Artificial Intelligence

Cadence Design Systems and ArcSoft has announced they have partnered to develop AI and vision applications for Cadence Tensilica Vision DSPs. ArcSoft has collaborated with Cadence to port beauty shot, high dynamic range (HDR), bokeh and facial unlock applications to the Vision P6 DSP. The joint solution has been designed into an applications processor from a global provider and is now shipping in smartphones.

It has been announced that Axiomtek is proud to release its newest AI embedded system, the eBOX560-900-FL. This Artificial Intelligence system employs a NVIDIA Jetson TX2 module which has a powerful 64-bit ARM A57 processor, 256 CUDA cores with NVIDIA Pascal GPU Architecture, 8GB of LPDDR4 memory, and 802.11ac WiFi with Bluetooth.

Whether it’s a sleek hover car from Star Wars or the battered old Ford Anglia from Harry Potter, we’ve all grown up with the concept of flying cars remaining trapped inside their fictional bubble. However, the flying car might finally be dragging itself out of its Sci-Fi/Fantasy home, and into the real world.

It has been announced that Showa Denko and Cinnamon will jointly develop a database system equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) to register technical documents. This development program has been accredited as a project to be subsidised by the New Energy and Technology Development Organisation (NEDO) as a part of NEDO's ‘Program to Support Joint Development of AI Systems’.

A recently published report has suggested that the Artificial Intelligence (AI) bubble is due to burst after several years of sustained hype has generated unrealistic expectations that cannot be met and excessive investments that cannot possibly be paid back. 

It has been announced by NetSpeed Systems that they are releasing their SoCBuilder, an AI-powered SoC design and integration platform. SoCBuilder includes a catalogue of pre-integrated third party IP along with application specific reference designs for AI, Automotive, 5G, hyperscale compute and AR/VR.

It has been announced by Leti, Transdev and IRT Nanoelec, that they are collaborating on a pilot program to characterise and assess LiDAR sensors to improve performance and safety of autonomous vehicles.

There is no doubt that the automotive industry is ‘on the road’ to autonomous driving. As it travels down that highway, the market is investing heavily in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS). Author: Jan-Bart Picavet, Product & System Sales Manager for Hot Bar Technology at AMADA MIYACHI EUROPE.

Synopsys has announced that Arbe Robotics has selected Synopsys' DesignWare ARC EM Safety Island, EV6x Embedded Vision Processor with Safety Enhancement Package (SEP), Ethernet Quality-of-Service (QoS) Controller IP, STAR Memory System, STAR Hierarchical System and STAR ECC Compiler for its new 4D high resolution imaging radar system-on-chip (SoC). 

Squats are one of the most important exercises for strength, mobility, and weight loss, but perfecting the correct squat form can be difficult. A new fitness app has launched which uses AI-powered motion tracking technology, without the need for additional hardware, to transform your iPhone into a virtual personal trainer who offers real time feedback and helps you achieve the perfect squat.