LAGUNA HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF, ADR: BCHPY), the world's first commercial product of ultra-low power, fully digital, event-driven neural artificial intelligence . Today announced that Frontgrade Gaisler, a leading provider of radiation-hardened microprocessors for space applications, has licensed Akida™ IP for integration into space-quality, fault-tolerant system-on-chip solutions to accelerate hardware AI. This commercial licensing agreement paves the way for the deployment of AI chips in space. The Akida neural computing solution was selected based on providing real-time data streaming processing with flexibility, autonomy and accuracy with minimal power, mass and volume.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is leading efforts to push neural computing to the frontiers of artificial intelligence. While many areas can undoubtedly benefit from neural computing, one key area is computer vision applications where current FPGA or GPU technology does not provide satisfactory results for edge deployments when mass, size and power constraints are taken into account, said Laurent Healy, Microelectronics and data processing engineer. At the European Space Agency. “This program has demonstrated the superiority of neuromorphic technology through numerous ongoing activities with primary satellites and IP/component suppliers such as Frontgrade Gaisler and BrainChip.”
BrainChip's neural AI will enhance space laptops with superior power efficiency and inference performance while maintaining compatibility with existing convolutional neural networks (CNNs).
Over the past 20 years, Gaisler space microprocessors have been successfully deployed on every planet in our solar system on missions from the European Space Agency as well as most other space agencies, said Sandy Habenick, general manager of Frontgrade Gaisler, a Frontgrade company. In collaboration with BrainChip, we evaluated the Akida IP and determined that the next step for licensing would meaningfully enhance our future space processors with neural AI.
This collaboration with Frontgrade Gaisler to license Akida IP for implementation in space SoCs represents an important step in meeting market demand for space-based AI deployments, turning what was previously considered out of reach into reality,” said BrainChip CEO Sean Hehir. We are excited to expand our trusted relationship with Frontgrade as they push the boundaries of space computing.
About Frontgrid Geisler
Frontgrade Gaisler, a Frontgrade company, is a leading provider of radiation-hardened microprocessors and IP cores for critical applications, particularly in the aerospace industry. The company's processors are known for their reliability, fault tolerance and radiation tolerance, making them ideal for any space mission or other high-reliability application.
About Frontgrid
Frontgrade Technologies is a leading provider of highly reliable, radiation-assured solutions for defence, aerospace, intelligence, commercial and civil applications. The company's product portfolio is designed to operate in the harshest environments and includes a complementary, integrated suite of mission-matched electronics ranging from radio frequency (RF) systems and microelectronics to motion control and power solutions. For more information, visit frontgrade.com.
About BrainChip Holdings Ltd (ASX: BRN, OTCQX: BRCHF, ADR: BCHPY) BrainChip is the global leader in Edge AI processing and learning on a chip. The Akida™ AI Processor, the first all-digital, event-driven processor on the market, uses neural principles to mimic the human brain, analyzing only essential sensor inputs at the point of acquisition, and processing data with unparalleled efficiency, accuracy and economy. of energy. Akida uniquely enables Edge to learn locally on-chip, independent of the cloud, dramatically reducing latency while improving privacy and data security. The Akida Neural processor IP, which can be integrated into SoCs on any processing technology, has shown significant benefits on existing workloads and networks, and provides a platform for developers to build, tune, and run their models using standard AI workflows such as Tensorflow/Keras. By enabling efficient edge computing to be globally deployable across real-world applications such as connected cars, consumer electronics and the Industrial Internet of Things, BrainChip is proving that AI-on-a-chip, near the sensor, is the future of its customers' products, as well as the planet. Discover the benefits of basic AI at www.brainchip.com.
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