SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- QuickLogic
Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK) today announced the launch of its
QuickAI™ platform for endpoint Artificial Intelligence (AI)
applications. The new QuickAI platform provides an all-inclusive
low power solution and development environment to economically
incorporate the benefits of AI in endpoint applications. It
features technology, software and toolkits from General Vision,
Nepes, SensiML and QuickLogic, all of which have formed a
tightly-coupled ecosystem to solve the challenges associated with
the implementation of AI for endpoint applications.
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The QuickAI platform is based on General Vision's NeuroMem
neural network IP, which has been licensed by Nepes and integrated
into the Nepes Neuromorphic NM500 AI learning device. Both General
Vision and Nepes provide software for configuring and training the
neurons in the network. In addition, SensiML provides an analytics
toolkit to quickly and easily build smart sensor algorithms for
endpoint IoT applications.
General Vision's technology is the foundation element of the
platform. This technology enables on-chip exact and fuzzy pattern
matching and learning using a scalable parallel architecture of
Radial Basis Function neurons. The parallel architecture results in
fixed latency for any number of neurons and a very low, energy
efficient operating frequency. General Vision supplies the
Knowledge Builder tool suite and SDK used to train and configure
the neurons in a NeuroMem network.
The Nepes Neuromorphic NM500 implements the NeuroMem technology
in an energy efficient, small form factor component. This
AI-enabling component can be trained in the field to recognize
patterns in real time, and multiple devices can be chained to
provide any number of neurons. In addition to the NM500, Nepes
supplies the Knowledge Studio software tools used for configuring
and training the neurons in the NM500 device.
SensiML complements the General Vision/Nepes technology by
providing the SensiML Analytics Toolkit, which simplifies the task
of generating endpoint AI solutions by providing tools that
automate the management of training data, optimize the choice of
feature extraction algorithms, and automate code generation for the
resulting AI solution.
The EOS™ S3 voice and sensor processing platform from QuickLogic
is the final critical element of this new platform initiative. Its
ultra-low power, sophisticated audio and sensor processing and
embedded FPGA make it the perfect host for the NM500 and the
software that implements AI solutions using the NM500.
The platform includes the QuickAI Hardware Development Kit (HDK)
with EOS S3, two NM500 devices, accelerometer, gyroscope,
magnetometer, microphones, Nordic Bluetooth® Low Energy device,
flash memory, and an Intel Edison-compatible connector that allows
access to Edison daughter boards
such as uSD.
"We knew that tackling endpoint IoT applications would require a
platform approach," said Brian
Faith, QuickLogic's president and CEO. "We're excited to be
part of such an outstanding ecosystem of companies to deliver a
solution the market can adopt today."
Availability
The EOS S3 is available now. The HDK is
sampling now and will be generally available at the end of Q2. The
SensiML Analytics Toolkit ported to the QuickAI HDK will be
available in Q3.
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About QuickLogic
QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK)
enables OEMs to maximize battery life for highly differentiated,
immersive user experiences with Smartphone, Wearable, Hearable and
IoT devices. QuickLogic delivers these benefits through industry
leading ultra-low power customer programmable SoC semiconductor
solutions, embedded software, and algorithm solutions for always-on
voice and sensor processing. The company's embedded FPGA initiative
also enables SoC designers to easily implement post production
changes and increase revenue by providing hardware programmability
to their end customers. For more information about QuickLogic,
please visit www.quicklogic.com and http://blog.quicklogic.com.
QuickLogic and logo are registered trademarks and QuickAI and
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