SAN DIEGO, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm
Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced at the Embedded Vision
Summit in Santa Clara, Calif.,
that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., is offering the
first deep learning software development kit (SDK) for devices
powered by Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 820 processors. The SDK, called
the Qualcomm Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine, is powered by the
Qualcomm® Zeroth™ Machine Intelligence Platform and is optimized to
utilize Snapdragon's heterogeneous compute capabilities to provide
OEMs a powerful, energy efficient platform for delivering intuitive
and engaging deep learning-driven experiences on device. This SDK
is the latest software addition to Snapdragon 820 and demonstrates
Qualcomm Technologies' continued leadership by adding value for our
customers to the Snapdragon portfolio.
Qualcomm Technologies, with the introduction of the Snapdragon
Neural Processing Engine, is the first mobile SOC provider to offer
a deep learning toolkit optimized for mobile. This SDK will
allow OEMs to run their own neural network models on Snapdragon 820
devices such as smart phones, security cameras, automobiles and
drones, all without a connection to the cloud. Common deep learning
user experiences that can be realized with the SDK are scene
detection, text recognition, object tracking and avoidance,
gesturing, face recognition and natural language
processing.
The Zeroth Machine Intelligence Platform is a
Snapdragon-optimized software platform designed for mobile machine
learning. Zeroth technology currently drives visual intelligence
software such as Snapdragon Scene Detect and advanced malware
detection software found in Snapdragon Smart Protect.
"The demand for untethered, mobile learning-driven user
experiences is increasing rapidly and Qualcomm Technologies'
customers have been clamoring for tools to help them realize their
product visions," said Gary Brotman,
director of product management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "With
the introduction of the new Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine
SDK, we are making it possible for myriad sectors, including
mobile, IoT and automotive to harnesses the power of Qualcomm
Snapdragon 820 and make high-performance, power efficient on-device
deep learning a reality."
The Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine SDK also includes the
following features:
- accelerated runtime for on-device execution of convolutional
and recurrent neural networks on the Snapdragon 820 cores
(Qualcomm® Kryo™ CPU, Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU, Qualcomm® Hexagon™
DSP);
- support for common deep learning model frameworks, including
Caffe and CudaConvNet;
- a lightweight, flexible platform designed to utilize Snapdragon
heterogeneous cores to deliver optimal performance and power
consumption;
- supports companies in a broad range of industries, including
healthcare, automotive, security and imaging, to run their own
proprietary trained neural network models on portable devices.
"The Qualcomm Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine SDK helps us
bring deep learning to our connected camera and smart cloud
network, and that helps us present a full, contextual picture of
the driving environment to our commercial automotive fleet and auto
insurance customers," said Frederick Soo, chief technology
officer of NAUTO, the autonomous vehicle technology company.
"The Neural Processing Engine SDK means we can quickly deploy our
proprietary deep learning algorithms to our Snapdragon-based
connected camera devices in the field, which can detect driver
distraction and help prevent auto accidents. That same deep
learning helps NAUTO's system deliver valuable information that
helps our customers reduce liability and drive more safely and
efficiently."
The Snapdragon Neural Processing Engine SDK is expected to be
available for Snapdragon 820 processors in the second half of
2016.
About Qualcomm Incorporated
Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) is a world leader in 3G, 4G
and next-generation wireless technologies. Qualcomm Incorporated
includes Qualcomm's licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority
of its patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary
of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries,
substantially all of Qualcomm's engineering, research and
development functions, and substantially all of its products and
services businesses, including its semiconductor business, QCT. For
more than 30 years, Qualcomm ideas and inventions have driven the
evolution of digital communications, linking people everywhere more
closely to information, entertainment and each other. For more
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Qualcomm Snapdragon, Qualcomm Zeroth, Qualcomm
Snapdragon Scene Detect, Qualcomm Snapdragon Smart Protect,
Qualcomm Kryo, Qualcomm Adreno and Qualcomm Hexagon are products of
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Qualcomm, Snapdragon, Adreno and Hexagon are
trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. Zeroth
and Kryo are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Pete Lancia, Corporate
Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
Warren Kneeshaw, Investor
Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-4813
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
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