Qualcomm is bringing AI to its mid-range mobile chip lineup with the Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Mobile Platform, the company announced. The new chips also promise improved CPU and GPU performance, lower power requirements and faster Wi-Fi and mobile connectivity compared to the previous chip. The new AI features are made possible with support for Qualcom's on-device Gen AI support, allowing voice-activated assistants, background noise reduction during calls and more. It's also the first 6-series Snapdragon processor with support for INT4 that allows generative AI to run more efficiently on small devices. Qualcomm is also promising 11 percent improved CPU performance via its latest Kryo CPU and a 29 percent boost in GPU performance.

EIZO has released an article explaining the benefits NVIDIA's Ampere brings to its embedded systems to support both traditional render applications as well as GPGPU operations like target detection using both traditional and AI/ML methods. Autonomous vehicles such as UAVs must have the highest efficiency computing systems to ensure accurate vision and perception in SWaP (Size, Weight, and Power)-restricted environments while not sacrificing performance. High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems running at the edge require the utmost powerful GPGPU processing hardware per watt to assure advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms can execute on the expected workflows. Most importantly, lives depend on the systems used in mission-critical environments. The computer systems completing the sensor analysis and mathematical calculations require extreme accuracy to ensure missions are safe and successful.

BROOMFIELD, Colo., Sept. 4, 2020 -- Liqid, provider of the composable infrastructure platform, announced a collaboration with global Cloud and Data Center infrastructure leader Broadcom to deliver the first PCI-Express (PCIe) Gen 4.0 Fabric Reference Design Kit (RDK). To further drive data center adoption of the high-speed PCIe connectivity, the two companies have built a managed-fabric solution powered by Liqid Command Center orchestration software and Broadcom PEX88000 PCIe Gen 4.0 switches to enable research and development departments to quickly evaluate and accelerate deployment of Gen 4.0 solutions in the marketplace for next generation data center applications. "Edge and 5G computing, AI ML workloads, high-value HPC applications, and composable infrastructure deployments are all use cases that benefit significantly from high-speed data transfers and low latency PCIe Gen 4.0 solutions," said Jas Tremblay, Vice President and General Manager of the Data Center Storage Group, Broadcom. "Through our joint efforts, Liqid and Broadcom empower companies to deliver PCIe Gen 4.0 solutions that offer scalable performance, composable architecture, ease of management, and superior power efficiency for applications driving innovation across vertical markets." PCIe Gen 4.0 doubles the throughput over Gen 3.0, achieving bandwidth of up to 256 GT/s per port, substantially reducing transfer time for big data applications.