Powering AI

October 2024
Alphawave Semi Selected for AI Innovation Research Grant from UK Government’s Advanced Research + Invention Agency

Alphawave Semi Selected for AI Innovation Research Grant from UK Government’s Advanced Research + Invention Agency

­Alphawave Semi, a global leader in high-speed connectivity and compute silicon for the world’s technology infrastructure, has been awarded a research grant from the UK's Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA), to remove networking bottlenecks that are limiting AI's growth. Data from Meta indicates
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Date:
10/31/2024
Infineon Introduces DEEPCRAFT Brand for Edge AI Software Solutions and Launches new Ready Models

Thomas Rosteck, President Connected Secure Systems Division at Infineon

­Infineon Technologies AG is further strengthening its AI software portfolio as Edge AI comes to a growing number of consumer and industrial applications. With that in mind, the company introduces DEEPCRAFT™, a new software solution category brand for Edge AI and Machine Learning. Infineon recognizes the hu
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Date:
10/30/2024
KIOXIA Begins Mass Production of Industry’s First QLC UFS Ver. 4.0 Embedded Flash Memory Devices

KIOXIA Begins Mass Production of Industry’s First QLC UFS Ver. 4.0 Embedded Flash Memory Devices

­KIOXIA Europe GmbH today announced that it has begun mass production of the industry’s first Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Ver. 4.0 embedded flash memory devices with 4-bit-per-cell, quadruple-level cell (QLC) technology.  QLC UFS offers a higher bit density than traditional TLC UFS, making it
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Date:
10/30/2024
Why AI is the Perfect Partner for Software Engineers

Charlotte Grinyer - Principal AI Researcher with Thales in the UK

­Each year, National Coding week helps raise the profile of coding and its related career paths in science, technology, mathematics and engineering. In 2024, the focus has been on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its growing importance in the field of coding. Thales in the UK’s Charlotte Grinyer, Principal AI
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Date:
10/25/2024
ADLINK Partners with SimProBot to Launch Tallgeese AI On-Premise Workstation Solution, Boosting Enterprise Productivity with Generative AI

ADLINK and SimProBot have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on building an on-premise AI workstation solution for enterprises.

­ADLINK Technology, a global leader in edge computing solutions, announced a partnership with U.S.-based SimProBot to launch a dedicated on-premise generative AI solution for enterprises. By combining ADLINK’s AI GPU servers and Tallgeese AI software, the solution can deliver robust AI computing capabilities fo
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Date:
10/25/2024
Renesas Collaborates with Intel on Best-in-Class Power Management Solution for New Intel Core Ultra 200V Series Processors

Renesas Collaborates with Intel on Best-in-Class Power Management Solution for New Intel Core Ultra 200V Series Processors

­Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a collaboration with Intel resulting in a power management solution that delivers best-in-class battery efficiency for laptops based on the new Intel® Core™ Ultra 200V series.   Collaborating closely wit
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Date:
10/24/2024
Microchip Releases 20 Advanced Wi-Fi Products for Industrial and Commercial Applications

Microchip Releases 20 Advanced Wi-Fi Products for Industrial and Commercial Applications

With Industry 4.0, the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI), digitized manufacturing and the age of IoT everything, the demand for wireless connectivity in commercial and industrial applications is growing at an exceptional pace. These applications typically require reliable connectivity that can withstand ex
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Date:
10/15/2024
Axiado's AI-Driven Dynamic Thermal Management Solution Cuts Cooling Costs in Half and Boosts Security in AI Data Centers

Axiado's AI-Driven Dynamic Thermal Management Solution Cuts Cooling Costs in Half and Boosts Security in AI Data Centers

Axiado Corporation, a leading AI-driven, hardware-anchored platform security solutions company, today announced its Dynamic Thermal Management (DTM) solution, powered by Axiado’s Trusted Control/Compute Unit (TCU), which is transforming the energy efficiency of AI data centers. The DTM solution, a practical imp
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Date:
10/14/2024
Flex Power Modules Launches New Digital Intermediate Bus Converters for AI Applications in Data Centers

Flex Power Modules Launches New Digital Intermediate Bus Converters for AI Applications in Data Centers

­Flex Power Modules, a Flex company and leading provider of advanced power conversion solutions, today launchednewIntermediate Bus Converters (IBC) designed for data centres powering AI, machine learning, and cloud applications. With the new products, the company is expanding the breadth of its portfolio of di
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Date:
10/14/2024
Navitas Delivers More Power for AI & EV with Extended GaNSafe Portfolio

Navitas Delivers More Power for AI & EV with Extended GaNSafe Portfolio

­Navitas Semiconductor, the only pure-play, next-generation power semiconductor company and industry leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs and silicon carbide (SiC) technology, has announced that its high-power GaNSafe family is now available in a TOLT (Transistor Outline Leaded Top-side cooling) package.  The GaNSafe fam
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Date:
10/09/2024
Sharper Shape Bolsters Utility Inspection Offering with AI-powered Asset Insights for Automated Component Identification and Defect Detection

Sharper Shape Bolsters Utility Inspection Offering with AI-powered Asset Insights for Automated Component Identification and Defect Detection

­Sharper Shape, a pioneer in utility asset management solutions, launches its new Asset Insights digital twin software, to simplify and streamline inspection and maintenance schedules across the electric utilities industry, while providing greater asset visibility. Building on its existing Asset Management module within it
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Date:
10/08/2024
Imagimob's Edge AI Solutions are now Available for the AURIX Product Family

Imagimob has enhanced its automotive machine learning portfolio by integrating machine learning capabilities into Infineon's Automotive ASIL-D complaint MCUs like AURIXTM TC3x and AURIX TC4x

­Autonomous and automated driving is a megatrend in the automotive industry, along with electrification. AI plays a critical role in this trend, enabling vehicles to detect pedestrians, analyze driver behavior, recognize traffic signs, and control trajectories, among many other use cases. A key enabler of this is
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Date:
10/07/2024
Noteworthy AI Mobilizes Tech-Driven Damage Assessment Crew in Southeast to Aid Hurricane Helene Recovery

Chris Ricciuti, Founder and CEO of Noteworthy AI

As Hurricane Helene wreaks havoc across the Southeastern U.S., electric utilities scramble to restore power and assess damage to critical infrastructure. In response to this crisis, Noteworthy AI, a tech startup specializing in AI-powered vehicle-mounted camera systems for utilities, has mobilized a
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Date:
10/07/2024
Eaton Enables Data Centers to Meet the Growing Physical Demands of AI Computing

Eaton Enables Data Centers to Meet the Growing Physical Demands of AI Computing

­Intelligent power management company Eaton announced the North American launch of its Eaton Heavy-Duty SmartRack enclosures, a new solution that helps data center operators and IT managers accommodate the increasing physical needs of generative AI computing infrastructure in enterprise, colocation and hyperscale da
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Date:
10/03/2024
TDK Develops

Ceramic package equipped with the spin-memristor developed by TDK

­TDK Corporation announces the development of a neuromorphic element called a “spin-memristor” that has very low power consumption. By mimicking the energy-efficient operation of the human brain, this element could cut the power consumption of AI applications down to 1/100th of traditional devices. Col
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Date:
10/02/2024
Empower Debuts Revolutionary AI Power Delivery Platform to Solve Critical Technology Roadblock

Empower Debuts Revolutionary AI Power Delivery Platform to Solve Critical Technology Roadblock

­Empower Semiconductor, the world leader in integrated voltage regulators (IVRs), unveiled the Crescendo vertical power delivery platform to address the growing power demands of artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) applications. Featuring Empower’s proprietary FinFast™ technology, th
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Date:
10/02/2024
Infineon Introduces the Industry's First 20 Gbps Universal USB Peripheral Controller

The EZ-USB™ FX20 programmable USB peripheral controller enables developers to create USB devices that meet the highest performance requirements in AI, image processing and emerging applications.

­Infineon Technologies AG announced the addition of the EZ-USB™ FX20 programmable USB peripheral controller to its EZ-USB product family. It enables developers to create USB devices that meet the highest performance requirements in AI, image processing and emerging applications. The EZ-USB FX20 peripheral co
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Date:
10/02/2024
How AI is Challenging Data Center Infrastructures

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­Driven by emerging applications including cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI / ML), the energy consumed by data centers is very significant and set to grow rapidly to meet user demands. According to a recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), data centers consumed 460
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Date:
10/01/2024
Gaps in Battery Data are Jeopardising Energy Transition

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­The energy transition is in many ways a story of the rise of batteries. A recent International Energy Agency reportnoted that delivering COP28 climate targets will depend on our ability to scale up battery deployment, which could treble renewable energy capacity and double the pace of energy efficiency improvements by
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Date:
10/01/2024
How Advances in AI Could Remove the Roadblocks to Renewable Electricity

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Figure 1: Query screen to help operator plan electricity traffic on the network

­In the Netherlands, a solar power boom isbeing undermined by a grid capacity crunch, hindering its progress on climate change targets. Problems connecting to the grid are also holding up the energy transition withsome 930 gigawatts of renewable generating capacity currently held up in grid interconnection qu
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Date:
10/01/2024
Onwards to The Battery Show

Jason Lomberg, North American Editor, PSD

­By the time you read this, we’ll either be right on the verge – or in the immediate aftermath – of The Battery Show, which is quickly becoming not just a critical show for energy storage, but one of the most important automotive events of the year. 2024’s gala will be held October 7-10, at the Hu
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Date:
10/01/2024