Powering AI

April 2024
Combining GaN and Liquid Cooling for Greater Energy Efficiency in AI Data Centers

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Figure 1: Projected electricity consumption of data centers (2015 – 2030) [6]

The data center industry is at a crossroads, facing unprecedented transformation due to the surge in generative AI and other emerging technologies. This surge has massively increased the power consumption on servers, putting a strain on data centers around the world. Data centers already account for about 2 perce
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Date:
04/30/2024
Hey Dave, I've got an Idea for You. What's the Potential of AI-led Workshopping?

Hey Dave, I've got an Idea for You. What's the Potential of AI-led Workshopping?

­In a paper published in JOSPT Open (Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy), UTS Graduate School of Health Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy Dr Joshua Pate and PhD candidate Rebecca Fechner write that AI chatbots offer a novel avenue for idea generation, simulating multidisciplinary workshops that tr
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Date:
04/24/2024
International Balance of Power Determined by Chinese Control Over Emerging Technologies, Study Shows

Maria Papageorgiou from the University of Exeter

­The fierce competition between China and the United States of America for control of emerging technologies such as AI and 5G will determine the international balance of power, a new study says. Developments in quantum computing, the Internet of Things, and Big Data have transformed the global order and have
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Date:
04/24/2024
STMicroelectronics Extends Edge-AI Sensor Family With Inertial Module for Intensive Movement Analysis

STMicroelectronics Extends Edge-AI Sensor Family With Inertial Module for Intensive Movement Analysis

­The LSM6DSV32X 6-axis inertial module (IMU) from STMicroelectronics has a large accelerometer full-scale range of 32g and 4000 degrees-per-second (dps) gyroscope to measure intensive movements and impacts, including freefall height estimation. Ready to drive future generations of edge-AI applications, th
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Date:
04/18/2024
Semiconductor Chips Drive Innovation in AI and Industries, Says GlobalData

Saurabh Daga, Associate Project Manager for Disruptive Tech at GlobalData

­Semiconductor chips are driving a transformative wave across technology, healthcare, automotive, telecom, and power industries. These chips, particularly those fueling AI capabilities, are fundamentally reshaping industries, ushering in a new era of innovation and efficiency gains, according to GlobalData, a
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Date:
04/17/2024
New A.I. Project Will Allow Industrial Robots to be More Freethinking

New A.I. Project Will Allow Industrial Robots to be More Freethinking

­Robots are increasingly being used in industry, and in future they will need to adapt to unforeseen events and changes in their environment much more than today, including when they work with humans. A new international research project is addressing this issue using artificial intelligence. The project i
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Date:
04/17/2024
Microchip Technology Acquires Neuronix AI Labs

Yaron Raz, CEO of Neuronix AI Labs

­Microchip Technology has acquired Neuronix AI Labs to expand its capabilities for power-efficient, AI-enabled edge solutions deployed on field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Neuronix AI Labs provides neural network sparsity optimization technology that enables a reduction in power, size and calculations fo
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Date:
04/15/2024
Microcontrollers for Embedded AI Application Development Receive Safety Assessment from Fraunhofer IKS

Infineon addresses new embedded AI requirements with the AURIX™ TC4x microcontroller (MCU) family, which meets the AI-specific safety requirements to achieve SAFE AI compliance, as proposed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS.

­In the automotive industry, embedded AI is becoming increasingly important for safety-critical real-time applications. However, this also creates new requirements and standards that must be considered during the complete product lifecycle. Infineon Technologies AG addresses these new requirements with the AU
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Date:
04/10/2024