Custom AI Hardware Is the Future. But Is the Ecosystem Ready?
More AI hardware chips are being designed today than ever before, but they are no longer built to serve everyone the same way
Abhinav Kumar
Abhinav Kumar is a graduate from NIT Jamshedpur . He is an electrical engineer by profession and Digital Design engineer by passion . His articles at WireUnwired is just a part of him following his passion.
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