Hardware Podcasts

477: One Thousand New Instructions

Embedded.fm · 16 May 2024 · 1h 24m · Episode 477

What this episode covers

Kwabena Agyeman, founder of OpenMV, explains how SIMD optimization and new Arm Cortex-M55 processors enable complex computer vision and machine learning on low-cost microcontrollers. He details specific algorithmic improvements, such as a 16x speedup in median filters, and discusses the shift from Linux-based systems like NVIDIA Jetson to tinyML for cost and power efficiency. Agyeman also shares his experience scaling OpenMV through the chip shortage and his previous career at Embark Trucks.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Edge Impulse, Embark Trucks, Prophesee, Opticom
Products
OpenMV
Chips
STM32H7, i.MX RT, Cortex-M55, NVIDIA Jetson Orin, Alif Ensemble
Tools
TensorFlow Lite for microcontrollers, ulab
Also
Arm Helium, FOMO, AprilTags

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