2020 in Review With Viral B. Shah
Synced has invited Dr. Viral B. Shah to share his insights about the current development and future trends of artificial intelligence.
Tag: hardware
AMD Announces US$35 Billion Acquisition of Xilinx
AMD announced the formal acquisition of Xilinx in an all-stock transaction worth US$35 billion.
Apple ‘Hi, Speed’ Event: 5G, A14 Bionic Chip, and LiDAR for New iPhones
Apple today announces that its new iPhone series will also use the company’s newest A14 Bionic chipset.
Jenson Huang’s Kitchen Keynote Outlines NVIDIA’s Vision for the ‘Age of AI’
The GTC kicked off with the release of nine Nvidia keynote video with major announcements in data centers, edge AI, collaboration tools and healthcare.
Nvidia Launches GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs: ‘a Giant Step Into the Future’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang today unveiled the company’s new GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs.
Chinese AI Chip Maker Cambricon Share Price Surges 350% on IPO Debut, Raising US $369 million
Cambricon Technologies, one of China’s AI chip giant founded in 2016, has raised US $369 million in IPO at the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR Market.
Will Artificial Brain Synapses & Neuromorphic Computing Open the Next AI Hardware Frontier?
There are one trillion synapses in a cubic centimeter of the brain. If there is such a thing as General AI, it would probably require one trillion synapses.
WWDC 2020 | Apple Will Replace Intel CPU With Its Own ‘Apple Silicon’ Chips
Apple CEO Tim Cook made the announcement today during his keynote speech opening the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2020).
Jensen Huang Serves Up the A100: NVIDIA’s Hot New Ampere Data Centre GPU
The A100 represents the largest leap in performance across the company’s eight GPU generations - a boost of up to 20x over its predecessors.
A Researcher Is Sheathing Smart Devices in ‘Skin’
A new paper from researchers at the University of Bristol, Telecomm ParisTech and Sorbonne University introduces a multi-layer, silicone “SkinOn” membrane that mimics the layers of human skin.
Alibaba Open-Sources Its MCU to Boost AI Research
Alibaba’s chip subsidiary Pingtouge (平头哥) has become the first Chinese company to open-source its Microcontroller (MCU) design platform.
Open Source Hardware Trends, Arm Takes a Different Tack
Although the term “open source” conveys sentiments such as research sharing and community building, leading semiconductor IP provider Arm, which supports 95 percent of smartphone embedded processors, is not a fan.
Is NVIDIA Doubling Down On RISC-V?
The US chip giant now appears to be exploring the terrain beyond GPU architecture, raising the stakes on other dedicated electronic circuits.
ARM and Qualcomm Will Continue to Supply Huawei Despite US Ban
Chinese news outlet Caixin is reporting that UK-based chip designer ARM confirmed on Wednesday it will continue to license its chip design architecture to Chinese tech giant Huawei and the company’s chip unit HiSilicon Technologies despite a US trade ban.
Alibaba’s New AI Chip Can Process Nearly 80K Images Per Second
At the Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun) Apsara Conference 2019, Pingtouge unveiled its first AI dedicated processor for cloud-based large-scale AI inferencing. The Hanguang 800 is the first semiconductor product in Alibaba’s 20-year history.
AI Chip Duel: Apple A13 Bionic VS Huawei Kirin 990 5G
“A13 Bionic is the fastest chip ever in a smartphone, that quickly handles the tasks that matter most to people every day,” boasted Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller this morning at the Apple’s annual product conference in Cupertino, California.
Huawei Introduces World’s First Flagship 5G SoC in Challenge to Samsung and Qualcomm
Huawei did not disappoint when the IFA 2019 opened this morning, announcing the new Kirin 990 5G, whose built-in 5G modem makes it the world’s first-ever 5G flagship chipset.
Huawei 7nm Kirin 810 Beats Snapdragon 855 and Kirin 980 on AI Benchmark Test
At Huawei’s Nova 5 Series smartphone launch event yesterday the Chinese tech giant unveiled its new 7nm SoC, the Kirin 810.
Preferred Networks Unveils Dedicated DL Processor MN-Core
Japanese AI startup Preferred Networks (PFN) has developed a new processor dedicated to deep learning. The company unveiled the MN-Core chip, board, and server last week at SEMICON Japan 2018 in Tokyo.
Shenzhen Based RoboSense is the Next DJI for LIDAR
The global market for this versatile, high-precision, long-distance measuring “eye” will reach US$36 billion in 2030.
What Does It Take For Intel To Seize The AI Market?
In this article we will provide some insights of Intel’s recent deep learning products.