# AI at the Edge – Myth or Reality

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2022-11-11
- Length: 30m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-11-11-ai-at-the-edge-myth-or-reality
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/91282060/

## Summary

Renesas Electronics EVP Silas Chitapetti explains how the convergence of AI, IoT, and 5G creates 'intelligent' devices through AIoT, shifting processing from the cloud to the edge. He details Renesas' strategy of embedding AI acceleration in microcontrollers and microprocessors, supported by the acquisition of Reality AI to handle industrial machine learning workloads. Chitapetti highlights specific use cases like predictive maintenance using current sensing, vision-based authentication, and robotic food preparation, noting that these edge AI applications reduce hardware costs and improve response times.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-11-11-ai-at-the-edge-myth-or-reality#t=3) Introduction: Silas Chitapetti and Renesas Electronics
- [4:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-11-11-ai-at-the-edge-myth-or-reality#t=249) Chitapetti's Background: Bell Labs, Conexant, and IDT
- [8:59](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-11-11-ai-at-the-edge-myth-or-reality#t=539) The AIoT Convergence: AI, IoT, and 5G Maturing Together
- [11:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-11-11-ai-at-the-edge-myth-or-reality#t=697) Connectivity Challenges: 5G Private Networks and Wi-Fi Coexistence
- [13:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-11-11-ai-at-the-edge-myth-or-reality#t=814) Renesas' Tiny ML Strategy: Hardware, Reality AI, and Ecosystem
- [15:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-11-11-ai-at-the-edge-myth-or-reality#t=951) Use Cases: Predictive Maintenance, Vision, and Robotics

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Renesas Electronics Corporation (company)
- Silas Chitapetti (other)
- Silicon Labs (company)
- NVIDIA (company)
- AMD (company)
- SEMI (company)
- Reality AI (company)
- Cimplicity (company)
- TinyML Consortium (other)
- RZ Vision platform (product)
- ZV family (product)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [#004: The Future of Edge AI and What it Means for Device Makers](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/coredump-sessions/2025-02-25-004-the-future-of-edge-ai-and-what-it-means-for-device-makers) (Coredump Sessions)
- [Foghorn's Ramya Ravichandar | Ensuring Value with Edge AI in IIoT Applications](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2020-07-20-foghorns-ramya-ravichandar-ensuring-value-with-edge-ai-in-iiot-applications) (IoT For All Podcast)
- [Edge Computing Benefits and Considerations | Pratexo's CEO Blaine Mathieu](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2022-01-03-edge-computing-benefits-and-considerations-pratexos-ceo-blaine-mathieu) (IoT For All Podcast)
- [AI at the Edge: Justin Schneck on the Future of Embedded Devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/over-the-air/2025-05-29-ai-at-the-edge-justin-schneck-on-the-future-of-embedded-devices) (Over the Air)
- [What is Edge AI? | Barbara's David Purón | Internet of Things Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/iot-for-all-podcast/2023-03-07-what-is-edge-ai-barbaras-david-puron-internet-of-things-podcast) (IoT For All Podcast)

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