AI chip startup Eta Compute has pivoted away from silicon to become a system solutions company specializing in AI at ultra-low power in edge devices. The startup has also announced a strategic partnership with Synaptics, wherein Synaptics has invested in Eta Compute and will exclusively license the company’s Tensai Flow software. Moving forward, Eta Compute will continue to sell its existing ECM3532 ultra-low power AI chip, though there will be no further generations of Eta Compute silicon. The company will also develop boards and modules based on both the ECM3532 and Synaptics’ new Katana AI SoC.
Katana Edge AI platform will enable facial and object recognition for various low-power devices
Synaptics Inc. announced its newest battery-powered edge computing platform Katana Edge AI in partnership with Eta Compute to enable on-device face biometrics. The new platform combines low power SoC architecture with energy-efficient AI software and is aimed at consumer and IoT applications.
Eta Compute — a leader in energy-efficient endpoint AI solutions for intelligent sensing anywhere — recently announced it closed its Series C funding of $12.5 million. Including this round, the company has raised a total of $31.9 million.
This funding round was led by Synaptics Incorporated along with participation from existing investors. And Satish Ganesan, Chief Strategy Officer at Synaptics, will join the Eta Compute Board of Directors.
And Eta Compute announced a co-development and co-marketing partnership with Synaptics. This partnership gives Eta Compute access to Synaptics’ just announced ultra-low power Katana Edge AI SoC, and Synaptics access to Eta Compute’s TENSAI Flow software and neural network compilers, models and AI applications.
The joint partnership accelerates the introduction of innovative ultra-low power audio- and vision-based edge AI solutions for smart home consumer IoT markets, and for smart industrial IoT (IIoT) applications in buildings, factories, and cities.
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AI chip startup Eta Compute has pivoted away from silicon to become a system solutions company specializing in AI at ultra-low power in edge devices. The startup has also announced a strategic partnership with Synaptics, wherein Synaptics has invested in Eta Compute and will exclusively license the company’s Tensai Flow software. Moving forward, Eta Compute will continue to sell its existing ECM3532 ultra-low power AI chip, though there will be no further generations of Eta Compute silicon. The company will also develop boards and modules based on both the ECM3532 and Synaptics’ new Katana AI SoC.
Synaptics has unveiled the Katana Edge AI platform, as it looks to address a growing industry gap for solutions that enable battery powered devices for consumer and industrial IoT markets.
The platform combines Synaptics’ low power SoC architecture with energy-efficient AI software, enabled by a partnership with Eta Compute. The solution has been optimised for a wide range of ultra-low power use cases in edge devices for office buildings, retail, factories, farms and smart homes. Typical applications include people or object recognition and counting, visual, voice or sound detection, asset or inventory tracking and environmental sensing.
The Katana platform features a multi-core processor architecture that's been optimised for ultra-low-power and low latency voice, audio and vision applications. The full system SoC combines proprietary power and energy optimised neural network and domain specific processing cores, significant on-chip memory, and extensive use of multiple architectural techniques that save power for each unique mode of operation. The Katana Edge AI platform can be combined with Synaptics’ wireless connectivity offerings to provide complete system level modules and solutions.
The Katana Edge AI platform from Synaptics addresses a growing industry gap for solutions that enable battery powered devices for consumer and industrial IoT markets. The platform combines Synaptics’ proven low-power SoC architecture with energy-efficient AI software, enabled by a partnership with Eta Compute. The Katana solution is optimized for a wide range of ultra-low power use cases in edge devices for office buildings, retail, factories, farms and smart homes. Typical applications include people or object
recognition and counting, visual, voice or sound detection, asset or inventory tracking and environmental sensing.
Eta Compute has raised $12.5m led by Synaptics and signed a co-development deal to move from software to complete edge AI systems.
US edge AI startup Eta Compute has raised $12.5m in a series C round of funding led by Synaptics, and signed a co-development agreement.
The round brings the total funds raised to $31.5m and adds Satish Ganesan, Chief Strategy Officer at Synaptics, to the board of directors.
Partners with Eta Compute to address industry gaps for AI-enriched battery powered devices
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020 – Synaptics® Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA), today announced the Katana Edge AI™ platform, addressing a growing industry gap for solutions that enable battery powered devices for consumer and industrial IoT markets.
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