Startup's IoT SoC Packs a Punch

Eight-core chip delivers 12GOPS at 20mW

by Rick Merritt - EETimes, Jul. 25, 2016 – 

SAN JOSE, Calif. - An ambitious startup claims it has an SoC that will deliver breakthrough performance-per-watt and software for it that can run high data-rate networks at ultra-low power levels. Greenwaves Technologies' GAP8 chip and GreenOFDM code aim to bring new levels of processing and communications to nodes on the Internet of Things.

The eight-core chip includes a dedicated block which can process Google's Tensorflow algorithm for machine-learning tasks like image recognition. The OFDM code ultimately aims to be a new and more efficient physical layer, supporting links up to 10 Mbit/second for any IoT network.

The ten-person company was formed in January when the developers behind the separate chip and software efforts met and decided to team up. They are now seeking $3 million in financing to bring the products to market next year.

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