BRN Discussion Ongoing

[ItsKane]

Political opinions and personal opinions aside, wouldn't it be great to see the company name on a Joe Rogan podcast? That's a global billboard marketing platform. One way to get the name out

 

[Fact Finder]

Thanks to Slymeat I have been reminded that the Directors are on a three year election cycle so we do not get to show our support for Peter van der Made for three years. So looks like $5.00 will come first.

That is the problem with acting out of anger it was not a well thought out Plan. LOL

Looks like a standing ovation at next years AGM and a bunch of roses will have to suffice.

Regards
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Schwale]

Donations the size that Peter made are made by individuals after they have accumulated huge personal wealth in $$$$, not by founders of companies that have just entered their commercialization stage. Interesting!!!!!

Perhaps he has the foresight to see that Brainchip will make him a billionaire in the coming years... A little charity goes a long way!

 

[Fact Finder]

Just checking if I’ve interpreted this correctly.

The LinkedIn page Jesse Chapman put up, liked by the great Anil Manker and commented on it also.

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The actual article was posted earlier and Sailesh discusses both the Arm M33 and using Brainchip nodes but I can’t see them referenced in the Arm technicals so it confuses me as to how they are linked. I might have the language wrong but is it a SOC combining ARM M33 and Akida’s 2 nodes along with something else; (a sensor of some descriptions, eg camera or microphone) to produce a final product for manufactuers to put into a device?

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/

Sailesh “So that’s kind of the plan that we have, to evolve that into that landscape,” he said. “At the very low end, we have added an ARM M33 MCU and spiking neural network with BrainChip core licensed for selected applications – we have licensed what we need to license from BrainChip including the software to get the ball rolling.”

I agree with FF that I envisage an announcement of some sort when our actual product is available for sale and it looks as though we are getting close but just a bit confused with this latest information.

I also believe Renesas will use their own IP where possible so in reality Renesas is both a customer and competitor but we always knew we wouldn’t get all the pie to ourselves; nor do we need it all!

The current SP doesn’t concern me as the business is on solid foundations with fantastic leaders.

Just quietly: PVDM is a legend with his donation today. There really should be a documentary made about his life because he’s a great Australian we should be very proud of!

Cortex-M33 | Secure and Efficient for IoT and Embedded

Arm Cortex-M33 processor is designed for embedded and IoT markets, providing efficient security and digital signal control.

www.arm.com

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RENESAS

When thinking about Renesas and AKIDA IP and what they licenced consider these facts.

If you are fixing a cupboard in your kitchen using screws you only go to Bunnings and buy screws if the ones you have are the wrong type or size. (Or you left your shed in such a mess you cannot find the bottle they are in.).

Renesas produce semiconductors.

The highest volume semiconductor they produce is the micro control unit or MCU.

Renesas produce and sell billions of MCU’s.

AKD1000 has 80 Nodes and is far too big and overpowered for use in an MCU. It would defeat the purpose and be unaffordable in the MCU market.

Now consider what Anil Mankar said at the 2021 Ai Field Day the beauty of AKIDA technology is you can decide how many nodes you need for your particular task.

If latency is not an issue you could take just one node and put it on your device and make it smart. In most applications two nodes will be sufficient at the edge.

Now some direct quotes from Anil Mankar:

“Well we can go micro-watt, a milli watt, in a keyword spotting example you saw…”

“The secret sauce is the neuromorphic architecture”

“Tiny ML has a definition…we actually beat that.”

“And we can size the network to what the sensor needs.”

“You can actually take a network and if you don’t have enough hardware then we do something called multi-path…it’s really application specific…there is no limit to the number of nodes you want to have…it will depend on the cost of the hardware and the latency required.”

“So one and a half nodes can do the keyword spotting…I can run the keyword on one node by just doing 2 passes…we can actually run larger networks in a 2 node configuration…by taking multiple passes on the hardware. It’s basically how much hardware you are willing to spend…it’s a trade off (with) latency…That’s the beauty of this IP solution…It can be in any process technology…most of the sensors are pretty old technology, they are analogue sensors, pressure, temperature, low cost things..”

Now come back to my trip to Bunnings. Renesas has its own neuromorphic computing technology but that technology cannot scale down and do what AKIDA technology does so they had to go to Brainchip to make a range of smart MCU’s.

Brainchip and Renesas are not competitors as Brainchip is filling a gap which Renesas cannot fill.

There is no reason to doubt the significance of this customer engagement and as has been said Renesas are bringing a suite of these revolutionary ultra low powered smart MCU’s to market and the market is one where billions of units are sold.

Brainchip got to this market first and have patents preventing Renesas entering so they had to buy what they needed from Brainchip.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Deleted member 118]

A few mentions for Akida

(PDF) The Next SoC Design: Neuromorphic Smart Glasses

PDF | As Moore’s Law quickly approaches its physical limit, system-on-chip (SoC) architects are beginning to explore new design paradigms, such as the... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

www.researchgate.net

 

[SharesForBrekky]

Not sure if anyone has looked into a software company called Sensory Inc. Maybe Akida could be working with their products in some way. Below is an interesting article about what they're achieving:

2021 Speech Industry Award Winner: Sensory Is Living on the Edge

Privacy is a top consumer concern these days, and Sensory has it covered. The speech technology provider is a pioneer in embedded software, or speech on the edge, and addresses the privacy issue in a number of ways.

www.speechtechmag.com

Sensory are also working with STMicroelectronics, and have come up with this:

STMicroelectronics and Sensory collaborate to enable mass-market adoption of embedded voice control through STM32Cube software ecosystem - ST News

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and Sensory Inc., a...

newsroom.st.com

 

[Violin1]

Hi RFTA,

There were 111 claims in the original application.

They have been amended twice.

You can go to:

https://portal.uspto.gov/pair/PublicPair

and tick the Publication Number circle

and type

20210304355

in the box.

Click SEARCH

Then click on Image File Wrapper tab.

You will get a list of documents in chronological order. There are 3 files labeled "Claims". Amendments to the original claims are underlined/struck through.

You can select the documents you want and click on the blue "PDF" button to download.

Best not to select too many docs at one time because they are all bundled into a single PDF file.

If you download the first set of claims and the third set of claims, you can compare the two sets.

You are also a legend Cap'n D!

 

[Violin1]

Thanks to Slymeat I have been reminded that the Directors are on a three year election cycle so we do not get to show our support for Peter van der Made for three years. So looks like $5.00 will come first.

That is the problem with acting out of anger it was not a well thought out Plan. LOL

Looks like a standing ovation at next years AGM and a bunch of roses will have to suffice.

Regards
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

And all the underwear thrown on stage! Problem is, as Tom Jones allegedly said, as the performer gets older the undies that are thrown get bigger.....

 

[Boab]

According to Reuters India is considering banning imports of refrigerators to promote local producers. The refrigeration business in India is worth more than $5 billion per year. This would be to the detriment of Co''s like Samsung etc.
Interesting Voltas India is owned by TATA.
The "ecosystem" that Sean Hehir talks about may have grown another tentacle?

Brand Story | Voltas - A Tata Product

Welcome to our brand story page and, know how we have grown our products with technology year on year to enhance lifestyle of people with ease.

www.myvoltas.com

 

[Deleted member 118]

 

[Izzzzzzzzzzy]

Wtf is going on?

 

[robsmark]

Wtf is going on?

Selling is relentless.

 

[Dr E Brown]

Selling is relentless.

Across the whole market.

 

[TheUnfairAdvantage]

Wtf is going on?

It’s called the transfer of wealth. From the uneducated to the educated. It has another name - the stock market.
Only a loss if you sell.
Take a look around. It’s not just BRN shares

 

[Diogenese]

RENESAS

When thinking about Renesas and AKIDA IP and what they licenced consider these facts.

If you are fixing a cupboard in your kitchen using screws you only go to Bunnings and buy screws if the ones you have are the wrong type or size. (Or you left your shed in such a mess you cannot find the bottle they are in.).

Renesas produce semiconductors.

The highest volume semiconductor they produce is the micro control unit or MCU.

Renesas produce and sell billions of MCU’s.

AKD1000 has 80 Nodes and is far too big and overpowered for use in an MCU. It would defeat the purpose and be unaffordable in the MCU market.

Now consider what Anil Mankar said at the 2021 Ai Field Day the beauty of AKIDA technology is you can decide how many nodes you need for your particular task.

If latency is not an issue you could take just one node and put it on your device and make it smart. In most applications two nodes will be sufficient at the edge.

Now some direct quotes from Anil Mankar:

“Well we can go micro-watt, a milli watt, in a keyword spotting example you saw…”

“The secret sauce is the neuromorphic architecture”

“Tiny ML has a definition…we actually beat that.”

“And we can size the network to what the sensor needs.”

“You can actually take a network and if you don’t have enough hardware then we do something called multi-path…it’s really application specific…there is no limit to the number of nodes you want to have…it will depend on the cost of the hardware and the latency required.”

“So one and a half nodes can do the keyword spotting…I can run the keyword on one node by just doing 2 passes…we can actually run larger networks in a 2 node configuration…by taking multiple passes on the hardware. It’s basically how much hardware you are willing to spend…it’s a trade off (with) latency…That’s the beauty of this IP solution…It can be in any process technology…most of the sensors are pretty old technology, they are analogue sensors, pressure, temperature, low cost things..”

Now come back to my trip to Bunnings. Renesas has its own neuromorphic computing technology but that technology cannot scale down and do what AKIDA technology does so they had to go to Brainchip to make a range of smart MCU’s.

Brainchip and Renesas are not competitors as Brainchip is filling a gap which Renesas cannot fill.

There is no reason to doubt the significance of this customer engagement and as has been said Renesas are bringing a suite of these revolutionary ultra low powered smart MCU’s to market and the market is one where billions of units are sold.

Brainchip got to this market first and have patents preventing Renesas entering so they had to buy what they needed from Brainchip.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

Yes. Key word spotting (kws) was the first application that came to mind when Renesas announced the 2 node licence. I had forgotten Anil's discussion about using one and a half nodes for kws, so 2 nodes fits the bill neatly. While Anil said that one node could be re-used, it simplifies the programming to use 2 nodes.

I wonder how long it will take Renesas to amortize the cost of 10 years of developing DRP-AI, or will their hand be forced by competitive pressures?

 

[Fact Finder]

I have worked it out all the closet philanthropists on Boards across Australia inspired by Peter van der Made are coming out and selling so they can donate some of their obscene wealth to charity and in the process collapsing the market.

Or the market is being used generally to transfer more wealth into their closet from those who do not understand what is happening and panic.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[DingoBorat]

RENESAS

When thinking about Renesas and AKIDA IP and what they licenced consider these facts.

If you are fixing a cupboard in your kitchen using screws you only go to Bunnings and buy screws if the ones you have are the wrong type or size. (Or you left your shed in such a mess you cannot find the bottle they are in.).

Renesas produce semiconductors.

The highest volume semiconductor they produce is the micro control unit or MCU.

Renesas produce and sell billions of MCU’s.

AKD1000 has 80 Nodes and is far too big and overpowered for use in an MCU. It would defeat the purpose and be unaffordable in the MCU market.

Now consider what Anil Mankar said at the 2021 Ai Field Day the beauty of AKIDA technology is you can decide how many nodes you need for your particular task.

If latency is not an issue you could take just one node and put it on your device and make it smart. In most applications two nodes will be sufficient at the edge.

Now some direct quotes from Anil Mankar:

“Well we can go micro-watt, a milli watt, in a keyword spotting example you saw…”

“The secret sauce is the neuromorphic architecture”

“Tiny ML has a definition…we actually beat that.”

“And we can size the network to what the sensor needs.”

“You can actually take a network and if you don’t have enough hardware then we do something called multi-path…it’s really application specific…there is no limit to the number of nodes you want to have…it will depend on the cost of the hardware and the latency required.”

“So one and a half nodes can do the keyword spotting…I can run the keyword on one node by just doing 2 passes…we can actually run larger networks in a 2 node configuration…by taking multiple passes on the hardware. It’s basically how much hardware you are willing to spend…it’s a trade off (with) latency…That’s the beauty of this IP solution…It can be in any process technology…most of the sensors are pretty old technology, they are analogue sensors, pressure, temperature, low cost things..”

Now come back to my trip to Bunnings. Renesas has its own neuromorphic computing technology but that technology cannot scale down and do what AKIDA technology does so they had to go to Brainchip to make a range of smart MCU’s.

Brainchip and Renesas are not competitors as Brainchip is filling a gap which Renesas cannot fill.

There is no reason to doubt the significance of this customer engagement and as has been said Renesas are bringing a suite of these revolutionary ultra low powered smart MCU’s to market and the market is one where billions of units are sold.

Brainchip got to this market first and have patents preventing Renesas entering so they had to buy what they needed from Brainchip.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

Brilliant post FactFinder!

 

[Slade]

“Honey, please! I know your grandmother has money somewhere in her house. She won’t know it’s gone. We can give her back double next year. You don’t understand. These prices won’t last.”

 

[Boab]

I have worked it out all the closet philanthropists on Boards across Australia inspired by Peter van der Made are coming out and selling so they can donate some of their obscene wealth to charity and in the process collapsing the market.

Or the market is being used generally to transfer more wealth into their closet from those who do not understand what is happening and panic.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Fact Finder]

Yes. Key word spotting (kws) was the first application that came to mind when Renesas announced the 2 node licence. I had forgotten Anil's discussion about using one and a half nodes for kws, so 2 nodes fits the bill neatly. While Anil said that one node could be re-used, it simplifies the programming to use 2 nodes.

I wonder how long it will take Renesas to amortize the cost of 10 years of developing DRP-AI, or will their hand be forced by competitive pressures?

I think competitive pressures will play out but their first to market status on AKIDA technology if they are smart will work in their favour and allow them to capture a large share of the market if they move at the right time.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA