At embedded world 2023, on the Digi-Key booth, Paige West speaks with Robert Owen, Principal Consultant: Worldwide University Programme at Imagination Technologies about the Imagination University Programme and the launch of its first Edge AI course.

At embedded world 2022, on the Digi-Key booth, Paige West speaks with Robert Owen, Principal Consultant: Worldwide University Programme, Imagination Technologies about the Imagination University Programme.

The IMG RTXM-2200, Imagination Technologies first real-time embedded RISC-V CPU, was introduced at embedded world 2022.

Imagination Technologies recently published its innovation manifesto, titled 'The UK’s Innovation Future'. At a critical juncture in the UK’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the manifesto underscores the strategic importance of semiconductors to the UK’s future competitiveness and prosperity.

According to Deloitte, over the next decade, the current outdated system of education and workplace training could see the UK forgo up to £140bn in economic growth from missed opportunities in intelligent technologies, such as artificial intelligence and automation, which will in turn undermine our future prosperity. Deloitte has also found that just 18% of business leaders believe that school leavers and graduates have the digital skills a...

With the ever growing importance of functional safety in automotive silicon, the ISO26262 standard has never been more important. However, it still doesn’t have the cross industry understanding it should have to keep automotive compute moving forward.

Imagination Technologies has announced IMG Labs, a specialist division tasked with developing innovations fundamental to new, advanced semiconductor products. IMG Labs’ mission is to understand and accelerate future trends in the semiconductor industry, translating these into new licensable technologies that will enable world-leading products for Imagination’s partners.

Imagination Technologies has announced that StarFive has licensed the IMG B-Series graphics processing unit (GPU) IP to support the development of its latest RISC-V AI single-board computer (SBC). Imagination's GPUs are designed to work with all processor architectures. The collaboration will help grow the RISC-V ecosystem.

In a collaboration between Imagination Technologies and PaddlePaddle, Imagination’s IMGDNN API has been integrated into Paddle-Lite, growing the AI ecosystem for developers worldwide.

Imagination Technologies has announced the appointment of Tim Whitfield as COE (Chief of Engineering) with responsibility for the majority of the company’s engineering activities. Whitfield joins Imagination from Arm where he was most recently VP Strategy, having held a range of management positions over a 20-year tenure.

Imagination Technologies has announced the IMG Series4, its next-generation neural network accelerator (NNA) for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving. Series4 targets automotive disruptors as well as Tier 1s, original equipment manufacturer (OEMS) and automotive semiconductor system-on-chip (SoC) manufacturers.

Imagination Technologies has announced that its BXS-4-64 GPU will be included in Texas Instruments (TI) Jacinto processor families for automotive applications. BXS offers up to 60% higher performance for automotive graphics applications, like surround view technology, thanks to its bespoke design for the automotive market needs.

Imagination Technologies announced a complete course on RISC-V computer architecture for under-graduate teaching as part of its Imagination University Programme (IUP). 'RVfpga: Understanding Computer Architecture' includes a rich set of teaching materials and practical exercises to help students understand the key elements of processor architecture, including IP cores, modifying a RISC-V core and their microarchitectures.

Imagination Technologies has announced that NXP, an automotive semiconductor supplier, has extended its license for Imagination’s EPP IP (Ethernet Packet Processor) for use in S32 vehicle network processors.

Imagination Technologies has announced the XS GPU, an advanced GPU IP for automotive, enabling ADAS acceleration and safety critical graphics workloads. XS represents Imagination's most advanced automotive GPU IP created to-date, whicyh they also claim to be the first licensable IP in the industry that is ISO 26262-capable, a standard that addresses risk in the automotive industry.

Rockchip, a Chinese fabless semiconductor company, is using Imagination Technologies’ Ensigma iEW200 integrated RF and baseband low-power Wi-Fi IP in its next-generation ultra-low-power Wi-Fi IC, RK2206.

Imagination Technologies has announced the launch of IMG iEW400, its latest IP based on Imagination’s Ensigma WiFi 6 technology. iEW400 delivers integrated RF and baseband, designed for low-power and battery-powered applications such as the internet of things (IoT), wearables and hearables.

Imagination Technologies has achieved ISO 26262 process conformance following a successful audit of its Functional Safety Management System by HORIBA MIRA. HORIBA MIRA is a global provider of engineering, research, and test services to the automotive, defence, aerospace and rail sectors. OEMs, Tier 1s and semiconductor vendors can integrate Imagination’s IP with the confidence and knowledge that it is ISO 26262 capable.

Imagination Technologies has announces that its Imagination University Programme (IUP) is now offering a complete mobile graphics course designed to teach undergraduates how to create graphics for mobile devices. The 2020 Edition now includes support for OpenGL ES 2.0 and 3.2, and Vulkan, as well as new hardware platforms such as the Chromebook and BeagleBone Black.

Imagination Technologies has announced that its CRF4600 radio frequency RF IP has been integrated into Autotalks’ PLUTON2 RFIC transceiver, which is part of Autotalks’ solution for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication. The IP is now in silicon and expected to be in production by 2021.