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Machines That See | Distribution Evolution | Where No TV Show Has Gone Before

EE Times Current · 4 Sept 2020 · 48m

What this episode covers

Jeff Bier, founder of the Embedded Vision Alliance (now Edge AI and Vision Alliance), explains how embedded vision has evolved from expensive industrial inspection to ubiquitous consumer applications like automotive safety and smartphone face ID, driven by domain-specific processors and deep learning. Jens Gamperl, CEO of Sourceability, describes his company's hybrid distribution model, which uses tools like Source Engine to integrate real-time supply chain data directly into design workflows via APIs, bridging the gap between engineering and procurement.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies and companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Embedded Vision Alliance, Sourceability
Products
Source Engine, RCAT
Chips
TPU, RISC-V
Tools
Cadence, Ultra Librarian
Also
Jan Lucun, Resh Rascar, Dave Patterson

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