Numem to supply its STT-MRAM to a NASA AI core project

High-performance STT-MRAM developer Numem announced that it has been selected for a NASA AI project, for which the company will supply its Numem NuRAM MRAM-based Memory. Numem says its memory enables a 2-3x smaller memory area and 20x to 50x lower standby power compared to SRAM.

The project, titled “DNN Radiation Hardened Co-processor as companion chip to NASA’s upcoming High-Performance Spaceflight Computing Processor” will develop a reconfigurable DNN Engine with multiple compute units which can support a wide range of DNN models and frame rates.

This on-board AI processing unit will enable spacecraft to efficiently process large volumes of raw sensor-data into scientific knowledge or actionable data to overcome limitations in downlink communication. It will also enable spacecraft to formulate decisions for critical operations.

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Posted: Oct 09,2020 by Ron Mertens