Project description
Next-generation artificial intelligence processor beating the accuracy–power consumption trade-off
Over recent years, deep neural networks (DNNs) that can simulate human perception have been applied with great success to hundreds of problems in health, robotics, finance and gaming. Although they achieve superior accuracy through the use of large and deep models, the cost of their computational complexity is high. The EU-funded Reexen project aims to address this challenge by developing an extremely efficient artificial-intelligence processor supporting DNN-based edge applications. The technology uses mixed signal circuits for deep learning inference computing, breaking the limitations of Moore's law in traditional digital circuits. The chip design enables 30 trillion operations per watt per second, which is far more efficient than purely digital-based neural network accelerators.
Objective
"Since the breakthrough application of Deep Neural Networks algorithms (DNNs) to speech and image recognition, the number of applications that use DNNs has exploded, achieving the highest accuracy in a myriad of contexts (health, robotics, finance, gaming, etc.). However, their superior accuracy comes at the cost of high computational complexity.
Current approaches to solve this challenge are cloud-based, incurring in high power consumption and high latency, given their communication needs. Although cloud approaches are suitable for some context, they are suboptimal for real-time applications running on embedded or mobile devices (with limited battery capacity and requiring fast responses).
REEXEN appears to bring a solution to this challenge: an extremely efficient AI processor (a semiconductor chip) specifically designed for supporting DNN-based edge applications. By exploiting state-of-the-art semiconductor technologies in mixed-signal circuits and in-memory processing, REEXEN obtains the best power-efficiency when executing DNN algorithms, in terms of maximum throughput per energy unit consumption (30 TOPs/W). By reducing the ""distance"" between data generation (sensors), data storage (memory) and data processing (core processor or nucleus), and by eliminating A/D conversions, REEXEN also achieves minimum latency (<10ms) and fabrication area, thus also reducing the overall cost of production.
REEXEN completely aligns with the EU approach to AI, as an enabling technology that will allow the development of current industry-transversal smart services and the implementation of future new ones.
Our company is 100% focused on developing next generation of ultra-low power neural network processors. From the successful results of our early prototyping for audio applications, REEXEN project will attract the best talent and additional financing to build the business around our technology and increase our company size, international presence and job generation."
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H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
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SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1
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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
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8001 ZURICH
Switzerland
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