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[JB49]

A few jobs out there referencing neuromorphic:

1. Samsung - https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=bcdf7aa362c799a0&tk=1ihu5aqgsj1qf8a9&from=serp&vjs=3
2. Northrop Grumman - https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=04aa01eef5eb2419&tk=1ihu5aqgsj1qf8a9&from=serp&vjs=3
3. Arete - https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=47512079f446d61d&tk=1ihu5iue9gqmp80e&from=serp&vjs=3
4. Southwest Research Institute - https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=9ed5866f6a25566e&tk=1ihu5004fh3kj8bo&from=serp&vjs=3 - "suggests they will be presenting to customers" and" AI solutions to meet our customers expectations
5. Chromologic (These guys are invovled in biomedical research) - https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ecd9e29b7122e170&tk=1ihu5iue9gqmp80e&from=serp&vjs=3
6. Forward Edge-AI (These guys are invovled in Software Defined RAdios (SDR) and RF Systems. They have the US Air Force as a customer) - https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=22803979947eecc6&tk=1ihu5iue9gqmp80e&from=serp&vjs=3
7. Lynntech Inc - https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=82df4e5e3d2ccc07&tk=1ihu5iue9gqmp80e&from=serp&vjs=3
8. Digantara (Indian space tech company looking into insurance, defence etc - https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=neuromorphic&start=10&vjk=a58f9e457e7a6da5
9. US Department Air Force - https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=effdc4ba95460485&tk=1ihu6fugcgqmp86q&from=serp&vjs=3
10. Natcast (The National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology) - https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e58175767208842c&tk=1ihu6fugcgqmp86q&from=serp&vjs=3

Some stuff on ChromoLogic. Spinnmo seems to be able to assess the performance of different types of neuromorphic hardware.
Note in the second link, they teamed up with Penn State University, however they used Intel Loihi. But, Penn State University is part of our Brainchip University AI Accelerator Program

Spinnmo

chromologic.com

SNN Benchmarking – Chromologic Inc | Vijay Narayanan

sites.psu.edu

Spiking Neural Network Modeler (SpiNNMo) Phase II | SBIR.gov

legacy.www.sbir.gov

 

[Fullmoonfever]

You could be onto something F/Moon, those dots are lined up.

Bloody hope so and that the CES visit was just a cordial hi, what else you got going on while we discuss a commercial agreement that we don't "currently" have...which is not untrue, but hope that changes

 

[Diogenese]

Re cybersecurity: we've known about DUTH since 2018:

https://brainchip.com/brainchip-acquires-license-to-cybersecurity-technology-brainchip-011018-01/

BrainChip Acquires License to Cybersecurity Technology​

Company enters into an agreement with Democritus University of Thrace​

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 01, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BrainChip Holdings Ltd. (“BrainChip” or the “Company”) (ASX:BRN), the leading neuromorphic computing company, today announced that the Company has entered into an agreement with the Democritus University of Thrace, located in Greece. The agreement consists of a license to their cybersecurity technology and their researcher’s support in porting the technology to the AkidaTM Development Environment. The cybersecurity technology includes data-to-spike convertors and is specifically designed for network intrusion and anomaly detection using a spiking neural network (SNN) that can be accelerated by the Akida Neuromorphic System-on-Chip (NSoC).

Professor Lazaros Iliadis, PhD, Professor of the Department of Civil Engineering, Lab of Mathematics and Informatics, School of Engineering at the Democritus University of Thrace is responsible for the program. He commented, “We have been working with spiking neural networks for several years and our cybersecurity technology has proven highly accurate in detecting threats. The Akida NSoC is an ideal platform to accelerate our SNNs.”

Robert Beachler, BrainChip SVP of Marketing and Business Development commented, “As the Akida NSoC design progresses it is important that we have proven examples of SNN models and data to spike convertors for our target markets. According to MarketsandMarkets, the artificial intelligence cybersecurity market is estimated to be US$35B by 2025 and this technology acquisition will jump-start our solutions in this lucrative application space".

Something which I let through to the keeper back in 2018 because I was distracted by the sexier cybersecurity model is the data-to-spike converter which was part of the DUTH licence, even though Bob Beachler made the point that the licence from DUTH included data-to-spike conversion (DtSC). The DtSC in Akida may well be the DUTH licenced version.

... and now here we are, playing away with QV on cybersecurity, while we may still be in bed with DUTH for data-to-spike converters.

Well QV does have some rich friends ... and Akida is a party girl.

 

[Terroni2105]

Dots....Dots....and more Dots...whether they all eventually connect is the question...definitely hope so

• In mid 2021 Raytheon was awarded part of the FENCE project with DARPA which was still ongoing as at Sept last year.
• Potential end date July this year.

FAST EVENT-BASED NEUROMORPHIC CAMERA AND ELECTRONICS (FENCE) AIMS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A LOW LATENCY, LOW POWER, EVENT-BASED CAMERA AND A NEW CLASS OF SIGNAL PROCESSING AND LEARNING ALGORITHMS THAT ENABLE INTELLIGENT SENSORS.

USAspending.gov

www.usaspending.gov

• If you look at the Sub Awards, whilst most are tooling, wafers etc, it shows on Page 2 RTX also engaged Arizona State Uni in Sept 2021 for what appears to be processor testing services.

TECH/ENG SERVICES TECHNICAL SERVICES - PROCESSOR TEST CHI

• In Sep 2022 ASU joined the BRN uni accelerator program

BrainChip Empowers Next Generation of Technology Innovators with Launch of the University AI Accelerator Program

Empower your tech innovation journey with BrainChip's University AI Accelerator Program. Unleash the future here!

brainchip.com

• In mid 2023 RTX invested more into the ASU relationship.

Raytheon to open new facility at SkySong, The Arizona State University Scottsdale Innovation Center

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced that it will be opening a new facility at SkySong, The Arizona State University (ASU) Scottsdale Innovation Center, adding 28,000 square feet of digital design space to the company's footprint just...

www.rtx.com

Raytheon to open new facility at SkySong, The Arizona State University Scottsdale Innovation Center​

July 17, 2023

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, announced that it will be opening a new facility at SkySong, The Arizona State University (ASU) Scottsdale Innovation Center, adding 28,000 square feet of digital design space to the company's footprint just minutes away from the main Tempe campus.

The new engineering design hub will leverage talent in the Phoenix area, housing approximately 150 professional positions – 95 percent of which will be employees new to Raytheon. The location will focus primarily on digital design products that support the rapid growth and demand for the company's defense portfolio, which, to date, has mostly been concentrated in southern Arizona.

• And now at CES 2025 we have RTX representation at our suite for a visit.

Go figure huh.

I love your sleuthing and contributions FMF, thank you.

Another thought I have to add, is that when Steve was a guest on that other guys podcast he mentioned about a partner (that couldn't be mentioned) that was doing their own university program for their engineers (that was my interpretation of what was said). This could be what was alluded to.

 

[Fullmoonfever]

I love your sleuthing and contributions FMF, thank you.

Another thought I have to add, is that when Steve was a guest on that other guys podcast he mentioned about a partner (that couldn't be mentioned) that was doing their own university program for their engineers (that was my interpretation of what was said). This could be what was alluded to.

Great Dot too Terroni. Forgot about that comment.

 

[DingoBorat]

Ahh who cares, it's Saturday Tech

Personally I think Bob Lazar, was "not" full of shit.
The "Fact Checkers" can go kiss my arse.

I believe him.


View attachment 76259

NewsNation on YouTube, are covering the latest whistleblower, Saturday US time I think, for those interested..

This is a still of the "Egg shaped" UAP from the Newsnation exposé, being retrieved by a helicopter long line.

Compare it to Mork's "craft"..

Not saying that means it's a joke
But the similarities are irrefutable, in scale as well..

Fiction mirroring Reality?..



And yeah..
AKIDA TREBUCHET!!

 

[Diogenese]

The M2 card does not show up when you hit the Products tab:

https://brainchip.com/akida-foundations/

which shows Shuttle, PCIe and Raspberry Pi.

However, it is on the shop.brainchip page:

https://shop.brainchipinc.com/

https://shop.brainchipinc.com/products/akida-m-2-card

It may be obvious to the web designer looking from the inside out, but it's hard to find looking from the outside in.

Most people would go to the Products tab on the main page, and would be disappointed. I only stumbled across the shop.brainchip page from this page which contained another misdirected link.

https://feeds.issuerdirect.com/news-release.html?newsid=5433328819631701

... and I don't recall how I found this page after the mushrooms.

 

[jtardif999]

Thanks Guz, good post. With RTX, Bascom Hunter and Lockeed Martin connected to us, we could well end up big in defense.
Sean mentioned at the AGM we had interest from defense.
We are still on the patience train but we will get there.

I reckon you’re usually more upbeat about BrainChip announcements? IMO the QV announcement is the biggest so far in BRNs time. Cyber is a huge market and increasingly a focus of both government and commercial… and this announcement for the first time makes a point of Akida’s real time learning - which is a differentiator in cyber threat detection. Being able to recognise where new patterns don’t fit the profile of expected network traffic (for example) is the most effective way to close down threats before they get started. We all know Akida’s real time STDP learning is unique and patented. This is an BIG announcement imo.

 

[Diogenese]

And while we're on M2, as Tom Waits says: "get you a little something you can't get at home"

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop...o-m-2-nvme-and-sata-enclosure-10gbps-cocmnv01

Comsol USB-C to M.2 NVME and SATA Enclosure 10Gbps​

This Comsol USB-C Enclosure allows you to connect an existing M.2 NVMe or SATA SSD to your laptop of desktop. Supporting up to 10 Gbps for NVMe and up to 5 Gbps for SATA, this enclosure is compatible with 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280 SSDs. It is host powered, and features a screwless design for your convenience.

• This enclosure can be used to connect an existing M.2 NVMe or SATA SSD to your laptop or desktop.
• It has a USB-C male connector.
• It supports NVMe transfer speeds of up to 10 Gbps and 5 Gbps for SATA.
• The M.2 slot accepts both NVMe M-Key and SATA B+M-Key SSDs.
• It's compatible with 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280 SSDs.
• It includes a 20 cm USB-C to USB-C 10 Gbps cable.
• It features a screwless design for convenience.
• It's host powered, so no additional power is required.
• It's suitable for use with Windows, MacOS and ChromeOS devices.

An adapter like this, with suitable interface, would enable an Akida M2 to connect to any USB3 computer via a USB 3 socket.

 

[JDelekto]

The M2 card does not show up when you hit the Products tab:

https://brainchip.com/akida-foundations/

which shows Shuttle, PCIe and Raspberry Pi.

However, it is on the shop.brainchip page:

https://shop.brainchipinc.com/

https://shop.brainchipinc.com/products/akida-m-2-card

It may be obvious to the web designer looking from the inside out, but it's hard to find looking from the outside in.

Most people would go to the Products tab on the main page, and would be disappointed. I only stumbled across the shop.brainchip page from this page which contained another misdirected link.

https://feeds.issuerdirect.com/news-release.html?newsid=5433328819631701

... and I don't recall how I found this page after the mushrooms.

Maybe someone saw your post. When I hover over "Products" to get the popup, I notice that the "Shop" item appears and takes me to the page with the M.2 device listed.

However, navigation to the "Akida Enablement Platforms" page still does not list the M.2 device. If anything, they are consistently inconsistent.

 

[Pom down under]

Afternoon Chippers ,

She's all happening next week ,

1 , 22 Jan ,Trump gets to wear the big hat & wield the baseball club .

2 , 23 jan , private jets aplenty & gallons of conyac will be consumed ,
DAVOS , all the big wigs rubbing shoulders figuring out world domination.
AI , is the theme for this year's fancy dress party.

AI House Davos - Leading the Global Discussion on AI

from 20th to 24th January 2025.

aithebiggesttechinfrastructurebuildout.aihousedavos.com

3 , After 13 years this possum has come out of rehabilitation, sugar addiction , now the hard work starts, bit like BRN.


Regards,
Esq.

All I know is I love trump until he dumps as I brought some of his meme coin today @7für7

 

[7für7]

All I know is I love trump until he dumps as I brought some of his meme coin today @7für7

that’s what I’m thinking too… but would be happy if he would pump xrp instead

 

[Diogenese]

Maybe someone saw your post. When I hover over "Products" to get the popup, I notice that the "Shop" item appears and takes me to the page with the M.2 device listed.

However, navigation to the "Akida Enablement Platforms" page still does not list the M.2 device. If anything, they are consistently inconsistent.

Thanks JD,

I missed that.

PS: I had my screen less than half width, and the Drop down menu does not appear.

 

[JDelekto]

And while we're on M2, as Tom Waits says: "get you a little something you can't get at home"

https://www.officeworks.com.au/shop...o-m-2-nvme-and-sata-enclosure-10gbps-cocmnv01

Comsol USB-C to M.2 NVME and SATA Enclosure 10Gbps​

This Comsol USB-C Enclosure allows you to connect an existing M.2 NVMe or SATA SSD to your laptop of desktop. Supporting up to 10 Gbps for NVMe and up to 5 Gbps for SATA, this enclosure is compatible with 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280 SSDs. It is host powered, and features a screwless design for your convenience.

• This enclosure can be used to connect an existing M.2 NVMe or SATA SSD to your laptop or desktop.
• It has a USB-C male connector.
• It supports NVMe transfer speeds of up to 10 Gbps and 5 Gbps for SATA.
• The M.2 slot accepts both NVMe M-Key and SATA B+M-Key SSDs.
• It's compatible with 2230, 2242, 2260 and 2280 SSDs.
• It includes a 20 cm USB-C to USB-C 10 Gbps cable.
• It features a screwless design for convenience.
• It's host powered, so no additional power is required.
• It's suitable for use with Windows, MacOS and ChromeOS devices.

An adapter like this, with suitable interface, would enable an Akida M2 to connect to any USB3 computer via a USB 3 socket.

This looks tempting, but my only concern would be whether or not the driver would interface with it. Currently, BrainChip only supports drivers for Linux (with the Ubuntu distribution being officially supported).

I am concerned that BrainChip's Linux driver would not work with the USB-C enclosure which will treat the device like an NVMe SSD instead of the specialized hardware.

 

[JDelekto]

PC motherboards, these days, tend to have more than 1 M.2 slot. One is for the main OS drive and the other can be used as storage and sometimes to even connect a wifi card etc. I wonder if the AKIDA M.2 would work in one of these onboard slots?

Depending upon how the slot is keyed (and in some cases configured in the BIOS), the Akida M.2 device is designed to work in these slots. The keying determines where the notch is cut in the board to fit in the slot. The motherboard manual should give you the specifics for each of the slots.

The M.2 is a specification for the slot interface, and it's important to note that some M.2 slots can take both NVMe and SATA devices (like solid-state drives). On a side note, if given a choice between an NVMe or SATA solid-state drive that will fit in an M.2 slot, go for the NVMe drive as they are significantly faster.

Now NVMe and SATA are specific protocols. NVMe uses four PCIe lanes, and SATA uses a single lane. According to BrainChip's specifications for the NVMe device, it only uses 2 lanes. That being said, I don't think it would work exactly like a NVMe or SATA drive and thus requires a custom driver:

Also, when you see numbers associated with the devices, like 2230, 2260, and 2280 (the Akida is 2260), those numbers usually indicate the width and length, respectively, in millimeters of the board.

As long as you are using Ubuntu Linux with BrainChip's PCIe driver, you should be able to use one of the M.2 slots on the motherboard.

 

[Diogenese]

This looks tempting, but my only concern would be whether or not the driver would interface with it. Currently, BrainChip only supports drivers for Linux (with the Ubuntu distribution being officially supported).

I am concerned that BrainChip's Linux driver would not work with the USB-C enclosure which will treat the device like an NVMe SSD instead of the specialized hardware.

Hi JD,

I see you've looked at this in depth back in May 2022:

• #13

I sent an e-mail to support and inquired if they had a driver for Windows, but unfortunately, they only provide PCIe drivers for Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.06.

That's why one of my future goals is to see if I could analyze the source for the Linux PCIe driver (which BrainChip does make available on GitHub) and see if I can create a driver for Windows as well.

I'm not sure if there is some type of "shim" that needs to be written to use this with Python, but that may have to be done as well. However, with a driver, I see no reason why the Akida board couldn't be used with Windows as well.

Looks like they read your post:

https://doc.brainchipinc.com/
Inspired by the Keras API, MetaTF provides a high-level Python API for neural networks. This API facilitates early evaluation, design, final tuning, and productization of neural network models.

PS:
MetaTF:
https://doc.brainchipinc.com/installation.html

Installation​

Supported configurations​

• Operating systems:
  • Windows 10, Windows 11
  • Any Linux variant compatible with manylinux 2.28 (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, …)
• Python versions: 3.9 to 3.11
• TensorFlow versions: 2.15

 

[DingoBorat]

I Love this story, read it a long time ago, it relates to me, how those who may consider themselves "open minded" are actually trapped within the restraints placed upon their mind's through the lessons of "education" and what they are "told" is Fact or Fiction, without the breadth of Knowledge, to determine for themselves, what is possible.


The Elephant Rope (Belief)

A gentleman was walking through an elephant camp, and he spotted that the elephants weren’t being kept in cages or held by the use of chains.

All that was holding them back from escaping the camp, was a small piece of rope tied to one of their legs.

As the man gazed upon the elephants, he was completely confused as to why the elephants didn’t just use their strength to break the rope and escape the camp. They could easily have done so, but instead, they didn’t try to at all.

Curious and wanting to know the answer, he asked a trainer nearby why the elephants were just standing there and never tried to escape.

The trainer replied;
“when they are very young and much smaller we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough to hold them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away. They believe the rope can still hold them, so they never try to break free.”

The only reason that the elephants weren’t breaking free and escaping from the camp was that over time they adopted the belief that it just wasn’t possible.


Another story I Love about elephants, is the one about the sleeping elephant, that tramples everything, when it awakes.

That's BrainChip!

 

[JDelekto]

Hi JD,

I see you've looked at this in depth back in May 2022:

• #13

I sent an e-mail to support and inquired if they had a driver for Windows, but unfortunately, they only provide PCIe drivers for Ubuntu 18.04 and 20.06.

That's why one of my future goals is to see if I could analyze the source for the Linux PCIe driver (which BrainChip does make available on GitHub) and see if I can create a driver for Windows as well.

I'm not sure if there is some type of "shim" that needs to be written to use this with Python, but that may have to be done as well. However, with a driver, I see no reason why the Akida board couldn't be used with Windows as well.

Looks like they read your post:

https://doc.brainchipinc.com/
Inspired by the Keras API, MetaTF provides a high-level Python API for neural networks. This API facilitates early evaluation, design, final tuning, and productization of neural network models.

PS:
MetaTF:
https://doc.brainchipinc.com/installation.html

Installation​

Supported configurations​

• Operating systems:
  • Windows 10, Windows 11
  • Any Linux variant compatible with manylinux 2.28 (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, …)
• Python versions: 3.9 to 3.11
• TensorFlow versions: 2.15

I need to contact one of their support engineers inquiring about hardware support. The MetaTF package that can be installed on Windows and used on Windows has an Akida IP simulator, but I don't believe it will work with the physical hardware.

When I recently ordered the M.2 device and was contacted to choose which Key I wanted (they didn't have it as a selection on the order form), I asked if they had any other documentation I could use since I wanted to work on a Windows driver. I got the following response:

Our platform runs on Linux, ubuntu. It hasn’t been qualified on Windows platforms.
All the information you need to get up and running can be found on our MetaTF site.

I'm not quite sure what they mean by "qualified" (maybe they now have a Windows driver, but it is not Microsoft WHQL certified?) but I understood it couldn't currently be used on Windows. The GitHub repo only has the source for the PCIe driver to be compiled on Ubuntu.

I know that I had originally installed Windows 10 on my shuttle PC when I purchased the PCIe card, and it wouldn't even detect the hardware nor try to install any drivers. After adding a new SSD and installing Ubuntu, I successfully ran their scripts to install the kernel driver and use the tools to detect and test the Akida PCIe card.

Ultimately I want to be able to use the hardware on Windows operating systems, not the simulator that comes with MetaTF.

 

[Diogenese]

I need to send an e-mail to one of their actual Engineers regarding hardware support. The MetaTF package that can be installed on Windows and used on Windows has an Akida IP simulator, but I don't believe it will work with the physical hardware.

When I recently ordered the M.2 device and was contacted to choose which Key I wanted (they didn't have it as a selection on the order form), I asked if they had any other documentation I could use since I wanted to work on a Windows driver. I got the following response:

Our platform runs on Linux, ubuntu. It hasn’t been qualified on Windows platforms.
All the information you need to get up and running can be found on our MetaTF site.

I'm not quite sure what they mean by "qualified" (maybe they now have a Windows driver, but it is not Microsoft WHQL certified?) but I understood it couldn't currently be used on Windows. I know that I had originally installed Windows 10 on my shuttle PC when I purchased the PCIe card, and it wouldn't even detect the hardware nor try to install any drivers. After adding a new SSD and installing Ubuntu, I successfully ran their scripts to install the kernel driver and use the tools to detect and test the Akida PCIe card.

Ultimately I want to be able to use the hardware on Windows operating systems, not the simulator that comes with MetaTF.

All above my paygrade, but here is the low down on WHQL:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000093158/graphics.html

There are two types of drivers listed on the Download Center: drivers with and without a WHQL Certification. What are the differences between the two?
Resolution
Drivers labeled as WHQL Certified have been thoroughly tested by Intel, have passed Windows Hardware Lab Kit testing on various platforms and configurations, and are signed by Microsoft as compatible with Windows* operating systems.
Drivers that do not have WHQL Certification are also thoroughly tested by Intel, are of the same functional quality as WHQL Certified drivers, and are signed by Microsoft. The key difference is that Non-WHQL drivers have not completed the full Windows Hardware Lab Kit testing prior to release. This is known as an attest-signed driver.

... but this may only apply to things available from the Intel download centre.

But there is a requirement for the latest Visual C++ redistributable package when using Windows:

https://doc.brainchipinc.com/installation.html

Using Windows, the latest Visual C++ redistributable package is required. Please refer to this link for installation.

available from MS:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/windows/latest-supported-vc-redist?view=msvc-170

 

[JDelekto]

All above my paygrade, but here is the low down on WHQL:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000093158/graphics.html

There are two types of drivers listed on the Download Center: drivers with and without a WHQL Certification. What are the differences between the two?
Resolution
Drivers labeled as WHQL Certified have been thoroughly tested by Intel, have passed Windows Hardware Lab Kit testing on various platforms and configurations, and are signed by Microsoft as compatible with Windows* operating systems.
Drivers that do not have WHQL Certification are also thoroughly tested by Intel, are of the same functional quality as WHQL Certified drivers, and are signed by Microsoft. The key difference is that Non-WHQL drivers have not completed the full Windows Hardware Lab Kit testing prior to release. This is known as an attest-signed driver.

... but this may only apply to things available from the Intel download centre.

They did not include a Windows driver (signed or not) in the SDK for the PCIe card, and one was not detected and installed after I had installed the card and booted Windows.

When I get the M.2 card, I'll try installing it on the shuttle PC and setting up a new Windows 11 SSD to see if it will detect it. To run this on Windows, I think I will need to finish porting the PCIe driver, then probably also port their C++ library to use low-level Windows APIs to communicate with the driver.

When that is done, a wrapper for their Engine can be used with other higher-level languages. While I understand the idea is to target Edge devices for Akida, I would still like to work with a more familiar development environment.

Of course, maybe they'll read this message and have someone work on it internally.