Key Criteria for Choosing the Right ISVs
@Ambarella_Inc's Muneyb Minhazuddin on how to select ISVs. View the full episode of AI With Sally on the EE Times channel at: https://t.co/NbBpWDeyi1 https://t.co/QSE5d8xBfe
SambaNova Skips Intel Acquisition, Secures Funding and Partnership
.@SambaNovaAI cancelled plans to be acquired by Intel, instead raising an oversubscribed Series E. SN's CEO and chief architect told me about a new multi-year tech and go-to-market partnership with Intel, and SN's new silicon for multi-agent workflows: https://t.co/JLMl9PIUGk
Taalas Chip Excels at Llama3.1, but Lacks Flexibility
AI chip startup Taalas @taalas_inc is showing off a chip that can do 16,000 tps/user on Llama3.1-8B, many multiples of its nearest competitor. The catch? The chip ONLY runs Llama3.1-8B, and a model like DeepSeekR1-671B would need 30 separate tapeouts: https://t.co/IJuprQZqaE
HyperAccel Unveils Bertha 500, Low‑latency AI Chip
South Korean AI chip startup HyperAccel @HyperAccel0112 is preparing to launch Bertha 500, an LLM inference accelerator aimed at cost-efficient, low-latency token generation. The company also plans an edge SoC version in partnership with Korean giant LG: https://t.co/TRgQrMNik2
Ex-Altera CEO Leads Vsora to Challenge Nvidia, AMD
Former Altera CEO Sandra Rivera has joined French AI chip startup @vsora_dsp as chair of the board. I had a chat with her about raising Vsora's profile, raising funding, and competing with Nvidia, AMD and the entire landscape of startups...