AONDevices Announces Engineering Samples of Ultra-Low-Power AON1100 TinyML Chip
Built on a 40nm process, this always-on edge AI chip promises just 150µW power draw in a fully-active speech environment.
AONDevices has released engineering samples of its AON1100 edge AI processor, alongside a development kit, with the promise of ultra-low-power always-on operation for everything from wearables and headsets to game controllers and smart home appliances.
"The AON1100 is a testament to AONDevices' unparalleled ability to innovate across algorithms, systems, and silicon," claims Mouna Elkhatib, AONDevices' chief executive, of his company's latest product. "We are engaged with several tier one customers in key markets. With engineering samples and development kits now available, we can support OEM customers looking for complete solutions that don’t sacrifice privacy or trade accuracy for power."
"In addition, we continue to enable key silicon partners and OEMs with IP core licenses. We are enabling a wide range of new voice, audio and sensor use cases – and we can't wait to see what new capabilities our customers will bring to market next."
The company's third part, following the AON1000 and AON1010, the AON1100 is designed for always-on edge AI projects. It features two cores, AONVoice and AONSens — the latter offering motion detection with pattern recognition for walking, falling, and other actions, and the former promising 90 per cent accuracy in 0dB signal-to-noise ratio conditions using a single microphone.
A key selling point of the part is its low power draw: Constructed on a 40nm process node, AONDevices claims the AON1100 running the AONVoice core consumes under 150µW in 100 per cent constant speech conditions.
AONDevices has not yet offered a timescale for commercial availability of the AON1100, nor has it discussed pricing, but it has promised to demonstrate the part at the Consumer Electronics Show 2022 in January; it has also stated that engineering samples are available to select customers on application. Finally, it will make the AONVoice and AONSens cores available as licensable IP for third parties to integrate into their own system-on-chip products.
Those interested in applying for an engineering sample can request a product brief on the AONDevices website.