BrainChip unveils its second generation Akida platform

BrainChip Akida

BrainChip, the first commercial provider of neuromorphic AI chips, has announced the second generation of its Akida platform.

The new platform, built for embedded edge AI applications, adds 8-bit processing for higher performance along with new advanced capabilities.

These include using vision transformers and spatial-temporal convolutions for accelerated performance and improved power efficiency at the edge.

BrainChip says the new capabilities of the Akida...

9 March 2023 | AI

BrainChip calls for application-based benchmarks in edge AI

Overheating

Neuromorphic AI chip developer BrainChip believes better metrics are needed to iron out the limitations of current industry-standard performance benchmarks in edge AI.

The company’s findings, part of a new whitepaper, suggest that metrics need to be continually refined upon to measure performance and efficiency in real-world edge deployments.

BrainChip also posits that its neuromorphic processors help to increase performance at low-power while reducing latency. It sees...

24 January 2023 | AI

Edge Impulse partners with BrainChip for edge AI development

Speed

Machine learning platform Edge Impulse is working with BrainChip again, the edge AI innovator known for its neuromorphic processors.

By combining their offering, users will be able to leverage Edge Impulse’s machine learning platform alongside BrainChip’s powerful Akida chip for edge application deployment. The partnership makes BrainChip the first strategic IP partner for the Edge Impulse platform.

Edge Impulse has added support for the Akida AKD1000 system,...

11 January 2023 | AI

BrainChip and SiFive partner on next-generation edge AI chips

BrainChip, the first commercial producer of low power neuromorphic AI chips, and SiFive, a RISC-V hardware producer, have combined their technologies to bring optimised AI/ML compute to the edge.

BrainChip’s Akida is an advanced neural networking processor architecture that brings AI to the edge. It is specialised to learn like the human brain, a niche that has helped the company’s growth.

As it analyses only essential sensor inputs at the point of acquisition, it...

21 April 2022 | AI