Why Attend
Limitations of cloud-based AI, such as latency, power consumption, security and cost, have become bottlenecks for the deployment of AI products and services in environments close to data sources. The Edge AI Summit focuses on the challenges of disaggregating AI processing across the edge computing paradigm, from cloud to device via localized ‘fog’ compute nodes near the network edge.
Themes for this year’s summit focus on challenges such as embedding tiny machine learning models on battery-powered devices, using AI for network slicing, applying machine learning to streaming data, and deploying cohesive infrastructure to empower developers to build AI software for the edge.
The Edge AI Summit attracted 150+ technology leaders from across the globe in December 2018, and returns this November for tech companies, device manufacturers and enterprises who are deploying machine learning to the edge.
Who Will Be There
Hardware & Architectures
Hardware Engineers & Architects – IP, IC Design, Architecture & Engineering, Storage, Memory & Interconnect
Systems & Algorithms
Systems Engineers & Architects, Machine Learning & Algorithm Engineers & Architects, Scientists & Researchers – OEMs, Systems Integrators, CSPs
Software & Applications
Software & Application Developers – Enterprise, IoT, Automotive, Robotics etc.
Infrastructure & Networking
Engineers & Architects, Researchers, Partnerships & Ecosystem Development - Telco Operators, Edge Infrastructure, Connectivity
Ajay Nair
Ajay is an accomplished professional with several years of experience in Hardware and Software industries.
He leads teams in Product Marketing, Product Management, Product & Corporate Strategy, M&A, Engineering and Supply chain functions.
Prior to Google, he was Director of Marketing & Product Management at Broadcom, and has held management roles at LSI Corporation and Synopsys.
Anand Joshi
Cheng Wang
CHENG WANG. Senior VP Engineering: Architecture, Software, Silicon. Originally from Shanghai, PRC. BSEECS, UC Berkeley. Cheng has led the architecture, silicon implementation and software development for eFPGA over two generations from 180nm-16nm and now neural inferencing. Two years as VLSI designer at Zoran. MSEE, EE PhD UCLA: designed 5 FPGA chips from 90nm to 40nm. 2013 Distinguished PhD Dissertation Award. 2014 ISSCC Lewis Winner Award for Outstanding Paper. Multiple patents at UCLA and Flex Logix.
Flex Logix’s NMAX platform excels at getting high hardware utilization at batch=1, which is critical for edge applications. Most of the new information is in the 2nd half of the slide deck.
NMAX delivers from 1 to 100+TOPS, as you need, at 10x lower cost and 3-5x lower power than existing solutions because we get 50-80% MAC utilization on tough models, meaning we need less silicon area, and we achieve it with 10x less DRAM bandwidth, meaning less DRAM cost and system power.
Brian Stevenson
Ramya Ravichander
Rashmi Gopinath
Yvonne Lutsch
Platinum Partner
Gold Partner
Flex Logix
Website: http://www.flex-logix.com
Flex Logix’ NMAX inferencing accelerators provide very high throughput and hardware utilization even at batch size = 1, with low system cost and system power.
NMAX MAC utilization is over 50% even at batch size = 1. For most inferencing engines utilization drops dramatically from batch 10 to batch 1 because they stall loading weights. High MAC utilization means less silicon area needed for the same throughput.
NMAX uses proprietary Flex Logix interconnect technology to utilize local, distributed SRAM very efficiently generating very high local bandwidth and dropping DRAM bandwidth requires to that of 1 or 2 LPDDR4 DRAMs, even for YOLOv3 at 30 frames/second. This lowers power and lowers cost.
NMAX will be available in TSMC16FFC/12FFC in mid 2019.
Event Partner
Media Partners
Bloomberg NEF
Website: https://about.bnef.com/
BloombergNEF is a leading provider of primary research on clean energy, advanced transport, digital industry, innovative materials, and commodities.
The Agenda
We're still working on the 2019 agenda, but complete your details to receive a copy of the 2018 agenda which will provide an idea of what's going to be covered.
Watch highlights from the AI Hardware Summit 2018
Register your interest
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With our extensive marketing experience and strategy, your partnership with Kisaco Research will grant you a sponsorship package that is an extension and enhancement of your current marketing and branding efforts. We value your ROI and will work with you directly on your specific goals and targets – that’s why we take special care in finding the most relevant end-users to attend, so that your financial and resource investment is smartly allocated.
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Venue
COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
We're excited to be holding the Edge AI Summit at the Computer History Museum, CA.
With a four-decade history as the world’s leading institution exploring the history of computing and its ongoing impact on society. The Museum is dedicated to the preservation and celebration of computer history and is home to the largest international collection of computing artifacts in the world.
Need accommodation? We recommend one of the below nearby hotels:
- Hampton Inn & Suites Mountain View, 390 Moffett Blvd, Mountain View, CA 94043 (1.3 miles from CHM)
- Hotel Vue, 64W El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040 (3 miles from CHM)
- Hilton Garden Inn, 4216 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA94306 (4 miles from CHM)
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