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In the 2009 disaster film "2012" it is thought that the ships being built to survive the disaster are "Spaceships" when they are in fact "Arks".I find this interestingly strange! The Cyprus Shipping News, both on its website and on LinkedIn (with over 11 thousand followers), posts about Frontgrade Gaisler licensing BrainChip’s Akida IP.
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BrainChip Holdings, the world’s first commercial producer of ultra-low power, fully digital, event-based, neuromorphic AI, today announced that Frontgrade Gaisler, […]cyprusshippingnews.com
I find it strange because the sites primary topics and discussion revolve around ships, shipping, logistics, etc, yet there is a page on their website about Brainchip (albeit a copy of a Business Wire article).
Could there be something cryptic in this? Could some of the behind the scenes, secretive, NDA related work, have something to do with this industry?
From 20 seconds in.
I mean totally unrelated really..
But it came to mind, that perhaps the AKIDA use cases, being developed by Frontgrade Gaisler, are also applicable to large aquatic "ships" tankers etc, by the nature of their relative isolation in use?..
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Tothemoon24
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Interview in link, I think we are a solid chance to be embedded within Mercedes SDV I’m not buying into the talk of neuromorphic technology being sometime away . That said there’s no mention of neuromorphic technology in the vid , interesting listen .
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In his response to a question about the overdue Akida 3 one could sense Hehir’s venerability to criticism of his failure to deliver an Akida II chip, in any one of its three variants. Think how persuasive an Edgebox might be with Akida II. In the early phase of a new technology a tangible and tested chip needs to be available for trial, before adoption. Software simulation is not enough.
Akida I is brilliant and enduring, yet we seem to have lost momentum. Perhaps this is behind staff churn. IP does hold out hope of high margins, once volume adoption occurs. But for now we need reality, not smoke and veils. Does Pico exist, in a tangible and tested form? Will Akida III continue the strange 3-variant idea? Which Akida II variant is the best bet for initial tape-out? Which foundry, what scale, how many, time slot, estimated price per chip? Can we please have some clear strategy.
Akida I is brilliant and enduring, yet we seem to have lost momentum. Perhaps this is behind staff churn. IP does hold out hope of high margins, once volume adoption occurs. But for now we need reality, not smoke and veils. Does Pico exist, in a tangible and tested form? Will Akida III continue the strange 3-variant idea? Which Akida II variant is the best bet for initial tape-out? Which foundry, what scale, how many, time slot, estimated price per chip? Can we please have some clear strategy.
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This may have been posted already ... I pop in & out of the forum.
I just had a look at the other place, had a shower to cleanse myself & will not return for a while.
The comments below are from the GM of our CONTRACTED customer.
There is much to like in the comments.
- integrated with RISC-V
- Frontgrade Gaisler had internal Akida product evangelists pushing internally. That's how I see Sounak Dey and team at TCS. That is what is needed to get early adopters across the line.
- their microprocessors have been deployed to every planet in the solar system. Future processors will be augmented with neuromorphic AI from BrainChip. That is, BrainChip will also reach across the solar system & beyond. That is cool !
I just had a look at the other place, had a shower to cleanse myself & will not return for a while.
The comments below are from the GM of our CONTRACTED customer.
There is much to like in the comments.
- integrated with RISC-V
- Frontgrade Gaisler had internal Akida product evangelists pushing internally. That's how I see Sounak Dey and team at TCS. That is what is needed to get early adopters across the line.
- their microprocessors have been deployed to every planet in the solar system. Future processors will be augmented with neuromorphic AI from BrainChip. That is, BrainChip will also reach across the solar system & beyond. That is cool !
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By the way, someone else from our now closed-down Perth Research Institute recently relocated from WA to CA - right into the heart of Silicon Valley:
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For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been waiting for Vi Nguyen Thanh Le to come out of stealth by posting the customary LinkedIn message
“I am happy to share that I am starting a new position as …”
Santa Clara is of course the heart of Silicon Valley, where tech giants such as AMD, Intel and NVIDIA are headquartered, but also lots of smaller semiconductor companies and start-ups:
Category:Companies based in Santa Clara, California - Wikipedia
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And then there is a plethora of further potential employers in the surrounding cities of Silicon Valley, there is also Stanford University nearby etc
It will be very interesting to see who hired Vi Nguyen Thanh Le - as her LinkedIn profile says she is now based in the US, her work visa must have already been approved (once again, assuming she is not a US citizen). I am pretty sure she wouldn’t have updated her location on LinkedIn if her California stint was just a tourist or family visit.
What this reveal likely won’t tell us, though, is:
Was our company not able to offer her a US-based job after closing down her former workplace in Perth, did she consciously choose to switch employers or will she be working for a company hiding behind an NDA with BrainChip…
Why was she expressing her interest in joining BrainChip’s Santa Clara team? Does that signify there is one?
Tony Lewis responded somewhat cryptically by saying “I am afraid the R&D team is located down south.”
He could have said “We don’t have a team in Santa Clara”, but he didn’t.
Not sure whether I am reading too much into his reply, but given that one of our former Perth Research Institute staff members - Vi Nguyen Thanh Le - has been based in Santa Clara for months now without ever updating her LinkedIn profile with regards to a new employer, could BrainChip either have placed a number of staff there with another company on a contract basis or possibly even have opened a small office in Silicon Valley?
Nothing but a wild idea so far - in case there is more to it regarding the latter, it will surely be featured in the upcoming podcast (even though I personally would expect them to announce such news through their social media channels at the time they eventuate.)
I just find the concrete reference to a BrainChip Santa Clara team odd, and our CTO’s reply struck me as somewhat ambiguous… Time will tell.
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Further to my previous posts
speculating about a potential BrainChip presence of some kind in Santa Clara, in the heart of Silicon Valley, where tech giants such as AMD, Intel and NVIDIA are headquartered, but also lots of smaller semiconductor companies and start-ups:Earlier today, I noticed a new job opening listed on the Brainchip website, looking for a Sales Director, US/Bay Area (advertised as being a remote job, though), who “will spearhead the sales initiatives of BrainChip Inc. in the US (Bay Area), focusing on expanding market share, fostering customer relationships, and driving revenue growth. This position is a pivotal member of the sales team, reporting directly to the VP of Global Sales.”
For those among you unfamiliar with the geographical term Bay Area: it refers to the nine California counties surrounding the San Francisco Bay. The Bay Area’s southern part encompasses what has become known as Silicon Valley.
What I find particularly intriguing is the sentence: “Expectation to complete at least one contract/deal within your first year of employment.”
Initially, I was a little puzzled by the word “expand” in the very first of the listed “essential job duties and responsibilities”…
Market Expansion: Develop and implement strategic sales plans to achieve sales targets and expand BrainChip's IP adoption in the US/Bay Area market
… but then I recalled that our first IP license was not signed with Tokyo-headquartered Renesas Electronics Corporation, the Japanese parent company, but with its wholly owned US subsidiary Renesas Electronics America, headquartered in Milpitas, CA, which happens to be in Santa Clara County!
(So if there really is a BrainChip “Santa Clara team”, I suppose they could potentially also be staff assisting Renesas engineers with Akida 2.0 and/or TENNs?)
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I just watched the interview with ceo of weebitnano
He really spells out the difficulty in getting a deal when you are a small company without runs on the board.
A very insightful interview for the people who can’t get there head around the length of time it actually takes to get there head beast moving.
Definitely worth a look
He really spells out the difficulty in getting a deal when you are a small company without runs on the board.
A very insightful interview for the people who can’t get there head around the length of time it actually takes to get there head beast moving.
Definitely worth a look
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Brainchip reaching across the solar system. Gets intercepted by alien life forms. They employ the tractor beam to the satellite and reverse engineer Akida. Who is this genius, this PVDM. Let's head to earth and probe this PVDM.
Look out Peter, prepare to be probed.
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Interview in link, I think we are a solid chance to be embedded within Mercedes SDV I’m not buying into the talk of neuromorphic technology being sometime away . That said there’s no mention of neuromorphic technology in the vid , interesting listen .
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I'm 100% in agreement with you @Tothemoon24!
I'm quite confident our technology will be included in the “Hey Mercedes” voice control system in the electric vehicles anticipated to enter production in 2026, tying in with the first models expected to feature the new Mercedes MB.OS
Some people think that it would be impossible for our technology to be included because we haven't achieved the relevant safety standards such as ISO 26262. However when you listen to the video that you linked to, Magnus Östberg talks about the autonomous driving system being mission critical with the brakes and drive-train requiring the highest level of safety standards.
Importantly, at the 2.30 minute mark Magnus states "Then we have areas which are less critical. For example we have voice assistant."
This demonstrates to me that there would be less hoops to jump through as a result, which is why I remain so confident.
Thanks, very informative post. All adds to the 2025 will be a great year statement by Sean.Further to my previous posts
Earlier today, I noticed a new job opening listed on the Brainchip website, looking for a Sales Director, US/Bay Area (advertised as being a remote job, though), who “will spearhead the sales initiatives of BrainChip Inc. in the US (Bay Area), focusing on expanding market share, fostering customer relationships, and driving revenue growth. This position is a pivotal member of the sales team, reporting directly to the VP of Global Sales.”
For those among you unfamiliar with the geographical term Bay Area: it refers to the nine California counties surrounding the San Francisco Bay. The Bay Area’s southern part encompasses what has become known as Silicon Valley.
What I find particularly intriguing is the sentence: “Expectation to complete at least one contract/deal within your first year of employment.”
Initially, I was a little puzzled by the word “expand” in the very first of the listed “essential job duties and responsibilities”…
Market Expansion: Develop and implement strategic sales plans to achieve sales targets and expand BrainChip's IP adoption in the US/Bay Area market
… but then I recalled that our first IP license was not signed with Tokyo-headquartered Renesas Electronics Corporation, the Japanese parent company, but with its wholly owned US subsidiary Renesas Electronics America, headquartered in Milpitas, CA, which happens to be in Santa Clara County!
(So if there really is a BrainChip “Santa Clara team”, I suppose they could potentially also be staff assisting Renesas engineers with Akida 2.0 and/or TENNs?)
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Wise heads it appears have been accumulating holdings last week.
I think similarly. Many people focus too much on safety-related topics that are crucial for autonomous driving. However, there are already functioning systems for that. Sure, Akida could optimize those, but it would take longer because it involves a high risk for the passengers.
I believe the topic of interior experience and communication with the car will become a significant focus. This not only enhances comfort but also makes the driving or travel experience more interesting when you can communicate more naturally with the vehicle or even have entire conversations with it—like K.I.T.T. It might sound funny, but that’s how it will be in the end.
On the other hand, the car could notify you of issues like, “I think it’s time to change my oil,” or “It seems like a tire has lost some air pressure,” or manage settings for climate control, reminders, preheating the interior, or even upcoming appointments. The possibilities are endless.
This area alone would be enough to make Akida highly useful.
I don’t think it will only be integrated in Mercedes. Sooner or later it will get standard in every car
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