Microchip Technology Acquires Neuronix AI Labs
15 Abril 2024 - 9:02AM
Microchip Technology
(Nasdaq: MCHP) has acquired
Neuronix AI Labs to expand its capabilities for power-efficient,
AI-enabled edge solutions deployed on field programmable gate
arrays (FPGAs). Neuronix AI Labs provides neural network sparsity
optimization technology that enables a reduction in power, size and
calculations for tasks such as image classification, object
detection and semantic segmentation, while maintaining high
accuracy.
Microchip’s mid-range PolarFire® FPGAs and SoCs
already lead the industry in terms of low power consumption,
reliability and security capabilities. The acquisition of this
technology will enable Microchip to develop cost-effective,
large-scale edge deployments of components designed for use in
computer-vision applications on systems that have cost, size and
power constraints and enable a multifold increase in AI/ML
processing horsepower on low and mid-range FPGAs.
“The acquisition of Neuronix AI Labs’ technology
will enhance our power efficiency for FPGAs and SoCs deployed in
intelligent edge systems that utilize AI/ML algorithms,” said Bruce
Weyer, corporate vice president of Microchip’s FPGA business unit.
“Neuronix technology combined with our VectorBlox™ design flow
produces an increase in neural network performance efficiency and
delivers outstanding GOPS/watt performance in our low-power
PolarFire FPGAs and SoCs. Systems designers will now be able to
architect and deploy small-footprint hardware that was previously
difficult to build due to size, thermal or power constraints.”
The acquisition of this technology will allow
non-FPGA designers to harness powerful parallel processing
capabilities using industry-standard AI frameworks without
requiring in-depth knowledge of FPGA design flow. The combination
of Neuronix AI intellectual property and Microchip’s existing
compilers and software design kits allows for AI/ML algorithms to
be implemented on customizable FPGA logic without a need for
resistor-transition level (RTL) expertise or intimate knowledge of
the underlying FPGA fabric. It is also designed to allow for
updating and upgrading CNNs on the fly without needing to reprogram
hardware.
“Neuronix AI Labs has been laser-focused on
producing best-in-class neural network acceleration architectures
and algorithms that can transform user expectations of size, power,
performance and cost,” said Yaron Raz, CEO of Neuronix AI Labs.
“Joining the Microchip team offers us a unique opportunity to scale
and align with an FPGA portfolio that has set industry standards
for power efficiency.”
To learn more visit Microchip’s FPGA and
SoC solutions website.
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Cautionary
Statement: The statements in this release
that the acquisition will enable cost-effective, large-scale edge
deployments of computer-vision applications on systems that have
cost, size and power constraints, and enable a multifold increase
in AI/ML processing horsepower on low and midrange FPGAs; that the
acquisition of Neuronix AI Labs enhances our power efficiency for
FPGAs and SoCs deployed in intelligent edge systems that utilize
AI/ML algorithms; that the Neuronix technology combined with
Microchip’s VectorBlox™ design flow produces a significant increase
in neural network performance efficiency and delivers outstanding
GOPS/watt performance in our low-power PolarFire FPGAs and SoCs;
that Systems designers will now be able to architect and deploy
small-footprint hardware that was previously difficult to build due
to size, thermal or power constraints; that the acquisition of this
technology will allow non-FPGA designers to harness powerful
parallel processing capabilities using industry standard AI
frameworks, without the need to have in-depth knowledge of FPGA
design flow; that the combination of the Neuronix AI intellectual
property and Microchip’s existing compilers and software design
kits allows for AI/ML algorithms to be implemented on customizable
FPGA logic without the need to have Resistor-transition level (RTL)
expertise or intimate knowledge of the underlying FPGA fabric; and,
that the technology is designed to allow for updating and upgrading
CNNs on the fly without the need to reprogram hardware are
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a leading provider of smart, connected and secure embedded control
solutions. Its easy-to-use development tools and comprehensive
product portfolio enable customers to create optimal designs which
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