{"id":625916,"date":"2024-06-28T13:30:42","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T10:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/samsung-backs-worlds-most-powerful-ai-chip-for-edge-devices\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T13:30:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T10:30:42","slug":"samsung-backs-worlds-most-powerful-ai-chip-for-edge-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/samsung-backs-worlds-most-powerful-ai-chip-for-edge-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"#Samsung backs \u2018world\u2019s most powerful\u2019 AI chip for edge devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a418837e772a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a418837e772a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/samsung-backs-worlds-most-powerful-ai-chip-for-edge-devices\/#Democratising_AI\" >Democratising AI\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eindhoven-based startup Axelera has raised $68mn as it looks to take its AI chip business global. One of the lead investors is Samsung Catalyst, the venture arm of semiconductor giant Samsung Electronics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Axelera is developing chips, known as AI processing units (AIPUs), that enable computer vision and generative AI in\u00a0devices like robots and drones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Axelera builds the AIPUs as well as the software that runs them. Dubbed Metis, the startup claims that it is the world\u2019s most powerful AI chip for edge devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The AI chips are, in effect, tiny data centres located within the device. By negating the need to upload or <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download<\/a> data to a centralised cloud server, the chips speed up data processing. They also minimises energy use.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s more, Axelera leverages what\u2019s known as in-memory computing. That\u2019s when data is stored in the main memory (RAM) instead of on traditional disk storage. This makes for even faster data processing and retrieval.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference 2025 &#8211; Back to NDSM on June 19-20, 2025 &#8211; Save the date!<\/p>\n<p>As we wrapped up our incredible 2024 edition, we&#8217;re pleased to announce our return to Amsterdam NDSM in 2025. Registration now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The startup\u2019s chips thus deliver high computing performance at a fraction of the cost and energy consumption of centralised AI processing units, said the startup.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo truly harness the value of AI, organisations need a solution that delivers high-performance and efficiency while balancing cost,\u201d said Fabrizio Del Maffeo, co-founder and CEO at Axelera AI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1408022 size-full js-lazy\" alt=\"axelera-AI-chip\" width=\"1640\" height=\"923\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/06\/axelera-AI-chip.jpg\"\/><figcaption>Axelera claims it has built the world\u2019s most powerful AI processing unit for edge devices.\u00a0Credit: Axelera<\/figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1408022 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/06\/axelera-AI-chip.jpg\" alt=\"axelera-AI-chip\" width=\"1640\" height=\"923\" srcset=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Democratising_AI\"><\/span><b>Democratising AI\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Axelera\u2019s chips make use of the instruction set architecture (ISA) RISC-V. An ISA acts like a bridge between the hardware and the software. It specifies both what the processor is capable of doing as well as how it gets done.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RISC-V is a<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">low-cost, efficient, and flexible<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ISA that can be customised to specific use cases. Crucially, unlike most ISAs, it is open source, which means no single entity controls it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur mission is to democratise access to artificial intelligence,\u201d said Del Maffeo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By specialising in edge AI, and developing both the software and hardware components, Axelera looks to give itself a competitive edge in a booming AI chip market dominated by the likes of Nvidia, Intel, and IBM.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking of IBM, Del Maffeo, who previously worked at Belgium-based tech lab Imec, co-founded Axelera alongside Evangelos Eleftheriou, a former veteran at the American tech giant.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Axelera plans to put its AI processing units into full production in the latter half of this year. It looks to expand its presence in North America, where it already has an office, and into new industries such as automotive, digital healthcare, and surveillance. The startup is also exploring the development of high performance AI chips for data centres and supercomputers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hailing from Eindhoven, Axelera exists in one of the most mature semiconductor tech hubs in the world. The city is home to Philips-founded <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NXP Semiconductors and ASML, which produces chip-making machines for almost every major semiconductor manufacturer on Earth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This latest funding round brings Axelera\u2019s total raised to $120mn. New investors include the Samsung Catalyst Fund, European Innovation Council Fund, Innovation Industries Strategic Partnership Fund, and Invest-NL.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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One of the lead investors is Samsung Catalyst, the venture arm of semiconductor giant Samsung Electronics.\u00a0\u00a0 Axelera is developing chips, known as AI processing units (AIPUs), that enable computer vision and generative AI in\u00a0devices like robots and drones. 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