN struggled to keep up with Prophesee.
There is also Dynap SEL, Dynap SE2, and XYLO.
XYLO is a chip of a different colour (audio).
https://www.synsense.ai/products/xylo/
DYNAP™-SEL
Our next-generation neuromorphic chip, DYNAP™-SEL, features 1k analog low-power spiking neurons and up to 80k configurable synaptic connections, including 8k synapses with integrated spike-based learning rules.
The fan-in and fan-out capabilities of DYNAP™-SEL are comparable to the connectivity architectures observed in mammalian cerebral cortex, and permit networks with biologically realistic connectivity to be emulated using DYNAP™-SEL. Our technology enables implementation of spiking neural networks with on-chip learning and large fan-in/out network connectivity at an extremely low power-budget in real-time on DYNAP™-SEL.
DYNAP™-SE2
Our latest SE family neuromorphic chip DYNAP™-SE2 combines the impeccable energy efficiency of its previous generations with new features for low latency, real-time end-to-end applications using general purpose feed-forward, recurrent and reservoir networks.
Its integrated bio-signal amplifiers make the DYNAP™-SE2 a perfect fit for mobile health and robotic applications. Each chip features 1k redesigned adaptive exponential integrate-and-fire analog ultra low-power spiking neurons and 65k enhanced synapses with configurable delay, weight and short term plasticity. The innovative asynchronous low latency communication infrastructure (patented) enables each neuron to communicate with up to 230k surrounding neurons and infinite scalability via relay neurons for truly large scale networks.
Agree. Sometimes I don't understand my posts myself.
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