TowerJazz and Technion (the Israel Institute of Technology – pictured), have developed an analogue approach to designing AI cores which, they claim, is the only way to get the processing power at the appropriate power levels to deliver AI at the edge. The TowerJazz/Technion approach uses  memristor devices with analogue memory storage using TowerJazz’s Y-Flash ...

This story continues at Analogue approach to AI at the edge

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

Enflame, the Tencent-backed Shanghai AI start-up, and Globalfoundries have produced a deep learning accelerator  for data centre training based on a core called a Deep Thinking Unit (DTU), The DTU is based on GF’s 12LP FinFET platform with 2.5D packaging to deliver fast, power-efficient data processing for cloud-based AI training platforms. The DTU leverages GF’s 12LP ...

This story continues at Deep Thinking Unit trains datacentres

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

Toray Industries has opened an R&D Innovation Centre for the Future at its Shiga Plant where the company was founded in 1926. Toray president Akihiro Nikkaku said that the centre will address “climate change, water shortages and resource depletion.” The centre comprises two buildings. One will undertake integrated research to generate ideas for revolutionary materials, ...

This story continues at Toray Industries opens R&D centre to tackle climate change

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

The 8-inch Raspberry Pi and Raspbian tablet is reported to be nearly ready for mass production. The layout and schematics of its motherboard have been finalised, it is has been OSHWA certified and the design files have been published on Github.   The Raspbian image and 3D printable case file will go live this month too.   For ...

This story continues at CutiePi coming soon

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

In a research result that potentially could expand the market for tiny energy-storage units in medical implantable, injectable and wearable solutions,  has fabricated all-solid, inorganic thin-film batteries (TFBs) that demonstrate better performance than existing devices.  “We demonstrate an areal energy density of 890μAh.cm-2, the highest reported so far for such devices,”  says Leti, “furthermore, we ...

This story continues at Leti improves performance of thin-film batteries

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly

Renesas is shipping what it claims to be are the world’s smallest photocouplers. Its five 8.2mm creepage photocouplers are said to be the world’s smallest isolation devices for industrial automation equipment and solar inverters. The RV1S92xxA and RV1S22xxA photocouplers have a package width of 2.5mm. They meet the needs of the zero-energy house that requires ...

This story continues at World’s smallest photocouplers claim

Or just read more coverage at Electronics Weekly