Updated: Oct 5, 2020
Irvine-based Syntiant Corp., whose next-gen chips for voice control of electronic devices have taken on even greater importance during the COVID-19 pandemic, said it’s raised $35 million in new financing and shipped more than a million units. The Orange County Business Journal story can be found online here or via pdf below.
Syntiant’s NDP120 ran the tinyML keyword spotting benchmark in 1.80 ms, the clear winner for that benchmark (the next nearest result was 19.50 ms for an Arm Cortex–M7 device). Click here to read the
Ultra–low power AI accelerator startup Syntiant has closed a funding round of $55 million, bringing the company’s total raise to $120 million. Read more here.
Syntiant was named among the best start-up employers according to Forbes magazine.