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BrainChip is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the upcoming RISC-V in Space Workshop, taking place April 2–3, 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden. | BrainChip

BrainChip is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of the upcoming RISC-V in Space Workshop, taking place April 2–3, 2025 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Organized by the European Space Agency - ESA and Frontgrade Gaisler in collaboration with RISC-V International, the event will bring together experts, engineers...

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Well well …So, a Gold Sponsor… There must be a secret stash of money in the office somewhere… one we don’t know about.

 

[SharesForBrekky]

For anyone interested when the Nintendo Switch 2 will be revealed across Australia:

The Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Direct Is Just One Week Away And Here's All The Aussie Times

The Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Direct Is Just One Week Away And Here's All The Aussie Times

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[DingoBorat]

I’m more worried obout running out of gifs

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Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day and all that..

 

[7für7]

Oh man, for a moment I was worried it might rise to 24 cents. But now we’re back to our usual routine Bam, 22.5 just like we’re used to…

 

[Gazzafish]

Anyone else feel we are in a “media blackout” period…. Hmmmmmm

 

[7für7]

Anyone else feel we are in a “media blackout” period…. Hmmmmmm

It feels more like a “media black hole” if you ask me…

 

[7für7]

I have this vague feeling that they are holding back any announcements that would lead to a rise in the stock price ( if there is any at all ) until after the transfer to the USA, meaning after the RS. It would have been too good to be true… Can anyone provide a counterargument? I’d welcome that.

 

[Pom down under]

I have this vague feeling that they are holding back any announcements that would lead to a rise in the stock price ( if there is any at all ) until after the transfer to the USA, meaning after the RS. It would have been too good to be true… Can anyone provide a counterargument? I’d welcome that.

 

[Pom down under]

Anyone else feel we are in a “media blackout” period…. Hmmmmmm

We’ve been in a media blackout for years

 

[Tothemoon24]

Neuromorphic Cameras in Astronomy: Unveiling the Future of Celestial Imaging Beyond Conventional Limits​

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
astro-ph.IM
March 26, 2025
LinkedInFacebookTwitter
Filed under astro-ph.IM, astronomy, imaging, Spectroscopy, Stellar Cartography, telescope

High dynamic range of neuromorphic camera: (a) Image of the Trapezium cluster formed by accumulating events in 200ms window from the neuromorphic camera with a slewing telescope, where red represents positive events and green indicates negative vents. (b) Optical image of the Trapezium star cluster observed through the Hubble Space Telescope [86]. (c) Image of Vega and a nearby faint star, ∼ 200′′ apart, demonstrating a dynamic range exceeding 100dB. (d) High dynamic imaging of star Betelgeuse, with a neighbouring faint star visible at roughly ∼ 170′′ distance. — astro-ph.IM
To deepen our understanding of optical astronomy, we must advance imaging technology to overcome conventional frame-based cameras’ limited dynamic range and temporal resolution. Our Perspective paper examines how neuromorphic cameras can effectively address these challenges.
Drawing inspiration from the human retina, neuromorphic cameras excel in speed and high dynamic range by utilizing asynchronous pixel operation and logarithmic photocurrent conversion, making them highly effective for celestial imaging.
We use 1300 mm terrestrial telescope to demonstrate the neuromorphic camera’s ability to simultaneously capture faint and bright celestial sources while preventing saturation effects.
We illustrate its photometric capabilities through aperture photometry of a star field with faint stars. Detection of the faint gas cloud structure of the Trapezium cluster during a full moon night highlights the camera’s high dynamic range, effectively mitigating static glare from lunar illumination.
Our investigations also include detecting meteorite passing near the Moon and Earth, as well as imaging satellites and anthropogenic debris with exceptionally high temporal resolution using a 200mm telescope. Our observations show the immense potential of neuromorphic cameras in advancing astronomical optical imaging and pushing the boundaries of observational astronomy.
Satyapreet Singh Yadav, Bikram Pradhan, Kenil Rajendrabhai Ajudiya, T. S. Kumar, Nirupam Roy, Andre Van Schaik, Chetan Singh Thakur
Comments: Optical astronomy, Neuromorphic camera, Photometry, Event-based, Asynchronous, High dynamic range, High temporal resolution, Meteorite imaging
Subjects: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM); Emerging Technologies (cs.ET); Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE)
Cite as: arXiv:2503.15883 [astro-ph.IM] (or arXiv:2503.15883v1 [astro-ph.IM] for this version)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2503.15883
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Submission history
From: Satyapreet Singh Yadav
[v1] Thu, 20 Mar 2025 06:11:29 UTC (4,364 KB)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.15883
Astrobiology, Astronomy, Stellar Cartography,

Keith Cowing
Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams, Journalist, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na’Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, Devon Island and Everest Base Camp veteran, (he/him)

 

[The Pope]

I have this vague feeling that they are holding back any announcements that would lead to a rise in the stock price ( if there is any at all ) until after the transfer to the USA, meaning after the RS. It would have been too good to be true… Can anyone provide a counterargument? I’d welcome that.

Rather put you on ignore. Done !!

 

[7für7]

Rather put you on ignore. Done !!

Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!

 

[Diogenese]

Neuromorphic Cameras in Astronomy: Unveiling the Future of Celestial Imaging Beyond Conventional Limits​

By Keith Cowing
Status Report
astro-ph.IM
March 26, 2025
LinkedInFacebookTwitter
Filed under astro-ph.IM, astronomy, imaging, Spectroscopy, Stellar Cartography, telescope

High dynamic range of neuromorphic camera: (a) Image of the Trapezium cluster formed by accumulating events in 200ms window from the neuromorphic camera with a slewing telescope, where red represents positive events and green indicates negative vents. (b) Optical image of the Trapezium star cluster observed through the Hubble Space Telescope [86]. (c) Image of Vega and a nearby faint star, ∼ 200′′ apart, demonstrating a dynamic range exceeding 100dB. (d) High dynamic imaging of star Betelgeuse, with a neighbouring faint star visible at roughly ∼ 170′′ distance. — astro-ph.IM
To deepen our understanding of optical astronomy, we must advance imaging technology to overcome conventional frame-based cameras’ limited dynamic range and temporal resolution. Our Perspective paper examines how neuromorphic cameras can effectively address these challenges.
Drawing inspiration from the human retina, neuromorphic cameras excel in speed and high dynamic range by utilizing asynchronous pixel operation and logarithmic photocurrent conversion, making them highly effective for celestial imaging.
We use 1300 mm terrestrial telescope to demonstrate the neuromorphic camera’s ability to simultaneously capture faint and bright celestial sources while preventing saturation effects.
We illustrate its photometric capabilities through aperture photometry of a star field with faint stars. Detection of the faint gas cloud structure of the Trapezium cluster during a full moon night highlights the camera’s high dynamic range, effectively mitigating static glare from lunar illumination.
Our investigations also include detecting meteorite passing near the Moon and Earth, as well as imaging satellites and anthropogenic debris with exceptionally high temporal resolution using a 200mm telescope. Our observations show the immense potential of neuromorphic cameras in advancing astronomical optical imaging and pushing the boundaries of observational astronomy.
Satyapreet Singh Yadav, Bikram Pradhan, Kenil Rajendrabhai Ajudiya, T. S. Kumar, Nirupam Roy, Andre Van Schaik, Chetan Singh Thakur
Comments: Optical astronomy, Neuromorphic camera, Photometry, Event-based, Asynchronous, High dynamic range, High temporal resolution, Meteorite imaging
Subjects: Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM); Emerging Technologies (cs.ET); Neural and Evolutionary Computing (cs.NE)
Cite as: arXiv:2503.15883 [astro-ph.IM] (or arXiv:2503.15883v1 [astro-ph.IM] for this version)
https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2503.15883
Focus to learn more
Submission history
From: Satyapreet Singh Yadav
[v1] Thu, 20 Mar 2025 06:11:29 UTC (4,364 KB)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.15883
Astrobiology, Astronomy, Stellar Cartography,

Keith Cowing
Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Station Payload manager/space biologist, Away Teams, Journalist, Lapsed climber, Synaesthete, Na’Vi-Jedi-Freman-Buddhist-mix, ASL, Devon Island and Everest Base Camp veteran, (he/him)

Hi TTM,

Much of this seems to relate to the DVS side of neuromorphic. It discusses the performance characteristics of the pixels:

"asynchronous pixel operation and logarithmic photocurrent conversion"

"simultaneously capture faint and bright celestial sources"

However, there may be a role for SNN with motion detection:

" detecting meteorite passing near the Moon and Earth, as well as imaging satellites and anthropogenic debris with exceptionally high temporal resolution"

One of the authors, Andre Van Schaik, from WSU, is on our Scientific Advisory Board, and several others are from the Indian Institute of Science.

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Dr. André van Schaik​

Dr. André van Schaik is a pioneer of the field of neuromorphic engineering. He received the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands, in 1990 and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1998.
He has authored more than 300 publications, invented more than 35 patents, and is a founder of four start-up companies: VAST Audio, Personal Audio, Heard Systems, and Optera.
In 1998 he was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Physiology at the University of Sydney, funded by fellowship from the Garnett Passe and Rodney Williams memorial foundation. In 1999 he became a Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering at the University of Sydney and promoted to Reader in 2004.
In 2011 he became a research professor at Western Sydney University and leader of the Biomedical Engineering and Neuromorphic Systems (BENS) Research Program in the MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and development. In 2018, he became the Director of the International Centre of Neuromorphic Systems, a world leading research concentration in the field.
His research focuses on neuromorphic engineering and computational neuroscience.

 

[Diogenese]

Cybersecurity was discussed in Au Parliament today.

I dropped Australian Signals Directorate a gentle hint about Akida, QV, US DoE, and M2 - probably ended up in Spam folder.


... should have used Signal!

 

[Frangipani]

BrainChip CEO on Akida NPU for wearables | BrainChip posted on the topic | LinkedIn

BrainChip CEO Sean Hehir joined Christian Stammel on the Wearable Technologies AG Studio podcast to discuss why BrainChip’s Akida NPU is uniquely positioned to support the future of wearable tech. Together they explore how Akida enables efficient, real-time processing directly on-device -...

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[Luppo71]

 

[Luppo71]

BrainChip CEO on Akida NPU for wearables | BrainChip posted on the topic | LinkedIn

BrainChip CEO Sean Hehir joined Christian Stammel on the Wearable Technologies AG Studio podcast to discuss why BrainChip’s Akida NPU is uniquely positioned to support the future of wearable tech. Together they explore how Akida enables efficient, real-time processing directly on-device -...

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[Frangipani]

Our neuromorphic AI accelerator Akida in Automotive. | Alf Kuchenbuch

Our neuromorphic AI accelerator Akida in Automotive. Bayerischer Hof, Munich.

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Bayerischer Hof is Munich’s famous five star hotel whose guests include celebrities and heads of state, and it is also the venue for the annual Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz (Munich Security Conference) each February.

Our next GSA Automotive Workshop “The Rise of Edge AI in Automotive”, takes place on March 27th in Munich! | Global Semiconductor Alliance

Our next GSA Automotive Workshop “The Rise of Edge AI in Automotive”, takes place on March 27th in Munich! A team from McKinsey & Company will moderate this highly interactive, in-person workshop, which will also include keynotes from automotive thought leaders. Attendees can look forward to...

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[Frangipani]

Qualcomm files antitrust complaints against ARM around the world

Qualcomm has filed complaints alleging anticompetitive practices by processor IP licensor ARM with the European Commission, the US Federal Trade Commission and Korea Fair Trade Commission.

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Qualcomm files antitrust complaints against ARM around the world​

Business news | March 27, 2025
By Peter Clarke
SILICON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ANALOG EDA & CAD TOOLS SEMICONDUCTOR

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Qualcomm Inc. (San Diego, Calif.) has filed complaints alleging anticompetitive practices by processor IP licensor ARM Holdings plc with the European Commission, the US Federal Trade Commission and Korea Fair Trade Commission.​

Bloomberg reports that Qualcomm’s complaint is that ARM – which has operated an open and equitable intellectual property licensing regime for more than 20 years – is now restricting access to technology and exploiting its market dominance as it prepares to operate in competition with its customers.

The multiple filings come after Qualcomm successfully defended itself in a lawsuit filed by ARM in a Delaware court.
In December 2024 the jury found that Qualcomm’s latest AI-PC processors, based on the ARM instruction set, were properly licensed and did not need a separate license to be negotiated. The formal result was a mis-trial, which left Qualcomm free to continue selling its Snapdragon X processors based on the Oryon core for now, but also left the way open for Arm to seek a re-trial, which it is expected to do.

In the trial it was revealed that CEO Rene Haas had written a strategy paper indicating ARM could start designing its own chips. Haas responded that as CEO it was his job to consider multiple possible courses of action and that this one has not been implemented.

Since then it has been reported that ARM is designing a CPU for data centers as a “chip platform” that will be customizable for multiple customers with Meta as the first.

Related links and articles:​

www.arm.com

www.qualcomm.com

 

[Jchandel]

3 more roles have been advertised within the last 2 days. Here is one of them:

We're #hiring a new ASIC Verification Engineer in Laguna Hills, California. | BrainChip

We're #hiring a new ASIC Verification Engineer in Laguna Hills, California. Apply today or share this post with your network.

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