Anker Develops Custom AI Chip 'Thus' for Local AI in Audio and IoT Devices
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Summary
Anker has developed its own custom AI chip called Thus, which is described as the world's first neural-net compute-in-memory AI audio chip. The chip is smaller and more power-efficient than traditional chips, making it suitable for smaller devices like earbuds, mobile accessories, and IoT products. The Thus processor will first be implemented in Anker's earbuds before being rolled out to other products, bringing local AI capabilities to consumer electronics.
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Every AI chip built until now stores the model on one side and does the computation on the other.
The Thus chip will come to earbuds first before being rolled out to other Anker products.
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