Semiconductor Engineering

Is In-Memory Compute Still Alive?

In-memory computing (IMC) has had a rough go, with the most visible attempt at commercialization falling short. And while some companies have pivoted to digital and others have outright abandoned the ...
EDN

Analog in-memory compute tackles the AI inference conundrum

An analog in-memory compute chip claims to solve the power/performance conundrum facing artificial intelligence (AI) inference applications by facilitating energy efficiency and cost reductions ...
Nasdaq

Compute-In-Memory APU Achieves GPU-Class AI Performance at a Fraction of the Energy Cost

The researchers’ findings point to significant opportunities for GSI Technology as customers increasingly require performance-per-watt gains across various industries, including Edge AI for ...
NextBigFuture

Analog in-memory Computing Attention Mechanism for Fast and Energy-efficient Large Language Models

A Nature paper describes an innovative analog in-memory computing (IMC) architecture tailored for the attention mechanism in large language models (LLMs). They want to drastically reduce latency and ...
Business Wire

Sagence AI Emerges from Stealth Tackling Economic Viability of Inference Hardware for Generative AI

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sagence AI™ today emerged from stealth unveiling a groundbreaking advanced analog in-memory compute architecture that directly addresses the untenable ...
Semiconductor Engineering

In Memory, At Memory, Near Memory: What Would Goldilocks Choose?

The children’s fairy tale of ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’ describes the adventures of Goldi as she tries to choose among three choices for bedding, chairs, and bowls of porridge. One meal is “too ...
SiliconANGLE

Chip startup d-Matrix raises $275M to speed up inference with in-memory compute

Chip startup d-Matrix Inc. today disclosed that it has raised $275 million in funding to support its commercialization efforts. The Series C round was led by Bullhound Capital, Triatomic Capital and ...
SiliconANGLE

Compute-in-memory chip startup Mythic raises $125M round

Chip startup Mythic Inc. today announced that it has closed a $125 million funding round led by DCVC. The venture capital firm was joined by NEA, Softbank KR, Honda Motor Co. and a long list of other ...
Electronic Design

5 Ways CXL Will Transform Computing

Compute Express Link (CXL) devices can take advantage of available PCIe interfaces to open an additional conduit that complements the overtaxed memory bus. More lanes, more data movement, more ...