# AI inferencing, Software Ecosystems and Trends in Industrial Automation

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2024-05-09
- Length: 28m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-05-09-ai-inferencing-software-ecosystems-and-trends-in-industrial-automation
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/132538882/

## Summary

Nitin Dahad interviews Paul Williamson of Arm, Daniel Cooley of Silicon Labs, and Fiona Tracy of Analog Devices at Embedded World 2024. Williamson discusses Arm's new Ethos U85 AI accelerator and the shift toward transformer networks on edge devices. Cooley details Silicon Labs' XG26 chip, emphasizing low-power inference on battery and Matter connectivity. Tracy outlines ADI's focus on sustainable, software-configurable factories and real-time awareness through sensor fusion and edge AI.

## Chapters

- [0:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-05-09-ai-inferencing-software-ecosystems-and-trends-in-industrial-automation#t=2) Introduction and Arm's Ethos U85 Launch
- [2:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-05-09-ai-inferencing-software-ecosystems-and-trends-in-industrial-automation#t=140) AI Inferencing and Transformer Networks with Arm
- [12:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-05-09-ai-inferencing-software-ecosystems-and-trends-in-industrial-automation#t=764) Silicon Labs XG26 and Low-Power Inference
- [19:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2024-05-09-ai-inferencing-software-ecosystems-and-trends-in-industrial-automation#t=1182) Industrial Automation Trends with Analog Devices

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Arm (company)
- Ethos U85 (product)
- Silicon Labs (company)
- XG26 (product)
- Analog Devices (company)
- Matter (other)
- Arduino (company)
- Synaptics (company)
- NXP (company)
- Raspberry Pi (product)

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