BRN Discussion Ongoing

[Bravo]

Ok.....who on here is Aussie John?

From a Nintendo fan site discussing a recent article on it about the new Switch and its current code name..some say it's Ounce some say it's Oz as in Wizard of Oz.

It's not just TSE that dot joins

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2...e-believed-to-be-in-latest-pokemon-data-leak[

Arghhh! You got me!

 

[Rach2512]

Another comment following on from your Aussie John @Fullmoonfever.


d2kSun 13th Oct 2024

@UltimateOtaku91 People these days just regurgitate what they've heard someone else say rather than do research for themselves. The codename for the Switch successor was leaked earlier this year as "Oz."

Now, when people see that they initially refer to the measurement associated with those two letters together which is "Ounce."

Traditionally without fail, Nintendo always does one of two things for the code name of their next-gen console.

1. It refers to the names of the chips used in the device.

or...

2. The form-factor, functionality, or purpose of the device.

Now, in some way "Ounce" could do one of those things. I just don't logically see how. I do however see this.

The code name isn't "Ounce." The code name is "OZ" as in 'The Wizard of Oz.'

What was 'The Wizard of Oz' most known for? Using his genius intellect and technology to make himself look bigger and more impressive than he actually was.

What have we heard so far about the Switch 2? That the raw horsepower is modest compared to the current-gen, but with DLSS upscaling and Ray-Tracing the games may give the APPEARANCE of being close to, if not on-par with the current-gen consoles.

To me that makes the most sense. It could also be why they are waiting so long. If the Switch 2 can actually do that, then they know that there is no hurry because nothing released in the near future will be able to produce visuals and performance substantially better than even what the PS5 Pro can do

 

[Pom down under]

I think you must be right.
All I get are constant adverts about penile reduction surgery and bookings from George Clooney impersonators inc.

So your really getting videos off Danny Divito and
Viagra

 

[Space Cadet]

Quantum Ventura zite.

https://www.quantumventura.com/cyberneuro-rt

At-the-edge Neuromorphic Processing

• Two offerings from the leading neuromorphic developers: Intel and Brainchip
• Small form factor, magnitudes less power consumption than GPU
• On-chip learning for deployment network specific attack detection

Intel Loihi

Brainchip Akida

SC

 

[Justchilln]

Ok.....who on here is Aussie John?

From a Nintendo fan site discussing a recent article on it about the new Switch and its current code name..some say it's Ounce some say it's Oz as in Wizard of Oz.

It's not just TSE that dot joins

Rumour: Switch 2's Codename Believed To Be In Latest Pokémon Data Leak

From 'NX' to... [redacted]

www.nintendolife.com

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Pretty sure megachips does not own Nintendo

 

[FiveBucks]

Pretty sure megachips does not own Nintendo

No they definitely don't

 

[IloveLamp]

Machine Learning on the Edge - from 8-bit micro to 64-bit Space Computer

We will explore tools and design techniques for development of ML applications from home and industrial appliances to Moon rover

www.eventbrite.com

Edge Impulse on LinkedIn: Machine Learning on the Edge - from 8-bit micro to 64-bit Space Computer

Our pals at Microchip Technology Inc. are hitting the road to show off the incredible capabilities of edge AI! If you're in Australia or environs, be sure to…

www.linkedin.com

 

[Rach2512]

Quantum Ventura zite.

https://www.quantumventura.com/cyberneuro-rt

At-the-edge Neuromorphic Processing

• Two offerings from the leading neuromorphic developers: Intel and Brainchip
• Small form factor, magnitudes less power consumption than GPU
• On-chip learning for deployment network specific attack detection

Intel Loihi

Brainchip Akida

SC

 

[MDhere]

Last night I was thinking 30c to the power of 10 then I realised what I was thinking! Ok maybe just x10 but what the heck, bring on the power of "Akida" power of 10

 

[Smoothsailing]

It would be great if BRN was advertised in a USB stick here on their website ( QV )

 

[GStocks123]

A pretty solid job advert

Check out this job at BrainChip :
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4071720311

 

[KiKi]

A pretty solid job advert

Check out this job at BrainChip :
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4071720311

Great! They are finally doing something about the marketing. I hope he will also take investor relation measures.

 

[Bravo]

Texas Instruments integrating an NPU as an edge AI accelerator.

TI Integrates Edge AI and Real-Time Control in New Mission-Critical MCUs​

8 hours ago by Duane Benson

Today, TI unveiled new members of the C2000 processor family—one with hardware-accelerated AI and the other with a 64-bit core for real-time control.​

Today at Electronica 2024, Texas Instruments (TI) announced its new TMS320F28P55x series of C2000 MCUs. TI calls the series the industry’s first real-time microcontrollers with an integrated neural processing unit (NPU). Along with that announcement, TI also revealed the new 64-bit F29H85x series of MCUs built around its C29 digital signal processing (DSP) core. The C29 MCUs target automotive applications that require fault-tolerant, low-latency operations and predictive decision-making. Both sets of new MCUs can serve mission-critical applications that require low-latency, real-time detection, calculation, and response.

A Brief Introduction to the Two New MCU Series​

The 40+ variants of the TMS320F28P55x series (datasheet linked) come with an integrated hardware NPU and on-chip Flash memory of up to 1.1 MB. This series also features 24 pulse width modulation (PWM) channels and 39 analog-to-digital (ADC) channels.

TMS320F28P55x and F29H85x MCUs. Image (modified) used courtesy of Texas Instruments​

​

The second series of MCUs in this announcement, the F29H85x, provides motor and power control with two to three times the signal chain performance of its predecessors. TI also claims these devices have a five times faster fast Fourier transform (FFT) performance in diagnostics, tuning, and arc detection. Real-time interrupts run four times faster, and the MCUs are reportedly two to three times higher performing for general-purpose code execution. It includes an isolated hardware security module as well.

The TMS320F28P55x Series: Aided by a Powerful NPU​

For over 25 years, TI's C2000 family has provided real-time control in industrial and automotive applications. The newest additions to the family, the TMS320F28P55x series, integrate an NPU as an edge AI hardware accelerator. The NPU enables the MCU to offload AI processing from the primary core to dramatically increase real-time performance. The NPU offers advanced AI-based decision-making without loading down the primary processing core.

Functional block diagram of the TMS320F28P55x. Image used courtesy of Texas Instruments​

​

Conventional microcontrollers use simple logic to make real-time decisions. They use combinations of “if-then” or state machines to evaluate conditions and essentially make Boolean logic decisions based on given sets of input conditions. When sensor input is obvious and accurate, this type of system can work quite well. However, with more sensors providing input and with fast-changing conditions, ambiguity or sensor lag can lead to invalid input conditions or improper results. With today’s stringent safety and efficiency requirements, Boolean logic is insufficient for many requirements. That’s where edge AI can deliver significant improvements.

​

Adding NPU-based AI enables greater one-chip functionality with improved accuracy. Image used courtesy of Texas Instruments​

​

TI notes that NPU capabilities will benefit applications like arc fault detection in solar and energy storage systems and motor-bearing fault detection for predictive maintenance. In both cases, conventional MCU code can misconstrue such faults, misidentifying them or not identifying them soon enough. The NPU allows the MCU to perform more advanced AI-style interpretation of sensor inputs in real time.
The TMS320F28P55x's NPU can also be trained to adapt to different environments with different sensor inputs, greatly increasing detection accuracy. It can run convolution neural network models to learn complex patterns from sensor data. The NPU will offload these calculations from the main CPU core and use AI to detect complex fault conditions, which can result in a five to 10x decrease in latency for detection operations.

The F29H85x Series: Leveraging 64-bit DSP and Real-Time Control​

The F29H85x MCU uses TI’s new C29 DSP core to deliver more than double the real-time performance of its predecessor, the C28. The new F29H85x processor series with the C29 DSP core boasts TI’s very long instruction word (VLIW) architecture, which supports the execution of up to eight instructions per cycle. The MCUs offer cyber security features as well, including a fully isolated hardware security module to protect the system. Further, the hardware safety and security unit uses context-aware memory protection to extend hardware isolation to CPU tasks without interference. The architecture provides security without a performance penalty added to the rest of the MCU.

Improved C29 DSP core response receives, processes, and responds more than twice as fast. Image used courtesy of Texas Instruments​

​

The 64-bit DSP with complex math ability can speed the signal chain performance for motor and power control by two to three times over the C28. It has five times the fast Fourier transform (FFT) performance. (FFT is used for systems diagnostics, tuning, and arc detection.) Interrupt response is four times faster than the C28 and general-purpose processing code can be executed two to three times faster.
TI engineered the chips to comply with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26262 and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61508 automotive and industrial safety standards.

C2000 real-time MCU F28P55x development kit in TI LaunchPad form factor. Image used courtesy of Texas Instruments​

​

The F29 processors are automotive safety integrity level (ASIL) D and safety integrity level (SIL) 3 certified. ASIL D is the highest of four automotive safety risk management levels. SIL 3 is an industrial standard for risk mitigation used in a number of industry standards. SIL has three levels, with three being the highest. Visit TI at its Electronica booth C4-158.

 

[Smoothsailing]

Getting closer

 

[FiveBucks]

Texas Instruments integrating an NPU as an edge AI accelerator.

TI Integrates Edge AI and Real-Time Control in New Mission-Critical MCUs​

8 hours ago by Duane Benson

Today, TI unveiled new members of the C2000 processor family—one with hardware-accelerated AI and the other with a 64-bit core for real-time control.​

Today at Electronica 2024, Texas Instruments (TI) announced its new TMS320F28P55x series of C2000 MCUs. TI calls the series the industry’s first real-time microcontrollers with an integrated neural processing unit (NPU). Along with that announcement, TI also revealed the new 64-bit F29H85x series of MCUs built around its C29 digital signal processing (DSP) core. The C29 MCUs target automotive applications that require fault-tolerant, low-latency operations and predictive decision-making. Both sets of new MCUs can serve mission-critical applications that require low-latency, real-time detection, calculation, and response.

A Brief Introduction to the Two New MCU Series​

The 40+ variants of the TMS320F28P55x series (datasheet linked) come with an integrated hardware NPU and on-chip Flash memory of up to 1.1 MB. This series also features 24 pulse width modulation (PWM) channels and 39 analog-to-digital (ADC) channels.

TMS320F28P55x and F29H85x MCUs. Image (modified) used courtesy of Texas Instruments​

​

The second series of MCUs in this announcement, the F29H85x, provides motor and power control with two to three times the signal chain performance of its predecessors. TI also claims these devices have a five times faster fast Fourier transform (FFT) performance in diagnostics, tuning, and arc detection. Real-time interrupts run four times faster, and the MCUs are reportedly two to three times higher performing for general-purpose code execution. It includes an isolated hardware security module as well.

The TMS320F28P55x Series: Aided by a Powerful NPU​

For over 25 years, TI's C2000 family has provided real-time control in industrial and automotive applications. The newest additions to the family, the TMS320F28P55x series, integrate an NPU as an edge AI hardware accelerator. The NPU enables the MCU to offload AI processing from the primary core to dramatically increase real-time performance. The NPU offers advanced AI-based decision-making without loading down the primary processing core.

Functional block diagram of the TMS320F28P55x. Image used courtesy of Texas Instruments​

​

Conventional microcontrollers use simple logic to make real-time decisions. They use combinations of “if-then” or state machines to evaluate conditions and essentially make Boolean logic decisions based on given sets of input conditions. When sensor input is obvious and accurate, this type of system can work quite well. However, with more sensors providing input and with fast-changing conditions, ambiguity or sensor lag can lead to invalid input conditions or improper results. With today’s stringent safety and efficiency requirements, Boolean logic is insufficient for many requirements. That’s where edge AI can deliver significant improvements.

​

Adding NPU-based AI enables greater one-chip functionality with improved accuracy. Image used courtesy of Texas Instruments​

​

TI notes that NPU capabilities will benefit applications like arc fault detection in solar and energy storage systems and motor-bearing fault detection for predictive maintenance. In both cases, conventional MCU code can misconstrue such faults, misidentifying them or not identifying them soon enough. The NPU allows the MCU to perform more advanced AI-style interpretation of sensor inputs in real time.
The TMS320F28P55x's NPU can also be trained to adapt to different environments with different sensor inputs, greatly increasing detection accuracy. It can run convolution neural network models to learn complex patterns from sensor data. The NPU will offload these calculations from the main CPU core and use AI to detect complex fault conditions, which can result in a five to 10x decrease in latency for detection operations.

The F29H85x Series: Leveraging 64-bit DSP and Real-Time Control​

The F29H85x MCU uses TI’s new C29 DSP core to deliver more than double the real-time performance of its predecessor, the C28. The new F29H85x processor series with the C29 DSP core boasts TI’s very long instruction word (VLIW) architecture, which supports the execution of up to eight instructions per cycle. The MCUs offer cyber security features as well, including a fully isolated hardware security module to protect the system. Further, the hardware safety and security unit uses context-aware memory protection to extend hardware isolation to CPU tasks without interference. The architecture provides security without a performance penalty added to the rest of the MCU.

Improved C29 DSP core response receives, processes, and responds more than twice as fast. Image used courtesy of Texas Instruments​

​

The 64-bit DSP with complex math ability can speed the signal chain performance for motor and power control by two to three times over the C28. It has five times the fast Fourier transform (FFT) performance. (FFT is used for systems diagnostics, tuning, and arc detection.) Interrupt response is four times faster than the C28 and general-purpose processing code can be executed two to three times faster.
TI engineered the chips to comply with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 26262 and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61508 automotive and industrial safety standards.

C2000 real-time MCU F28P55x development kit in TI LaunchPad form factor. Image used courtesy of Texas Instruments​

​

The F29 processors are automotive safety integrity level (ASIL) D and safety integrity level (SIL) 3 certified. ASIL D is the highest of four automotive safety risk management levels. SIL 3 is an industrial standard for risk mitigation used in a number of industry standards. SIL has three levels, with three being the highest. Visit TI at its Electronica booth C4-158.

Sounded promising until they mentioned CNNs.

 

[Boab]

A pretty solid job advert

Check out this job at BrainChip :
https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4071720311

If they can find someone to do all of those requests they will be a pretty special talent.

 

[supersonic001]

Edge Impulse on LinkedIn: Machine Learning on the Edge - from 8-bit micro to 64-bit Space Computer

Our pals at Microchip Technology Inc. are hitting the road to show off the incredible capabilities of edge AI! If you're in Australia or environs, be sure to…

www.linkedin.com

Thx @chapman89

 

[Bravo]

Sounded promising until they mentioned CNNs.

Not too sure if it would necessarily exclude us because of the ability to convert CNNs to SNNs. Another one for our resident technical experts to delve into.

 

[FiveBucks]

Not too sure if it would necessarily exclude us because of the ability to convert CNNs to SNNs. Another one for our resident technical experts to delve into.



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[Bravo]

Some relevant background info here is that Brainchip is part of the Nvidia ecosystem through Nvidia's TAO Toolkit.

Unleashing the Future of Vision AI: Alif and Edge Impulse Upgrade Edge Deployments with Powerful Computer Vision and Full Support for Nvidia's TAO Toolkit​

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Alif Semiconductor hosts a demonstration at Electronica of an AI vision application created using transfer learning in the TAO toolkit, and deployed to an Ensemble MCU via the Edge Impulse platform
PLEASANTON, Calif., Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alif Semiconductor®, a leading global supplier of secure, connected, power efficient Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) microcontrollers (MCUs) and fusion processors, along with Edge AI development platform Edge Impulse, today announced a significant breakthrough in implementing AI vision processing on edge microcontrollers. This is achieved through the introduction of full support for Nvidia's TAO model training toolkit on the Ensemble® and Balletto™ MCU families and the Edge Impulse platform.


Unleashing the Future of Vision AI: Alif and Edge Impulse Upgrade Edge Deployments with Powerful Computer Vision and Full Support for Nvidia’s TAO Toolkit

The TAO toolkit has generated considerable enthusiasm among developers of edge AI devices due to its provision of extensive training datasets for common vision processing applications, and its support for transfer learning from pre-trained models. This innovation promises to substantially reduce the cost, time and effort which embedded device OEMs typically invest into model development for AI vision applications.

Until now, deploying TAO-trained models on low-power MCUs for edge applications has been untested and unproven. Now, with the complete integration of Nvidia TAO into its platform, Edge Impulse has established a streamlined process for deploying TAO models on the Alif Ensemble and Balletto families of MCUs and fusion processors. Fully integrated into the Edge Impulse platform, Alif's products feature the Arm® Ethos™-U55, a neural processing unit (NPU) for which Nvidia has optimized the TAO toolkit.

Embedded developers seeking to implement AI vision applications, such as people counting, intruder detection, or robotics, can now utilize the TAO training toolkit and its dataset, confidently deploying either a pre-trained TAO model or a custom model developed through transfer learning via Edge Impulse on Alif Ensemble or Balletto MCUs.

Henrik Flodell, Senior Marketing Director at Alif Semiconductor, stated, "With Alif's AI-optimized MCU ecosystem, high-end embedded vision processing is transitioning from large, expensive microprocessors to next-generation edge MCUs. The integration of the TAO toolkit by Edge Impulse has significantly streamlined the development and deployment of AI vision processing models on Alif MCUs."

Adam Benzion, SVP Partnerships at Edge Impulse, added, "The TAO toolkit accelerates the generation of effective ML models, but it doesn't address the deployment of these models on edge-optimized hardware. Together with Alif, we have solved this challenge by providing a fully integrated workflow from the TAO toolkit's pre-trained models to deployment on Alif edge MCUs."

Attendees can view the Alif/Edge Impulse demonstration of advanced AI vision processing on an Ensemble MCU at Electronica in the Alif Semiconductor booth B4.106 (Munich, Germany, 12-15 November 2024).

To learn more about the Ensemble and Balletto families of edge MCUs and fusion processors, please visit alifsemi.com. To learn more about the Edge Impulse development and deployment platform for AI at the edge, please visit edgeimpulse.com.

About Alif Semiconductor
Alif Semiconductor is the industry-leading supplier of next-generation secure AI/ML-enabled 32-bit microcontrollers. Since 2019, Alif's expanding offering of microcontrollers and fusion processors has been revolutionizing the way developers can create broad, scalable, and connected AI-enabled embedded applications that are genuinely power efficient. Alif Semiconductor is the only choice for power efficient microcontrollers that can handle heavy AI and ML workloads for battery-operated IoT devices. For more information go to https://alifsemi.com/.

Unleashing the Future of Vision AI: Alif and Edge Impulse Upgrade Edge Deployments with Powerful Computer Vision and Full Support for Nvidia's TAO Toolkit

/PRNewswire/ -- Alif Semiconductor®, a leading global supplier of secure, connected, power efficient Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)...

www.prnewswire.com

Rob Telson "liked" a post about Alif's Ensemble MCU back in November 2022. Thanks to @Evermont for posting.

Remember this slide from the Edge Impulse TAO Toolkit presentation? From the explanation that Rob Telson gave to @chapman89 at the time, once companies start pushing the limits on their power consumption and performance, they will need to introduce an AI accelerator IP such as Arm or BrainChip.