As robots become more intelligent, autonomous and connected, much of the attention naturally falls on increasingly powerful AI models.
But underneath those models is an increasingly complex collection of sensors, processors, control systems and security hardware that must operate reliably – often within strict limits on power consumption, size and heat.
Lattice Semiconductor is one of the companies developing technology for this less visible layer of the robotics stack. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Oregon, the company specializes in low-power field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), which can be programmed and reprogrammed for functions ranging from machine vision and sensor fusion to motor control, industrial networking and hardware security. [Read more…] about Interview with Lattice Semiconductor’s Karl Wachswender: ‘Parallel processing enables more powerful edge AI’