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The Computer at the Bottom of a Canal
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A custom silicon processor, shipped by a Scottish hi-fi company in 1988, was designed to check memory access types and bounds in hardware, perform garbage collection, and treat memory and disk as a unified persistent object store. This innovative technology is now buried in the silt at the bottom of the Forth and Clyde Canal.
Anker made its own chip to bring AI to all its products
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2 min read
Anker has introduced the Thus processor, the world's first neural-net compute-in-memory AI audio chip designed for audio devices, mobile accessories, and IoT devices. This chip is smaller and more power-efficient than traditional chips, making it suitable for compact devices, with an initial rollout planned for earbuds.