Femtosense, in partnership with ABOV Semiconductor, today launched the AI-ADAM-100, an artificial intelligence microcontroller unit (AI MCU) built on sparse AI technology to enable on-device AI features such as voice-based control in home appliances and other products. On-device AI provides immediate, no-latency user responses with low power consumption, security, operational stability, and low cost compared to GPUs or cloud-based AI.
The AI-ADAM-100 integrates the Femtosense Sparse Processing Unit 001 (SPU-001), a neural processing unit (NPU), and an ABOV Semiconductor MCU to provide deep learning-powered AI voice processing and voice-cleanup capabilities on-device at the edge. With language processing, appliances can implement “say what you mean” voice interfaces that allow users to speak naturally and express their intent freely in multiple ways. For example, “Turn the lights off”, “Turn off the lights,” and “Lights off” all convey the same intent and are understood as such.