# From Data Centers to Devices – The Ongoing [R]Evolution of AI Computing

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2022-02-11
- Length: 45m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-02-11-from-data-centers-to-devices-the-ongoing-r-evolution-of-ai-computing
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/wb-ep172/

## Summary

Matt Gutierrez, Senior Director of Marketing at Synopsys, discusses the migration of AI computing from centralized data centers to the network edge. He explains that this shift is driven by the need for low latency, data privacy, and power efficiency, enabled by smaller neural networks and specialized hardware like NPUs and TPUs. Gutierrez details how Synopsys supports this through its ARC processor IP portfolio and EDA tools, helping engineers manage the complexity of heterogeneous processing platforms for edge devices.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-02-11-from-data-centers-to-devices-the-ongoing-r-evolution-of-ai-computing#t=0) Introduction and Industry News
- [6:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-02-11-from-data-centers-to-devices-the-ongoing-r-evolution-of-ai-computing#t=390) Drivers of AI at the Edge
- [9:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-02-11-from-data-centers-to-devices-the-ongoing-r-evolution-of-ai-computing#t=550) Privacy and Security Concerns
- [11:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-02-11-from-data-centers-to-devices-the-ongoing-r-evolution-of-ai-computing#t=678) Use Cases: Smart Speakers to Autonomous Driving
- [21:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-02-11-from-data-centers-to-devices-the-ongoing-r-evolution-of-ai-computing#t=1316) Challenges: Data Volume and Model Complexity
- [32:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-02-11-from-data-centers-to-devices-the-ongoing-r-evolution-of-ai-computing#t=1950) Hardware Specialization and Heterogeneous Processing
- [40:50](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-02-11-from-data-centers-to-devices-the-ongoing-r-evolution-of-ai-computing#t=2450) Synopsys ARC IP and Tooling

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Synopsys (company)
- Virage Logic (company)
- ARC (product)
- NVIDIA (company)
- Arm (company)
- Intel (company)
- RISC-V (other)
- Alexa (product)
- Siri (product)
- Bixby (product)
- TPU (product)
- NPU (product)

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