Google's Coral NPU Integrated into Synaptics SL2610 Edge AI SoCs
Google has introduced the Coral NPU, a full-stack, open-source, RISC-V-based platform for always-on AI on low-power edge devices and wearables.
The Coral NPU aims to address software fragmentation on entry-level AI accelerators, making them difficult to program. By releasing an open-source NPU and associated source code, Google hopes its design will be adopted by silicon vendors, reduce software fragmentation, and help machine learning (ML) developers bring products to market faster.
The first chip to integrate the Coral NPU is the upcoming Synaptics Astra SL2610 family.
Google hopes its design will be adopted by silicon vendors, reduce software fragmentation over time, and help machine learning (ML) developers bring products to market faster.
Author's summary: Google introduces Coral NPU for edge AI devices.