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

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2020-02-14
- Length: 43m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-14-interview-xmos-ceo-mark-lippett-getting-real-about-virtual-reality
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/56027691/

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-14-interview-xmos-ceo-mark-lippett-getting-real-about-virtual-reality#t=1) Introduction and XMOS Overview
- [2:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-14-interview-xmos-ceo-mark-lippett-getting-real-about-virtual-reality#t=174) XMOS Xcore.AI Crossover Processor
- [6:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-14-interview-xmos-ceo-mark-lippett-getting-real-about-virtual-reality#t=403) XMOS vs. Graphcore and Market Positioning
- [9:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-14-interview-xmos-ceo-mark-lippett-getting-real-about-virtual-reality#t=591) VR Market Status and Hype Cycle
- [13:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-14-interview-xmos-ceo-mark-lippett-getting-real-about-virtual-reality#t=802) VR Content, Games, and Hardware Comfort
- [18:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-14-interview-xmos-ceo-mark-lippett-getting-real-about-virtual-reality#t=1117) Mixed Reality and Headset Technology
- [23:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-14-interview-xmos-ceo-mark-lippett-getting-real-about-virtual-reality#t=1390) AR vs. VR Challenges and Terminology
- [30:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-14-interview-xmos-ceo-mark-lippett-getting-real-about-virtual-reality#t=1828) Industrial Applications and Digital Twins
- [37:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-02-14-interview-xmos-ceo-mark-lippett-getting-real-about-virtual-reality#t=2228) Historical Segment: Burglar Alarms and Bell Telephone

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- XMOS (company)
- Xcore.AI (product)
- Graphcore (company)
- Oculus Quest (product)
- Lynx R1 (product)
- Qualcomm XR2 (chip)
- Varjo (company)
- Magic Leap (company)
- Tesla Suit (product)
- Microsoft HoloLens (product)
- Google Glass (product)
- Beat Saber (product)

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