The "brain" of any modern smartphone is its SoC (system-on-chip), an incredibly complex micromachine. It packs a CPU and GPU, audio and video processing, wireless communication, and power management ...

The ‘neural processing unit’ is being pushed as the next big thing for ‘AI PCs’ and ‘AI smartphones,’ but it won’t eliminate the need for cloud-based AI. Reading time 6 minutes There’s a CPU. There’s ...

NPU processors are taking the tech world by storm by revolutionizing device efficiency and speed Curious about what an NPU (neural processing unit) is and what it does? Here's the lowdown, including ...

Computing power has increased exponentially over the past few decades. We now have cameras on smartphones with incredible computational photography, voice assistants that respond near instantaneously, ...

CPUs and GPUs are old news. These days, the cutting edge is all about NPUs, and hardware manufacturers are talking up NPU performance. The NPU is a computer component designed to accelerate AI tasks ...

NATICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MathWorks, the leading developer of mathematical computing software, today announced the availability of a hardware support package for the Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Neural ...

Rahul Tikoo, a top AMD PC executive, tells CRN that the chip designer is ‘talking to customers’ about ‘use cases’ and ‘potential opportunities’ for a dedicated accelerator chip that is not a GPU but ...

What are spiking neural networks (SNNs)? Why the Akida Pico neural processing unit (NPU) can use so little power to handle machine-learning models. Why neuromorphic computing is important to ...

Nextchip license NeuPro-M NPU to bring powerful and highly efficient AI capabilities to boost performance and capabilities of automotive safety systems ROCKVILLE, Md., April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ...