Question: What companies are pioneer in Edge AI and Neuromorphic...

Question: What companies are pioneer in Edge AI and Neuromorphic Technology?

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Edge AI:

1. NVIDIA: Known for its GPUs, NVIDIA has been at the forefront of AI hardware, including GPUs tailored for edge computing and AI processing on devices like the NVIDIA Jetson series.

2. Intel: Intel has been involved in developing AI solutions for edge devices, including their Intel Movidius VPU (Vision Processing Unit) and the OpenVINO toolkit for optimizing and deploying AI models on edge devices.

3. Qualcomm: A key player in mobile technologies, Qualcomm has been working on AI solutions for mobile and edge devices, with products like the Qualcomm AI Engine and Snapdragon platforms.

4. Google: Google has been active in bringing AI to edge devices, with initiatives such as TensorFlow Lite for on-device machine learning and the Coral platform for edge TPU (Tensor Processing Unit) acceleration.

5. ARM: ARM provides architecture and designs for processors used in many edge devices. They are involved in optimizing AI workloads for their architectures, enabling AI on a wide range of devices.

Neuromorphic Technology:

1. IBM: IBM has been working on neuromorphic computing with its TrueNorth chip, designed to mimic the architecture and function of the human brain. IBM Research continues to explore neuromorphic hardware.

2. Intel (via Loihi): Intel's Loihi is a neuromorphic research chip designed for efficient and flexible neuromorphic computing. It aims to process information in a way that mirrors the human brain.

3. BrainChip: BrainChip focuses on neuromorphic computing solutions. Their Akida Neuromorphic System-on-Chip (NSoC) is designed for edge applications, offering low-power AI processing.

4. SpiNNaker (University of Manchester): While not a company, the SpiNNaker project from the University of Manchester is noteworthy. It focuses on developing a massively parallel neuromorphic computing system.

5. DARPA SyNAPSE Program (IBM, HRL Laboratories, and others): The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) SyNAPSE program involved collaboration between various organizations, including IBM and HRL Laboratories, to develop neuromorphic hardware.