Is this an Akida?

[Taproot]

Interesting anomaly detection system

NEC provides a predictive anomaly detection system using AI at Suntory’s Natural Water Beer Plant in Kyoto

NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced today that it will provide Suntory Beer, Inc. with NEC Advanced Analytics-Invariant Analysis, an AI-based facility anomaly detection system.

www.nec.com

Moreover, NEC will install microphones near filling machines in order to analyze when sounds are different from usual, which could possibly indicate an abnormality with the system.

Renesas took over NEC back in the day.

Press Releases

NEC R&D reseasrch and development activities in a wide variety of research fields - data science, biometrics, AI, security, IoT, platform, etc.

www.nec.com

Lots of interesting announcements over the past 12 months.

NEC also the fifth largest AI patent filer behind IBM, Microsoft, Samsung and Toshiba

The IP behind the AI boom

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to transform our lives. But what exactly is AI, and what are the techniques and applications driving innovation in this area? James Nurton looks at insights provided by the flagship <em>WIPO Technology Trends</em> series which focuses on innovation trends in AI.

www.wipo.int

 

[Fact Finder]

Moreover, NEC will install microphones near filling machines in order to analyze when sounds are different from usual, which could possibly indicate an abnormality with the system.

Renesas took over NEC back in the day.

Press Releases

NEC R&D reseasrch and development activities in a wide variety of research fields - data science, biometrics, AI, security, IoT, platform, etc.

www.nec.com

Lots of interesting announcements over the past 12 months.

NEC also the fifth largest AI patent filer behind IBM, Microsoft, Samsung and Toshiba

The IP behind the AI boom

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to transform our lives. But what exactly is AI, and what are the techniques and applications driving innovation in this area? James Nurton looks at insights provided by the flagship <em>WIPO Technology Trends</em> series which focuses on innovation trends in AI.

www.wipo.int

Something I just found Denso at least as recently as last year held just shy of 5% of Renesas.

Denso, Brainchip & Toyota as most know jointly presented.

The way the connections are forming into a world wide network if Sean Hehir and his team bring this all together at the point this occurs it will be a ‘what the heck just happened, how did I not see that coming’ moment for those not a privileged member of the 1,000 Eye Club. LOL

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[stockduck]

Is this the hot news ..... or am I only dreaming once again?

MacRumors is undergoing maintenance

iPhone 14 Battery Life May Increase with New 5G Chip: Report • iPhone in Canada Blog

The iPhone 14 lineup could offer more battery life than the iPhone 13 series with a new 5G chip manufactured by TSMC.

www.iphoneincanada.ca

"The 6nm 5G RF chips are smaller in size and also consume less power, which will contribute to enhanced battery life on iPhone 14 models."

"The smaller dimensions of this chip would free up valuable space inside the iPhone 14 for other components such as a larger battery. With the larger battery and better efficiency of the 5G RF chip, the iPhone 14 range could reportedly deliver better battery life."

"
The use of TSMC’s new 6nm chips will also bring with it support for WiFi-6E, something that has previously been rumoured as a potential iPhone 14 feature. That would make it the best iPhone for those who have updated Wi-Fi systems at home or at work, although the number of people currently using such networks is relatively low at this point.

Compared to Wi-Fi 6, the Wi-Fi 6E protocol offers higher performance, lower latency, less interference, faster data transfer, and support for the 6GHz Wi-Fi band in addition to the de-facto standard 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands."

 

[Slymeat]

Could this include Akida?

Low power, spiking, nueromorphic. It ticks a few Akida boxes. And it uses Perovskite to boot.

Talk about bleeding edge.

Perovskite based artificial retina

“The ultimate goal of our research in this area is to develop efficient neuromorphic vision sensors to build efficient cameras for computer vision applications," explained Salama. "Existing systems use photodetectors that require power for their operation and thus consume a lot of energy, even on standby. In contrast, our proposed photoreceptors are capacitive devices that don't consume static power for their operation."

Might just be a serious competitor though.

Spiking neural network promises improved AI - The Engineer

A biomimicking neural network housed in a microchip could lead to faster and more efficient applications of artificial intelligence.

www.theengineer.co.uk

 

[VictorG]

Could this include Akida?

Low power, spiking, nueromorphic. It ticks a few Akida boxes. And it uses Perovskite to boot.

Talk about bleeding edge.

Perovskite based artificial retina

“The ultimate goal of our research in this area is to develop efficient neuromorphic vision sensors to build efficient cameras for computer vision applications," explained Salama. "Existing systems use photodetectors that require power for their operation and thus consume a lot of energy, even on standby. In contrast, our proposed photoreceptors are capacitive devices that don't consume static power for their operation."

Might just be a serious competitor though.

Spiking neural network promises improved AI - The Engineer

A biomimicking neural network housed in a microchip could lead to faster and more efficient applications of artificial intelligence.

www.theengineer.co.uk

Sounds like Akida, they describe it like they invented it.
VG

 

[Fact Finder]

Could this include Akida?

Low power, spiking, nueromorphic. It ticks a few Akida boxes. And it uses Perovskite to boot.

Talk about bleeding edge.

Perovskite based artificial retina

“The ultimate goal of our research in this area is to develop efficient neuromorphic vision sensors to build efficient cameras for computer vision applications," explained Salama. "Existing systems use photodetectors that require power for their operation and thus consume a lot of energy, even on standby. In contrast, our proposed photoreceptors are capacitive devices that don't consume static power for their operation."

Might just be a serious competitor though.

Spiking neural network promises improved AI - The Engineer

A biomimicking neural network housed in a microchip could lead to faster and more efficient applications of artificial intelligence.

www.theengineer.co.uk

The first one involves building of the artificial retina and a converter to turn the signals coming from the sensor to spikes that will be capable of communicating with an SNN chip. They are not building the chip just the sensor. In the actual paper they reference Loihi and other chips as possible SNN processors. I sent the paper to Brainchip last week so they could make contact with the researchers as AKIDA would potentially be what they need in due course and it’s COTs.

The second one is student research and very early so some way to go before it becomes a commercial product and they have to get past the patents of all the incumbent players Intel, IBM, Samsung, Bosch, Valeo, SpiNNaker, Brainchip etc; Brainchip’s patent lawyers are aware of this research.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

 

[Slymeat]

The first one involves building of the artificial retina and a converter to turn the signals coming from the sensor to spikes that will be capable of communicating with an SNN chip. They are not building the chip just the sensor. In the actual paper they reference Loihi and other chips as possible SNN processors. I sent the paper to Brainchip last week so they could make contact with the researchers as AKIDA would potentially be what they need in due course and it’s COTs.

The second one is student research and very early so some way to go before it becomes a commercial product and they have to get past the patents of all the incumbent players Intel, IBM, Samsung, Bosch, Valeo, SpiNNaker, Brainchip etc; Brainchip’s patent lawyers are aware of this research.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA

Wow, thanks FF, that was a great response.

 

[Techinvestor17]

New price of kit that fits into our capabilities

 

[Quatrojos]

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/a-lot-for-israel-to-cooperate-on-with-gulf-countries-rafael-evp-681754

From 5:20 onwards...

 

[Quatrojos]

AONDevices’ New Always-On Edge AI Processor Enables Advanced Capabilities for Emerging Voice, Audio and Sensor Applications - Be Korea-savvy

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – AONDevices, Inc., a provider of ultra-low power, high-performance processors for a new era …

koreabizwire.com

'...Engineering samples of the AON1100 chip are available now. AONVoice and AONSens cores are also available for licensing as IP cores for integration in an SoC to high-volume customers. Contact info@aondevices.com for pricing and additional information...'

 

[Techinvestor17]

What you have uncovered is potentially a breach of our IP? The lady that is the CEO there is the former engineering director of Brainchip. @Fact Finder might be worth mentioning to the company.

 

[Diogenese]

AONDevices’ New Always-On Edge AI Processor Enables Advanced Capabilities for Emerging Voice, Audio and Sensor Applications - Be Korea-savvy

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – AONDevices, Inc., a provider of ultra-low power, high-performance processors for a new era …

koreabizwire.com

'...Engineering samples of the AON1100 chip are available now. AONVoice and AONSens cores are also available for licensing as IP cores for integration in an SoC to high-volume customers. Contact info@aondevices.com for pricing and additional information...'

The CEO of AONDevices is Mouna Elkhatib, who is a co-inventor of three Brainhip patents:

US2017236027A1 INTELLIGENT BIOMORPHIC SYSTEM FOR PATTERN RECOGNITION WITH AUTONOMOUS VISUAL FEATURE EXTRACTION

US11157798B2 Intelligent autonomous feature extraction system using two hardware spiking neutral networks with spike timing dependent plasticity

US10157629B2 Low power neuromorphic voice activation system and method

 

[Quatrojos]

The CEO of AONDevices is Mouna Elkhatib, who is a co-inventor of three Brainhip patents:

US2017236027A1 INTELLIGENT BIOMORPHIC SYSTEM FOR PATTERN RECOGNITION WITH AUTONOMOUS VISUAL FEATURE EXTRACTION

US11157798B2 Intelligent autonomous feature extraction system using two hardware spiking neutral networks with spike timing dependent plasticity

US10157629B2 Low power neuromorphic voice activation system and method

The patents reside with the applicant. This is interesting...

 

[Diogenese]

What you have uncovered is potentially a breach of our IP? The lady that is the CEO there is the former engineering director of Brainchip. @Fact Finder might be worth mentioning to the company.

The CEO of AONDevices is Mouna Elkhatib, who is a co-inventor of three Brainhip patents:

US2017236027A1 INTELLIGENT BIOMORPHIC SYSTEM FOR PATTERN RECOGNITION WITH AUTONOMOUS VISUAL FEATURE EXTRACTION

US11157798B2 Intelligent autonomous feature extraction system using two hardware spiking neutral networks with spike timing dependent plasticity

US10157629B2 Low power neuromorphic voice activation system and method

This is the AONDevices patent application:

WO2020056236A1 SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE AND EMBEDDED CIRCUIT TO LOCATE A LOST PORTABLE DEVICE USING VOICE COMMAND

To my untutored eye, the claims look like a grocery list of known integers with no particularly surprising or inventive content"

1. A system on a chip (SoC) consisting of:

an input pad;

an analogue to digital converter connected to the input pad;

a decimation module connected to the analogue to digital converter;

a wake-up phrase detection module connected to the decimation module;

a waveform generator connected to the wake-up phrase detection module;

a speaker amplifier connected to the waveform generator;

a control interface connected to the waveform generator and the wake-up phrase detection module;

control interface input pads connected to the control interface;

a pair of power input pads connected to the analogue to digital converter, the decimation module, the wake-up phrase detection module, the waveform generator, and the control interface;

an output pad connected to the waveform generator;

electrical traces facilitating the aforementioned connections; and

a semiconductor substrate structurally supporting the input pad, the analogue to digital converter, the decimation module, the wake-up phrase detection module, the waveform generator, the control interface, the pair of power input pads, the output pad, and the wiring.

2. A portable electronic device comprising the SoC of claim 1 and lacking a network transceiver.

3. A portable electronic device consisting of:

the SoC of claim 1 ;

an audio transducer connected to the input pad;

a speaker connected to the output pad;

a battery connected to the pair of power input pads;

wiring facilitating the connections between the SoC and the audio transducer, the speaker, and the battery; and

a housing containing the SoC, the audio transducer, the speaker, the battery, and the wiring.

4. The SoC of claim 1 , wherein the analogue to digital converter is configured to receive an analogue signal and generate a pulse density modulation (PDM) signal based on the analogue signal, and wherein the decimation module is configured to receive the PDM signal and generate a pulse code modulation (PCM) signal based on the PDM signal.

5. The SoC of claim 1 , wherein the wake-up phrase detection module is configured to: receive a decimated signal from the decimation module,

detect a locating phrase in the decimated signal, and

provide an interrupt signal upon detecting the locating phrase.

6. The SoC of claim 5, wherein the wake-up phrase detection module is configured to provide the interrupt signal only upon detecting the locating phrase.

7. The SoC of claim 5, wherein the locating phrase is the only phrase which the wake-up phrase detection module is configured to detect.

8. The SoC of claim 1 , wherein the wake-up phrase detection module comprises a neural network hardware topology.

9. The SoC of claim 8, wherein the neural network hardware topology is hardwired to receive a decimated signal from the decimation module and detect a locating phrase in the decimated signal.

10. The SoC of claim 8, wherein the neural network topology comprises a convolution topology and/or recurrent topology.

11. The SoC of claim 1 , wherein the waveform generator is configured to receive the interrupt signal from the wake-up phrase detection module and provide, in response to receiving the interrupt signal, an electrical signal that when provided to a speaker can produce an audible tone or melody.

12. The SoC of claim 1 , wherein the waveform generator is configured to receive the interrupt signal from the wake-up phrase detection module and provide, in response to receiving the interrupt signal, an electrical signal having a frequency greater than 20 Hz and less than 20 kHz.

13. The SoC of claim 1 , wherein the waveform generator comprises an oscillator.

14. The SoC of claim 12, wherein the electrical signal is representative of a melody

 

[Esq.111]

The CEO of AONDevices is Mouna Elkhatib, who is a co-inventor of three Brainhip patents:

US2017236027A1 INTELLIGENT BIOMORPHIC SYSTEM FOR PATTERN RECOGNITION WITH AUTONOMOUS VISUAL FEATURE EXTRACTION

US11157798B2 Intelligent autonomous feature extraction system using two hardware spiking neutral networks with spike timing dependent plasticity

US10157629B2 Low power neuromorphic voice activation system and method

The CEO of AONDevices is Mouna Elkhatib, who is a co-inventor of three Brainhip patents:

US2017236027A1 INTELLIGENT BIOMORPHIC SYSTEM FOR PATTERN RECOGNITION WITH AUTONOMOUS VISUAL FEATURE EXTRACTION

US11157798B2 Intelligent autonomous feature extraction system using two hardware spiking neutral networks with spike timing dependent plasticity

US10157629B2 Low power neuromorphic voice activation system and method

Afternoon Diogenese,

Great work Quatrojos and Barrel.

So this would mean that ,Mouna Elkhatib, whilst in the engage of Brainchip Inc. Created these with the other creators ,and as such all rights to this interlectual property remain the sole and exclusive property of Brainchip.

So another licencing deal should be announced shortly

Or

Potential legal proceedings commenced by Brainchip for breach of interlectual rights.

Appreciate your & Fact Finders thoughts.

Regards,
Esq.

 

[Diogenese]

Afternoon Diogenese,

Great work Quatrojos and Barrel.

So this would mean that ,Mouna Elkhatib, whilst in the engage of Brainchip Inc. Created these with the other creators ,and as such all rights to this interlectual property remain the sole and exclusive property of Brainchip.

So another licencing deal should be announced shortly

Or

Potential legal proceedings commenced by Brainchip for breach of interlectual rights.

Appreciate your & Fact Finders thoughts.

Regards,
Esq.

Well the earliest priority is 20180914,

Linkedin for Mouna:
Director Design EngineeringDirector Design Engineering
BrainChip Holdings Limited BrainChip Holdings LimitedDec 2015 - May 2016 · 6 mos Dec 2015 - May 2016 · 6 mosAliso Viejo, CAAliso Viejo, CA

• • Managed the first Neuromorphic chip architecture and design. The chip task was pattern recognition with autonomous visual feature extraction based on spiking neural network (SNN). successfully demonstrated the SNN learning in FPGA

Principal, QCT Audio EngineeringPrincipal, QCT Audio Engineering
QualcommQualcommJun 2016 - May 2018 · 2 yrs Jun 2016 - May 2018 · 2 yrsIrvine, CA Irvine, CA

• • Next Generation Audio Codec with Voice Activation for Smartphones: end to end architect and development lead.

So Mouna had left BrainChip a couple of years before the patent was filed. Also, while there isa claim to the use of NNs, the patent application does not claim a NN per se. So I don't think BrainChip will get too exercised about this.

 

[Esq.111]

Well the earliest priority is 20180914,

Linkedin for Mouna:
Director Design EngineeringDirector Design Engineering
BrainChip Holdings Limited BrainChip Holdings LimitedDec 2015 - May 2016 · 6 mos Dec 2015 - May 2016 · 6 mosAliso Viejo, CAAliso Viejo, CA

• • Managed the first Neuromorphic chip architecture and design. The chip task was pattern recognition with autonomous visual feature extraction based on spiking neural network (SNN). successfully demonstrated the SNN learning in FPGA

Principal, QCT Audio EngineeringPrincipal, QCT Audio Engineering
QualcommQualcommJun 2016 - May 2018 · 2 yrs Jun 2016 - May 2018 · 2 yrsIrvine, CA Irvine, CA

• • Next Generation Audio Codec with Voice Activation for Smartphones: end to end architect and development lead.

So Mouna had left BrainChip a couple of years before the patent was filed. Also, while there isa claim to the use of NNs, the patent application does not claim a NN per se. So I don't think BrainChip will get too exercised about this.

Diogenese,

Cheers for that.

Esq.

 

[Rach2512]

Why cows may be hiding something but AI can spot it

Why cows may be hiding something but AI can spot it

Farmers are using artificial intelligence to spot lameness in their herd before it gets serious.

www.bbc.com

Could this be Akida? Sorry if someone has already posted.

 

[zeeb0t]

Why cows may be hiding something but AI can spot it

Why cows may be hiding something but AI can spot it

Farmers are using artificial intelligence to spot lameness in their herd before it gets serious.

www.bbc.com

Could this be Akida? Sorry if someone has already posted.

I think the company mentioned they were working with detecting sounds in animals in relation to health. Likewise the locomotive vibrational analysis.

 

[Fact Finder]

What you have uncovered is potentially a breach of our IP? The lady that is the CEO there is the former engineering director of Brainchip. @Fact Finder might be worth mentioning to the company.

Hi Techinvestor17
Further to my private message advising that I had previously asked the question of Brainchip as to whether there was any cause for concern with respect to AON Devices and this former employee and had been assured there was not and that I had sort a further up date from Brainchip supplying the current patent reference. I have a few minutes ago received the following response:

"

Tony Dawe​	2:56 PM (7 minutes ago)
to me

Hi ......

Further to your email, I’ve checked with PVDM and he assures me that the former employee involved is unlikely to have any knowledge of BrainChip’s new products or Akida SNN technology.

We are aware of this Company, but we do not consider them to be a risk to our business. We will continue to monitor their position in regard to patents.

Regards

Tony Dawe
Manager, Investor Relations
Brainchip Holdings Ltd. (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRHPY)
Level 29, 221 St. George’s Terrace
Perth, 6000, Western Australia
+61 (0)405 989 743"

On the basis of this further reply confirming the earlier information I received I see no reason to take this matter further.

My opinion only DYOR
FF

AKIDA BALLISTA