AI

Google is rebranding TensorFlow Lite to LiteRT (as in “lite runtime”). This lets you deploy ML and AI models on Android, iOS, and embedded devices. Basically, for on-device AI at the Edge. Google writes about the name change for the runtime that supports models other than those solely authored with TensorFlow: “Since its debut in 2017, TFLite has enabled developers ...

In partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA), Open Cosmos has launched Phisat-2 (Φsat2), a 6U CubeSat to showcase in-orbit AI for Earth observations. The satellite carries a multispectral camera for imaging but also a computer to allow AI apps to run onboard, for adding intelligence to the processing of the data. This is done via the open source NanoSat ...

ZeroEyes, which says it created the only AI-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the US Department of Homeland Security Safety Act Designation, has come out with ZeroEyes One (ZEO), an AI-powered, human-verified gun detection solution available for deployments ranging from 1-16 IP cameras. With this, ZeroEyes’ security software is now available for organisations such as convenience stores, gas ...

The AI explosion has been driving the semi-industry since 2020, says IPNest. AI processing, based on GPU, needs to be as powerful as possible, but a system will reach optimum only if it can rely on top interconnects. The various sub-system parts (memory, processor, co-processor, network) need to be connected with interface links with ever more bandwidth and lower latency: ...

Ubotica, the space AI specialist, is highlighting what it describes as a significant milestone in Live Earth Intelligence for its CogniSAT-6 satellite mission. It is has achieved successful onboard AI detection of objects on Earth and also the immediate relay of insight data to users on the ground. The Dublin-based company says it marks the world’s first commercial deployment of ...

GenAI smartphone shipments are forecast to grow 363.6% y-o-y in 2024 to 234.2 million units, says IDC, representing 19% of the overall smartphone market in 2024. IDC defines GenAI smartphones as devices that feature an SoC capable of running on-device GenAI models by leveraging an NPU with 30 TOPS or more performance using the int-8 data type. The market growth ...

The increased complexity of semiconductor designs that need validating is a problem for simulators, says Pradeep Thiagarajan, principal product manager for custom IC verification, introducing Siemens’ Solido Simulation Suite software (Solido Sim). The suite has three new simulators: Solido SPICE, Solido Fast SPICE and Solido LibSPICE software, together with the company’s AFS platform, ELDO software and Symphony software. Solido Sim ...

Fractile, a UK company building an AI chip, has exited stealth and announced $15m (£12m) in seed funding. The round was co-led by Kindred Capital, NATO Innovation Fund, and Oxford Science Enterprises, with participation from Cocoa and Inovia Capital, together with angel investors including Hermann Hauser (co-founder, Acorn, Amadeus Capital), Stan Boland (ex-Icera, NVIDIA, Element 14 and Five AI), and ...

JEDEC has unveiled its plans for advanced memory modules to enable future high-performance computing and AI applications. Specifically, the standards body has revealed details about its standards for DDR5 Multiplexed Rank Dual Inline Memory Modules (MRDIMM) and a next-generation Compression-Attached Memory Module (CAMM) for LPDDR6. The aim is to provide “unparalleled bandwidth and memory capacity”. Both projects are in development ...

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced an open competition for a new Manufacturing USA institute focused on the use of  AI to increase the resilience of U.S. manufacturers. The Notice of Funding Opportunity is  published on Grants.gov. NIST anticipates funding up to $70 million over a five-year period, subject to the availability of federal funds, ...