SAN JOSE, Calif., March 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- QuickLogic
Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK), a developer of ultra-low power
multi-core voice-enabled SoCs, embedded FPGA IP, and Endpoint AI
solutions, and Antmicro, a high-tech company focusing on
introducing open technologies to modern edge computing systems and
an edge AI ecosystem leader, today announced QuickFeather™, a small
form factor development board perfectly positioned to enable the
next generation of low-power Machine Learning (ML) capable IoT
devices.
According to a January 19th, 2020
article on the Forbes website, the global Machine Learning market
will grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 42.8% from 2018 to
2024, reaching $30.6B in four years.
The QuickFeather board is designed to help facilitate that growth
by simplifying the implementation of ML algorithms on endpoint IoT
devices.
On top of the open source hardware design, available on GitHub
today, Antmicro has also added support for the QuickFeather board
in the Zephyr Real Time Operating System (RTOS) as well as in its
open source Renode simulation framework.
The QuickFeather board is powered by QuickLogic's EOS™ S3, the
first FPGA-enabled SoC to be fully supported in the Zephyr RTOS,
with flexible eFPGA logic integrated with an Arm Cortex®-M4F
MCU and functionality such as:
- 16-Mbit of flash memory
- MC3635 accelerometer
- Infineon DPS310 pressure sensor
- Infineon IM69D130 PDM digital microphone
- User button and RGB LED
- Powered from USB or a single Li-Po battery
- Integrated battery charger
- USB data signals tied to programmable logic
The QuickFeather development board was created to give
developers a powerful and effective way to explore the
functionality of the EOS S3 platform and enable compatibility with
extensions available for the Feather PCB format from Adafruit,
recently also added as a Zephyr Project member. As announced in
late 2019, the EOS S3 is supported in Antmicro's Renode open source
simulation framework for rapid prototyping, development and testing
of multi-node systems, offering a more efficient hardware/software
co-design approach. Utilizing Renode gives developers the
flexibility and functionality to fully evaluate the QuickFeather
development board across a number of deployment and configuration
scenarios with or without access to hardware.
"An open hardware development board for a cost effective,
FPGA-enabled SoC platform coupled with useful sensors, supported in
a mainstream open source RTOS and the open source Renode simulation
framework, QuickFeather is ideally positioned for use in tiny ML
applications such as SensiML's AI Software Platform and Google's
TensorFlow Lite," said Michael
Gielda, vice president of business development at Antmicro.
"We are proud to be helping QuickLogic build an open hardware and
software ecosystem that can serve as a model for the entire
industry."
"Machine learning applications are being deployed at an amazing
rate and the new QuickFeather board will further accelerate that
trend," said Brian Faith, president
and chief executive officer of QuickLogic. "Developers love the
fact that it and its associated Renode simulation framework are
open source, making it even more attractive for implementing ML
algorithms on endpoint IoT applications."
Availability
The QuickFeather board with integrated
EOS S3 voice and sensor processing SoC, and the Renode simulation
environment are all sampling now and will be available in early
Q2.
About Antmicro
Antmicro is a software-driven tech
company developing modern edge AI systems for various branches of
industry. Antmicro provides applied R&D for customers
worldwide, offering assistance in prototyping, new product
development and adoption of modern embedded technologies, both
hardware and software. Antmicro's projects involve a broad range of
open source technologies such as RISC-V, Renode, Zephyr,
TensorFlow, ROS, Linux and Android. Antmicro is a Platinum Founding
Member of the RISC-V Foundation, as well as a member of the Linux
Foundation, Zephyr Project and CHIPS Alliance.
About QuickLogic
QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK)
is a fabless semiconductor company that develops low power,
multi-core semiconductor platforms and Intellectual Property (IP)
for Artificial Intelligence (AI), voice and sensor processing. The
solutions include embedded FPGA IP (eFPGA) for hardware
acceleration and pre-processing, and heterogeneous multi-core SoCs
that integrate eFPGA with other processors and peripherals. The
Analytics Toolkit from our recently acquired wholly owned
subsidiary, SensiML Corporation, completes the end-to-end solution
with accurate sensor algorithms using AI technology. The full range
of platforms, software tools and eFPGA IP enables the practical and
efficient adoption of AI, voice and sensor processing across
mobile, wearable, hearable, consumer, industrial, edge and endpoint
IoT. For more information, visit www.quicklogic.com and
https://www.quicklogic.com/blog/.
QuickLogic and logo are registered trademarks and EOS is a
trademark of QuickLogic. Renode is a trademark of Antmicro. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective holders and
should be treated as such.
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