Lattice Semiconductor Delivers New Machine Learning and Sensor-to-Cloud Security Solutions for Intelligence at the Edge
iCE40 UltraPlus™ Reference Designs Support LoRa Communication, ECC Security, Signal Aggregation, Machine Learning & Graphics Acceleration
- iCE40 UltraPlus accelerates innovation in smartphones, wearables, drones, 360 cameras, human-machine interfaces (HMIs), industrial automation and IoT security
- New reference designs offer additional resources for customers to develop differentiated, innovative products, while meeting fast time-to-market requirements
- Reference designs take advantage of iCE40 UltraPlus’ power efficient parallel processing for sensor stitching and repetitive number crunching
With these new reference designs, customers are equipped with additional resources to accelerate the development of differentiated and innovative products. The iCE40 UltraPlus is a highly energy-efficient computing solution for sensor stitching and repetitive number crunching, making it ideal for offloading power hungry application processors in battery-powered devices. Lattice’s small form factor, low cost and low power FPGAs offer enhanced memory and more DSPs to improve system performance and extend battery life.
Built upon existing IP and paired with the new reference designs, the iCE40 UltraPlus anchors a complete solution for enabling sensor-to-Cloud security and acceleration at the Edge. It is essential for performing functions such as data capturing, aggregation, encryption, processing and transmission. Key applications for the new iCE40 UltraPlus FPGA reference designs include:
- Machine Learning / On-device Artificial Intelligence – Employs trained neural network algorithms for always-on, low power human face detection using a low resolution image sensor
- Graphics Acceleration – Supports always on graphics such as clocks in mobile and wearable device displays at ultra-low power, while the application processor is dormant
- ECC Security – Encrypts sensor data before transmission to the Cloud or setup an authenticated communications protocol between two systems
- LoRa – Controls a LoRa compatible radio to send processed sensor data miles away
“The new iCE40 UltraPlus solutions underscore our commitment to
continuously provide our customers with updated resources for designing
solutions for new markets quickly,” said
The iCE40 UltraPlus is the latest addition to the iCE40 Ultra family, delivering eight times more memory (1.1 Mbit RAM), twice the digital signal processors (8x DSPs), and improved I/Os over previous generations. For more information about iCE40 UltraPlus IP solutions and reference designs, please visit http://www.latticesemi.com/en/Products/FPGAandCPLD/iCE40Ultra.aspx.
Partner Quotes
“IoT Edge devices demand energy efficient, always-on sensor
functionality, and Lattice’s low power and high performance FPGAs have
demonstrated that they can meet the connectivity and processing needed
for these advanced applications,” said
“To meet mobile product requirements of always-on sensor functionality,
while conserving power consumption, we looked for the smallest, lowest
power and lowest cost FPGA device to complement our designs,” said
“FPGAs are ideal for AI and Machine Learning applications at the Edge
due to their parallel processing architecture,” said
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