Published On: May 15, 2022

Photo by Daniel Pantu on Unsplash The race to create computer architecture that mimics the human brain has led to the creation of neuromorphic architectures, and there is not a single computer architecture-focused semiconductor company that has not launched neuro-inspired silicon chips. However, creating a very large-scale neuromorphic XPU is not only complex but also costly. The applications are limited and do not justify the business case. On top, there are technical and business bottlenecks that do not favor mass-market neuro-inspired chips. Design: Brain-inspired silicon design is complex, and design methodologies are not suitable for neuro-inspired XPUs for the mass market. Manufacturing: Yield and cost are big bottlenecks that are stopping the mass production of neuro-inspired XPUs. The fundamental bottlenecks for a mass-market neuro XPU is design complexity coupled with manufacturing […]