Items tagged with NPU

by Paul Lilly - Wed, Dec 15, 2021

Impressive Oppo Find N Folding Phone Unveiled Along With Imaging NPU To Up Next-Gen AI Photography

Oppo may not be a name you are super familiar with, but that could very well change in short order. Led by chief product offer Pete Lau, the co-founder of OnePlus, Oppo came out swinging during its Inno Day 2021 event with some impressive products, including a swank smartphone, its first NPU for high-end... Read more...

by Brandon Hill - Mon, Oct 16, 2017

Huawei Mate 10 Series Rocks Kirin 970 SoC With Dedicated AI Engine And Massive 4000 mAh Battery

It seems as though dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) hardware is seeping into more aspects of our computing hardware (see Apple iPhone X), and the latest evidence of that is with Huawei's new Mate 10 Series of flagship smartphones. There are two smartphones in the family: the Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro, both of... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Fri, Oct 11, 2013

Qualcomm Developing Neural Processing Unit Or NPU To Mimic Human Perception and Cognition

Qualcomm is developing NPUs, or “neural processing units”, which would present a different and powerful way for machines to handle information by more closely mimicking the way that the human brain works. Essentially, Qualcomm and its partners are trying to artificially create neurons, and NPUs are... Read more...

by Daniel A. Begun - Thu, Jun 12, 2008

Intel's USB 3 Work: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

According to Intel, it gets no respect. The company has spent "gazillions of dollars and bazillions of engineering man hours" on co-developing the new USB 3.0 spec and the commensurate USB 3.0 Intel host controller spec; yet Intel is perceived as wanting to keep USB 3.0 all to itself. At least that's the story that Nick Knupffer, blogger and... Read more...

by Matt Beauvais - Thu, Oct 13, 2005

Ergodex DX1 Input System, How To Build Parallel Port Prototypes

While doing my usual surfing routine today, I came across an interesting read over at CNET. Some creative artists have made their mark in the oddest of places, a microchip. Some of the designs are really neat, I suggest you check them out. Also in the news today, Samsung has agreed to plead guilty to price fixing, and... Read more...