Femtosense, Inc. and ABOV Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Enters into Partnership to Provide High-Performing, Energy-Efficient MCUs
December 19, 2023 at 01:50 pm EST
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Consumer-goods manufacturers can now deliver AI-native products that meet energy-saving standards in high volumes at lower costs, due to a new partnership between on-device AI innovator Femtosense and ABOV Semiconductor, a leading supplier of motor controls, sensors, remote controls and microcontrollers (MCUs) for digital appliances and home automation systems. At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, January 9-12, Femtosense will show its Sparse Processing Unit 001 (SPU-001) AI inference processor, which enables ultra-low-power AI features that are ready for deployment in hearable and Internet of Things (IoT) products such as true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds, headsets, hearing aids, remote controls--and now home appliances--with the collaboration with ABOV. Until now, home appliance manufacturers were unable to add AI features on-device to many mass market products due to the prohibitive power consumption and cost of other AI-capable chips. Femtosense's first generation AI technology enables voice control and other AI functions in energy and cost-sensitive appliances and devices by leveraging sparse mathematics to strip away the unnecessary work in AI and significantly improve efficiency.
ABOV Semiconductor Co., Ltd is a Korea-based company engaged in the development and manufacture of semiconductor chips. The Company mainly produces general purpose micro-controller units (MCUs), including flash type for household appliances as well as audio and video equipment, and one time programmable (OTP) type for small-sized household appliances and remote controllers, and special MCUs, mainly used for environment, sensors, voice integrated circuits (ICs) and others. In addition, the Company provides peripheral ICs and others. Its main customers are Samsung, LG, Midea, Haier, Dension and others. On January 1, 2013, the Company merged with its wholly owned subsidiary, ETA CHIPS CO., which is mainly engaged in the semiconductor and software.