BrainChip

BrainChip Holdings Ltd is a technology company specializing in neuromorphic computing and artificial intelligence. The company's flagship product is the Akida neuromorphic system-on-chip (NSoC), which mimics the neural networks of the human brain for efficient data processing. Akida is designed to enable ultra-low power, high-performance AI at the edge, allowing for real-time learning, classification, and inference without relying on cloud connectivity.

BrainChip's Akida technology offers several advantages over traditional AI approaches, including lower power consumption, faster processing, and the ability to learn and adapt in real-time. The Akida NSoC incorporates sensor interfaces for various inputs such as imaging, Lidar, audio, and analogous signals, as well as high-speed data interfaces. It utilizes spiking neural networks (SNNs) and can perform both inference and on-chip learning.

The company has developed the Akida Development Environment, a machine learning framework that allows developers to create, train, and test spiking neural networks for use with the Akida NSoC. BrainChip has also introduced the BrainChip Studio software suite for video analytics, which uses AI to perform tasks such as object recognition and facial classification.

In September 2023, BrainChip announced the early access availability of its second-generation Akida IP solution, expanding its potential applications across various sectors including smart homes, transportation, and industrial IoT. The company has been actively pursuing commercialization, with the AKD1500 chip taped out in GlobalFoundries' 22nm FD-SOI process as of January 2023.