In a recent conversation with Stevie Bathiche, a Technical Fellow at Microsoft, we discussed the potential of the Neural Processing Unit (NPU) and its role in powering the future of computing. Bathiche’s insights highlighted the NPU’s significance as an AI coprocessor due to its efficiency and ability to enable always-on, always-computing functionalities that power computers…

The New Chip on the Block The Neural Processing Unit (NPU) has evolved significantly since the introduction of deep learning models like AlexNet in 2012. NPUs are specialized hardware accelerators designed to efficiently process neural network operations, such as the numerous multiplies and accumulations required for deep learning models. These units offer optimized control and…

Apple’s Mac sales are at all time highs with pretty major growth, while there may be some post-pandemic correction in play for the whole PC market, the overall trajectory of Mac sales is looking great. Apple is doing something right with the Mac to convince PC users to switch from Windows PC to Mac. Based…

Last fall, I wrote about the growth potential for Apple’s Macs in the enterprise. I mentioned some research Cisco shared about their Mac choice program and the benefits they have seen as an organization by offering Mac as a choice and supporting Macs on equal footing as Windows. Cisco’s stated goal with the Mac@Cisco program…

I recently wrote about the automotive sector being the new competitive battleground for semiconductor companies, and announcements from three key chipmakers – Intel, Nvidia and Qualcomm – at CES earlier this month highlighted the extent to which that competition is heating up across four specific vectors: the electrification of vehicles (EVs), autonomous driving and semi-autonomous…