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Interview: XMOS CEO Mark Lippett | Getting Real About Virtual Reality

EE Times Current · 14 Feb 2020 · 43m

What this episode covers

XMOS CEO Mark Lippett explains the company's new Xcore.AI crossover processor, designed to bridge the performance gap between microcontrollers and application processors for low-cost, low-power voice AI at the endpoint. Lippett clarifies that XMOS focuses on consumer premises devices, distinguishing its strategy from Graphcore's server-side AI accelerator business. The episode then shifts to a market analysis of VR and AR by Kevin Crewell of Terius Research, who discusses the maturation of the VR market, the challenges of AR hardware, and the rise of mixed reality headsets like Lynx R1.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
XMOS, Graphcore, Varjo, Magic Leap
Products
Xcore.AI, Oculus Quest, Lynx R1, Tesla Suit, Microsoft HoloLens, Google Glass, Beat Saber
Chips
Qualcomm XR2

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