Welcome back to “Mind+ and ESP32: A Journey of AIoT Enlightenment for Kids”! In Lesson 6, “Knob Light”, we explored the mysteries of analog signals and achieved precise control of light brightness through a knob. 👉 To review Lesson 6, please click: “Knob Light: The Art of Brightness at Your Fingertips, Mastering Stepless Dimming!” Lesson … Read more
When we use devices such as PLCs, sensors, and servo motors, we often encounter some technical terms like AI, AO, DI, and DO, which many people find complex and difficult to understand. In fact, they are not as hard to grasp as we might think. Today, we will clarify what these terms mean to help … Read more
Dear incoming NPU students, Are you feeling the excitement yet? Little Niu is also looking forward to seeing your vibrant faces! Among the two essential items for Xigong University students, besides the soaring portal, there is also the Northwestern Polytechnical University APP. This is the app used by faculty and students of Northwestern Polytechnical University, … Read more
Xilinx 7 Series FPGA Built-in ADC The entire Xilinx 7 series FPGA is equipped with an ADC, referred to as XADC. This XADC consists of two internal 1 Mbps ADCs that can convert analog signals into digital signals for internal FPGA use. The XADC can directly obtain the chip junction temperature and several power supply … Read more
Recently, the hardware platform equipped with Arm Technology’s latest generation ‘Zhouyi’ NPU processor successfully ran the DeepSeek-R1 series models, delivering outstanding performance and excellent cost-effectiveness, providing users with a more efficient and convenient AI application experience. This innovative NPU processor adopts an architecture design optimized for large model characteristics, and its beta version has been … Read more
This article is from the report published by China Postal Securities Research Institute on February 28, 2025.To learn more, please read the original report, Wu Wenji S1340523050004. Contact: Wu Wenji 17317832027 CUBE Drives Transformation in Edge AI Computing.The innovative CUBE (Customized Ultra Bandwidth Element) technology developed by Winbond Electronics, as a customized high-bandwidth storage chip … Read more
Today, from university professors to middle and primary school students, from technology workers to ordinary citizens, DeepSeek has become an indispensable intelligent assistant, empowering various industries and driving society towards a new intelligent era. Its emergence is not only a technological innovation but also a profound social transformation. However, when we use the online version … Read more
Recently, the smartphone industry has been quite lively. On one hand, Qualcomm and MediaTek have successively launched their new generation flagship mobile platforms, and a large number of new flagship models have either been released or are on the way. On the other hand, “self-developed chips” have undoubtedly become a hot topic pursued by several … Read more
Source | Zhihu Introduction What are CPU, GPU, NPU, and TPU? This article introduces different types of chips and compares their computing power. 1. What is Computing PowerComputing power refers to a computer’s ability to perform certain operations, typically measured by the speed of floating-point operations (usually in FLOPS – floating-point operations per second). The … Read more
In the previous article, Xiaozhao introduced CPU and GPU. Today, I will continue to introduce two other main characters in the field of computing chips—ASIC and FPGA.â–ˆ ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) As mentioned earlier, GPUs have strong parallel computing capabilities, but they also have disadvantages, such as high power consumption, large size, and high … Read more