Embedding Artificial Intelligence onto low-power devices is a challenging task that has been partly overcome with recent advances in machine learning and hardware design. Presently, deep neural networks can be deployed on embedded targets to perform different tasks such as speech recognition, object detection or Human Activity Recognition. However, there is still room for optimization of deep neural networks onto embedded devices. These optimizations mainly address power consumption, memory and real-time constraints, but also an easier deployment at the edge. Moreover, there is still a need for a better understanding of what can be achieved for different use cases. This work focuses on quantization and deployment of deep neural networks onto low-power 32-bit microcontrollers. The quantization methods, relevant in the context of an embedded execution onto a microcontroller, are first outlined. Then, a new framework for end-to-end deep neural networks training, quantization and deploymen
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China Developing its Own CPU Instruction Set Architecture
China has been looking to become self-sufficient in the semiconductor industry, and has recently announced its own Instruction Set Architecture. What is an ISA, why does China want to be self-sufficient, and what do we currently know about the new ISA?
What is an ISA?
An Instruction Set Architecture, or ISA, describes the registers, instruction, and memory model of a CPU. Still, it does not describe the physical implementation (i.e. how the chip implements the instructions). Two processors can be constructed in a fundamentally different way (such as Intel and AMD). Still, if both use the same ISA then they will be able to execute code identically.
Windows 10 on M1 Macs: What you can do (virtualisation, sorta) and can’t (Boot Camp)
Virtualisation is key, but the lack of a consumer version of Microsoft s M1-compatible OS keeps the situation in doubt. Credit: Apple Microsoft
There’s no doubt that Apple’s new M1 Macs have shaken up the marketplace with its low power consumption and fantastic performance even with non-native Mac apps, surprisingly. But users who want to run Windows on the Mac are officially and natively left out in the cold.
Admittedly, those of us who run Windows on a Mac are a distinct minority of the community. I run Windows 10 quite a bit on my iMac for professional reasons (and sharper small fonts), and the M1 Mac s lack of Boot Camp support seemed to be a non-starter for me. And after witnessing the M1’s scintillating performance in the testing for this article, I was not happy about it in the least.
Windows 10 on M1 Macs: What you can do (virtualization, sorta) and can’t (Boot Camp) Virtualization is key, but the lack of a consumer version of Microsoft s M1-compatible OS keeps the situation in doubt.
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There’s no doubt that Apple’s new M1 Macs have shaken up the marketplace with its low power consumption and fantastic performance even with non-native Mac apps, surprisingly. But users who want to run Windows on the Mac are officially and natively left out in the cold.
Admittedly, those of us who run Windows on a Mac are a distinct minority of the community. I run Windows 10 quite a bit on my iMac for professional reasons (and sharper small fonts), and the M1 Mac’s lack of Boot Camp support seemed to be a non-starter for me. And after witnessing the M1’s scintillating performance in the testing for this article, I was not happy about it in the least.