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BUDAPEST, Hungary and SEOUL, South Korea, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-- Demonstrating industry-leading NPU efficiency for demanding automotive

vision NN workloads, as first samples delivered to lead customers

AImotive, the world-leading supplier of scalable automated driving technologies

and Nextchip Co., Ltd., a dedicated automotive vision technology company, today

announced that AImotive has successfully demonstrated automotive NN (Neural

Network) vision applications executing at up to 98% efficiency on the

aiWare3P(TM) NPU (Neural Network Processor Unit) used on Nextchip's latest

Apache5 IEP (Imaging Edge Processor). Also featuring an advanced ISP supporting

imaging sensors up to 5.7Mpixel resolution, quad-core Arm A53 CPU and small

package size of only 9mm by 9mm, Nextchip's Apache5 is designed for demanding

automotive edge vision applications to full AEC-Q100 Grade 2.

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Thanks to rapid bring-up of all key functions on Apache5, complemented by

aiWare Studio's unique offline NN optimization tools, AImotive and Nextchip

were able to demonstrate to lead customers the Apache5 IEP executing demanding

automotive AI applications using the aiWare NPU within weeks of receiving first

samples. These confirm that Apache5's aiWare3P 1.6 TOPS NPU can deliver up to

98% sustained real-time efficiency for a wide range of NN workloads. Only

minimal optimization effort was required, which was completed prior to receipt

of the first devices.

"We are excited that thanks to the close collaboration between Nextchip and

AImotive, we have been able to demonstrate Apache5 executing compelling

automotive AI applications with exceptional efficiency within weeks of

receiving first samples," said Young Jun Yoo, CMO at Nextchip.

"With Apache5 we have demonstrated that we can deliver 2x to 3x higher CNN

performance for the same claimed TOPS of other NPUs," said Marton Feher, senior

vice-president hardware engineering for AImotive. "Furthermore, our aiWare

Studio SDK enabled our aiDrive team to bring up multiple well-optimized NNs

within days of receiving Apache5 silicon."

Nextchip has commenced shipping samples of Apache5 to lead customers, and is

now accepting production enquiries.

See https://aimotive.com/aiware-apache5 for more details about Apache5 and to

download our latest benchmark document.

About AImotive:

For more information about:

aiWare: aimotive.com/aiware (

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AImotive: aimotive.com/about-us (

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Contact:

Bence Boda

AImotive Communications Manager

bence.boda@aimotive.com

About Nextchip:

For more information about:

Apache5: Nextchip Apache5 IEP

Nextchip: www.nextchip.com

Contact:

Julie Kim

Nextchip Automotive Business Development

kjo@nextchip.com

SOURCE AImotive