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[Fredsnugget]

I know I don't post here much but read every day.
Could it not be possible the ones jumping ship are unable or unwilling to get defence clearance for a contract that may be in the breeze.
Just a thought out of left field

 

[Frangipani]

Advanced technology transformed defence exports: DRDO top scientist

ROURKELA: Distinguished scientist and DG, Electronics & Communication Systems of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr Binay Kumar Das o

www.newindianexpress.com

Advanced technology transformed defence exports: DRDO top scientist​

He highlighted the remarkable advancements India has made in semiconductor technology, AI, space research and IT sector.

A student is being awarded a certificate at the convocation ceremony.(Photo | Express)

Prasanjeet Sarkar


Updated on:
06 Feb 2025, 5:10 am

2 min read

ROURKELA: Distinguished scientist and DG, Electronics & Communication Systems of Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr Binay Kumar Das on Wednesday outlined the need for mastering latest technologies to take India to the global top.

Addressing the 11th convocation ceremony of Biju Patnaik University of Technology (BPUT) here, he said, the entire combat operation has become quite different and technology must be taken to the next level.
“We need to work on disruptive technologies. 500 Xetabyte of data is expected to be crunched every year. So neuromorphic computing will come to our rescue. Mastering these technologies will carry India to the global top,” he added.

Advanced technologies have already transformed country’s defence exports eight times in last five years, he said, adding Indian defence market is soaring high for self-reliance with 500 negative import list and all set to challenge the entire world. “India Semiconductor Mission is unfolding in a big way. Mission for Green Hydrogen and PLI missions are only to name a few which are going to redefine New India,” he added.

Das said India’s test range is the only one to have maximum indigenous systems. “Today, I am spearheading the electronics cluster with only one mandate of stopping every single import and developing every system within the country,” he said.

Citing his own instance of staying back in India, he said the country is moving fast on digital front with growing business industry ecosystem and simultaneously laid thrust on growth of the farm sector.

To become third largest economy by 2030, India needs to change its thinking, augment export, design products with perfection, smart work and align the education system to overcome the challenges in traffic, pollution, energy and sustainability, he added.

Governor and Chancellor Dr Hari Babu Kambhampati presided over the function and emphasised the critical role of technical education in nation-building.
He highlighted the remarkable advancements India has made in semiconductor technology, AI, space research and IT sector.

BPUT vice-chancellor Prof Amiya Kumar Rath said the university insists the affiliated colleges to conduct ‘graduation day’ to handover certificates to students for the academic year 2023-24 within a month.
On the occasion, degrees were awarded to students in different disciplines including engineering, management, pharmacy, architecture, and applied sciences along with gold medals and other prestigious awards to outstanding performers.

 

[DingoBorat]

I know I don't post here much but read every day.
Could it not be possible the ones jumping ship are unable or unwilling to get defence clearance for a contract that may be in the breeze.
Just a thought out of left field

I wouldn't say they are "jumping ship"..

Every organisation, has those that are happy to stay and those that are seeking new things and are only transitorily employed.

Rudy, was one of those, although he can't really "move up" now, from working at Nvidia..

There's a bit of a shuffle of seats and some chicken littles are screaming "the Sky is falling" ..

Everything has been moving slower than expected, but it's still been moving in the right direction.

Neuromorphic Computing, is no longer a fringe concept and BrainChip is well placed, to take advantage of what's unfolding.

The Announcement Friday morning, should keep people happy, for about 5 minutes..

 

[Fullmoonfever]

I see Accenture Dublin just had a new parent published, that was only filed mid last year, referencing Akida as a potential processor option again.

Quick turnaround huh.

Odd they don't just reference a general neuromorphic processor option or any number of other neuromorphic product companies

Just wish they'd take a licence or something, anything.

HERE

The apparatus can include special
purpose logic circuitry, e.g., an FPGA (feld programmable gate array), an ASIC (application specifc integrated circuit), a neuromorphic research chip, such as Intel’s Loihi chip, or a neural network processor, such as BrainChip’s AkidaTM chip.

[0074] The processes and logic fows described in this specifcation can be performed by one or more programmable computers executing one or more computer programs to perform functions by operating on input data and generating output. The processes and logic fows can also be performed by, and apparatus can also be implemented as, special purpose logic circuitry, e.g., an FPGA (feld programmable gate array), an ASIC (application specifc integrated circuit) a neuromorphic research chip, such as Intel’s Loihi chip, or a neural network processor, such as BrainChip’s Akida™ chip.

 

[CHIPS]

I put this to Microsoft Copilot and this is the response View attachment 77315

GROK of X.com answers the identical question as follows:


15 Webseiten
There is no direct evidence from the provided search results indicating a partnership between the Dubai Investment Fund (DIF) and BrainChip. Here's a summary based on the available information:

• Dubai Investment Fund (DIF): The search results mention the establishment and operations of the Dubai Investment Fund, focusing on various sectors like electronics, financial services, renewable energy, and IT, but there's no mention of BrainChip in these contexts.
• Partnerships and Investments: The results do discuss various partnerships and investments, including:
  • A partnership between Liquidity Capital (Israel-based) and Vault Investments (Dubai-based) to form a $100 million venture debt fund aimed at tech companies in the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe. However, this does not involve BrainChip.
  • The activities of the Dubai Future District Fund and other investment initiatives in Dubai, which also do not reference BrainChip.

Given this information, there is no indication from the search results of a partnership or specific investment relationship between the Dubai Investment Fund and BrainChip. If you're looking for the most current or detailed information, you might need to consult more specific sources or recent news updates beyond what was provided here.

 

[FiveBucks]

Renesas

Renesas is taping out a chip using the spiking neural network (SNN) technology developed by Brainchip.

Learn more about the collaboration between BrainChip and Renesas as they tap out a chip using the Spiking Neural Network (SNN) technology.

brainchip.com

Megachips

BrainChip Partners with MegaChips to Develop Next-Generation Edge-Based AI Solutions

BrainChip: MegaChips has licensed Akida™ IP to enhance + grow its technology positioning for next-generation, Edge-based AI solutions.

brainchip.com

Frontgrade

Frontgrade Gaisler Licenses BrainChip’s Akida IP to Deploy AI chips into Space

Frontgrade Gaisler Licenses BrainChip’s Akida IP to Deploy AI Chips into Space Laguna Hills, Calif. – December 15, 2024 – BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF, ADR: BCHPY), the world’s first commercial producer of ultra-low power, fully digital, event-based, neuromorphic AI, today...

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Afrl

BrainChip Awarded Air Force Research Laboratory Radar Development Contract

BrainChip Awarded Air Force Research Laboratory Radar Development Contract Laguna Hills, Calif. – DECEMBER 9, 2024 – BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF, ADR: BCHPY), the world’s first commercial producer of ultra-low power, fully digital, event-based, neuromorphic AI, today...

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Afrl is not an IP signing.

Front grade is an IP signing, yes but it is not going to make us any substantial money. It's sending chips to space not going into devices that will sell millions of units but you have me on a technicality and I stand corrected.

Megachips and renasas were 3 years ago.... And we are yet to see any royalties (or products that we are aware of yet).

Blind Freddie knows we need more. And soon. Hopefully Accenture and TCS can come to the party to stop the bleeding.

So let me rephrase my comment

IP sales - 3
IP sales in the last 2 years that will actually generate decent revenue - 0

 

[yogi]

Hi Baiysyet,

I don't think Steve was applying fo a job - more likely prosletyzing for Akida.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramesh-chandrasekhar-28b2484/

As the Founder of Aynak Inc, my goal is to enable everyone to hear everywhere. Our goal is to remove the stigma linked to hearing aids by enhancing eyeglasses with built-in environmentally aware and focused hearing capabilities. With a commitment to innovation and a hands-on approach, my team and I are at the forefront of developing cutting-edge auditory technology to give you the best possible hearing experience. This problem space is very dear to me, and I am dedicated and fully committed to building the best hearing solution.

Most recently, I was VP of Engineering at Qualcomm in San Diego, where I was running the Augmented and Virtual Reality engineering team that I had started over 10 years ago, and helped it grow from a "startup" within Qualcomm to a several hundred million dollar business. My team enabled Qualcomm to go from a chipset supplier to a solution provider in AR/VR space with the introduction of Snapdragon Spaces. In my career at Qualcomm, I have led technology teams in the areas of Computer Vision, Sensor frameworks, Digital Signal Processing, and Downloadable application frameworks such as Brew and DSP Access Program. I have several patents in AR/VR and other technology areas.

Qualcomm's AI has evolved out of last millenium's DSPs, and, from its writeup, it looks quite clunky.

Ah hope so @Diogenese

 

[Fredsnugget]

I wouldn't say they are "jumping ship"..

Every organisation, has those that are happy to stay and those that are seeking new things and are only transitorily employed.

Rudy, was one of those, although he can't really "move up" now, from working at Nvidia..

There's a bit of a shuffle of seats and some chicken littles are screaming "the Sky is falling" ..

Everything has been moving slower than expected, but it's still been moving in the right direction.

Neuromorphic Computing, is no longer a fringe concept and BrainChip is well placed, to take advantage of what's unfolding.

The Announcement Friday morning, should keep people happy, for about 5 minutes..

Sorry Dingo, maybe jumping ship was the wrong phrase. Moving on maybe.
Gone are the days employees stay in a job for life, the workforce is a lot more fluid now, which has its pros and cons.
Hope your right about the Friday Ann, but after the last 9 years in this I have the patience to wait. Still have faith that BRN will deliver, and with another 10 years before retirement, I can wait a bit longer.

 

[IloveLamp]

Afrl is not an IP signing.

Front grade is an IP signing, yes but it is not going to make us any substantial money. It's sending chips to space not going into devices that will sell millions of units but you have me on a technicality and I stand corrected.

Megachips and renasas were 3 years ago.... And we are yet to see any royalties (or products that we are aware of yet).

Blind Freddie knows we need more. And soon. Hopefully Accenture and TCS can come to the party to stop the bleeding.

So let me rephrase my comment

IP sales - 3
IP sales in the last 2 years that will actually generate decent revenue - 0

 

[Iseki]

As it turned out PvdM handed over the reins of CTO to Tony Lewis after a planned transition advisory period

https://company-announcements.afr.com/asx/brn/77b29fb6-8832-11ee-ab13-be697fccabca.pdf

BrainChip Announces Transition to a New CTO • BrainChip announces the planned retirement of co-founder and CTO Peter Van der Made • Peter Van der Made will continue to sit on the Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory board. • Announces new CTO, Dr. Tony Lewis, former VP and Global Head of the AI and Emerging Compute Lab at HP, Inc.

Sydney – 21 November 2023: BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF, ADR: BCHPY), the world’s first commercial producer of ultra-low power, fully digital, neuromorphic AI IP, today announced the planned retirement of co-founder and CTO Peter Van der Made which is scheduled for the end of the year. Peter has been the face of BrainChip since its inception. His intelligence and energy have been foundational in the creation and growth of the company.

... but that was an ASX announcement, so I suppose no one saw it.

For most directors, executive directors excepted, the role of director is different from the executive officers. Directors are not involved in the hands-on day-to-day runnig of the company, so gratuitous denigration of the company's founder is uncalled for.

And this leads into another thing which should be born in mind - advocating for a second strike would be advocating the sacking of PvdM.

Thanks Dio,

but there is nothing gratuitous about my post.

We need to understand

. why isn't the deal with the AFRL able to be completed, ie why won't RTX (or whoever) take the $800K?
. why are we suddenly seeing twice as many shares of the sell side as the buy side?
. why is there no billing out of our ML programmers?
. why do we only do deals with tiny companies like Ant61 and Quantum Ventura where neither company has the funds to create a mass market product?, or Associations like ESA whose reccommendations are more about validation than revenue? ie should the marketing division be broken up into Revenue generating and Validation generating?

It could be there are things we can do internally to address these short comings and we should be able to have a conversation about this.

The space industry seems to be favouring Risc-V over Arm. Could this be because Arm is owned 90% by one individual? Could it be that we do not need hedge fund investors but rather industry investors?

Something is not quite working to our advantage at the moment, and we need to be brave enough to consider whether the founders have their thumb of the scale preventing the best outcome for the business. ie it's no longer good enought to meet and greet the directors at an AGM and fall for their X-factor, as brilliant as that is.

 

[Slade]

Afrl is not an IP signing.

Front grade is an IP signing, yes but it is not going to make us any substantial money. It's sending chips to space not going into devices that will sell millions of units but you have me on a technicality and I stand corrected.

Megachips and renasas were 3 years ago.... And we are yet to see any royalties (or products that we are aware of yet).

Blind Freddie knows we need more. And soon. Hopefully Accenture and TCS can come to the party to stop the bleeding.

So let me rephrase my comment

IP sales - 3
IP sales in the last 2 years that will actually generate decent revenue - 0

Apology accepted

 

[cassip]

Just as a side note, Frankfurter Vermögen still has both digi-fonds invested in Brainchip, as second largest position, see one of them here:

DigiTrends Aktienfonds - E - Tranche - Frankfurter Vermögen AG

www.frankfurter-vermoegen.com

Regards
Cassip

 

[IloveLamp]

#ai #neuromorphiccomputing #deeptech #futureofai | Ravi Kiran Rai

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 – 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼 𝗢𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗜𝘁! While everyone is focused on GPUs and TPUs, a silent revolution is brewing in AI hardware —one that could radically reshape computing as we know it. Enter 𝗡𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 —AI chips designed to function like the human...

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[IloveLamp]

A diverse landscape of AIoT chipset vendors is seeking to differentiate in fragmented IoT markets - Reports & Insights

Report & Insights: A diverse landscape of AIoT chipset vendors is seeking to differentiate in fragmented IoT markets

transformainsights.com

Paras Sharma on LinkedIn: #aiot #ai #chipsets #mythic #syntiant #hailo #nvidia #brainchip #axelera…

Transforma Insights has recently published a report on the AIoT chipset market landscape. It focuses on the key players operating around the world, providing…

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[Frangipani]

I built a tool that lets you summarise all the videos on a youtube channel, for example, BrainChips

GitHub - stdp/youtube-summary

Contribute to stdp/youtube-summary development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

The results of these scripts looks like thus:

CES Podcasts

Podcast Summaries [CES]

Overview: The podcast discusses Miami Technologies' advancements in audio and speech AI algorithms, highlighting their applications and implications at CES. The conversation also explores the integration of edge computing with such technologies and examines their impact on power consumption and...

thestockexchange.com.au

Standard Podcasts

Podcast Summaries [Episodes]

Overview: The podcast is part of Brainchip's quarterly investor communication, featuring an interview with Chairman Antonio J Viana. It addresses common questions from shareholders about the company’s business model transition, product development, market strategies, and communication policies...

thestockexchange.com.au

If useful, can create a few more posts of the rest of the videos.

Thank’s, uiux.
Will you please reassure me, though, that the name of that California-based company merely happens to be an inaccurate transcription that wasn’t picked up due to your tool missing a human-in-the-loop?

And not because loopy Trump, now that he has ordered the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America, has also declared that Meeami Technologies shall from now on be known as Miami Technologies?

Hey, Esq., I hope those beautiful parrots are safe down there in Southern Panama?

 

[Adam]

I read your posts lately in the voice of Eeyore

View attachment 77291

Read it as Bluebottle or Eccles.Much more fun!

 

[jtardif999]

Afrl is not an IP signing.

Front grade is an IP signing, yes but it is not going to make us any substantial money. It's sending chips to space not going into devices that will sell millions of units but you have me on a technicality and I stand corrected.

Megachips and renasas were 3 years ago.... And we are yet to see any royalties (or products that we are aware of yet).

Blind Freddie knows we need more. And soon. Hopefully Accenture and TCS can come to the party to stop the bleeding.

So let me rephrase my comment

IP sales - 3
IP sales in the last 2 years that will actually generate decent revenue - 0

Frontgrade’s rad hardened chips sell for anywhere between 10k and 500k per chip depending on the chips hi-ended specialness. They don’t need to sell in great volume for us to make a tidy sum at 10% per chip. This is all in an expanding space (and space force) industry that is expected to be a trillion dollars by next decade.

 

[uiux]

View attachment 77348

Thank’s, uiux.
Will you please reassure me, though, that the name of that California-based company merely happens to be an inaccurate transcription that wasn’t picked up due to your tool missing a human-in-the-loop?

And not because loopy Trump, now that he has ordered the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America, has also declared that Meeami Technologies shall from now on be known as Miami Technologies?

Hey, Esq., I hope those beautiful parrots are safe down there in Southern Panama?

Completely avoided being the human in the loop for that block

Youtube transcriptions. Might be better with openai whisper but cbf

 

[FiveBucks]

Frontgrade’s rad hardened chips sell for anywhere between 10k and 500k per chip depending on the chips hi-ended specialness. They don’t need to sell in great volume for us to make a tidy sum at 10% per chip. This is all in an expanding space (and space force) industry that is expected to be a trillion dollars by next decade.

Where did you get those figures from? 10% per chip?

 

[Esq.111]

Morning FiveBucks .

ASX ANN 16th Dec.


ASX Announcement Frontgrade Gaisler Licenses Brainchip’s Akida IP to Deploy AI chips into Space • Frontgrade Gaisler acquires licence from BrainChip for Akida 1.0 Neuromorphic AI IP Sydney – 16 December 2024 – BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF, BCHPY) (“BrainChip”, or the “Company”), the world’s first commercial producer of ultra-low power, fully digital, event-based, neuromorphic artificial intelligence, today announced that Frontgrade Gaisler, a leading provider of radiation-hardened microprocessors for space applications, has licensed BrainChip’s Akida™ 1.0 Neuromorphic AI IP for incorporation into its space-grade, fault-tolerant, system-on-chip solutions for hardware AI acceleration across multiple product generations. This builds on their collaboration announced on 5 May 2024, to evaluate Brainchip Akida silicon devices. This commercial licence agreement paves the path forward for AI chips to be deployed in space. The Akida neuromorphic computing solution was selected based upon providing real time data stream processing with resiliency, autonomy and accuracy at the lowest power, mass and volume. The European Space Agency (ESA) has been leading in the efforts to deploy neuromorphic computing to the furthest edge of AI. “While many fields no doubt can benefit from neuromorphic computing, one essential area is computer vision applications where current FPGA or GPU technologies do not bring satisfactory results for edge deployments when considering mass, volume and power constraints,” said Laurent Hili, microelectronics and data handling engineer at the ESA. “This program has demonstrated the superiority of neuromorphic technology through several on-going activities with satellites, IP and component suppliers such as Frontgrade Gaisler and BrainChip." BrainChip’s neuromorphic AI will boost space-borne On-Board-Computers with superior power efficiency and inference performance while maintaining compatibility with existing Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs). This licence agreement progressed after a successful evaluation engagement with Frontgrade Gaisler (Frontgrade) where BrainChip, Frontgrade and ESA collaborated to evaluate BrainChip’s Akida neuromorphic processor silicon on insulator samples and software. The evaluation also measured execution performance and power for potential integration into Frontgrade’s next generation fault tolerant, radiation-hardened microprocessors. The evaluation project was driven by the European Space Agency (ESA) under a program known as the ESA Discovery Open Space Innovation Platform. BrainChip will receive €150,000 for its role in this project. Under this new commercial Akida IP licence agreement, BrainChip is entitled to receive a 10% royalty on the Net Sale Price of Frontgrade’s first licensed product in exchange for providing Akida 1.0 IP that includes one hundred hours of integration support and twenty-four months of software maintenance. After twenty-four months Frontgrade has the option to purchase additional software maintenance for $125,000 per year. Frontgrade also has the option to obtain an additional Akida 1.0 IP licence for one more licensed product for a fee of €150,000 or a royalty of 15% of the Net Sale Price of the second licensed product. BrainChip is currently unable to estimate potential future royalty revenues. This licence for the product(s) is perpetual and no other material conditions must be satisfied to execute the agreement. “This collaboration with Frontgrade Gaisler to licence Akida IP for implementation into space SoCs represents an important step in space-based AI deployments, turning into reality what once was considered unattainable”, says Sean Hehir, CEO of BrainChip “We are pleased to expand on our trusted relationship with Frontgrade as they push the boundaries of space computing.” This announcement is authorised for release by the BRN Board of Directors. ____________________________________________________________________________ About Frontgrade Gaisler Frontgrade Gaisler, a Frontgrade company, is a leading provider of radiation-hardened microprocessors and IP cores for critical applications, particularly in the space industry. The company’s processors are known for their reliability, fault tolerance, and radiation tolerance, making them ideal for any space mission or other high-reliability application. About Frontgrade Frontgrade Technologies is the leading provider of high reliability and radiation-assured solutions for defense, space, intelligence, commercial, and civil applications. The company’s product portfolio is designed to perform in the harshest of environments and includes a complementary and integrated suite of mission-matched electronics ranging from radio frequency (RF) systems and microelectronics to motion control and power solutions. For more information, visit frontg

Regards ,
Esq