The year 2024 has seen a torrent of announcements about new large language model (LLM)-based artificial intelligence (AI) products from companies such as OpenAI and Google. In consumer and computing endpoints such as smartphones and personal computers, AI has not just joined the mainstream: arguably it is the mainstream.  

PLEASANTON, California – Alif Semiconductor announced the launch of the Balletto family, a Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) wireless microcontroller to feature hardware optimization for AI/ML workloads.

Pleasanton, California. Alif Semiconductor is now offering its entire 32-bit microcontroller and fusion processor catalogue for global distribution. The Alif Ensemble family utilizes single-core and dual-core RTOS MCUs leveraging Arm Cortex-M55 CPUs with optional Arm Ethos-U55 microNPUs for 10x AI/ML performance when compared to similar 32-bit MCUs.* Also available are triple- and quad-core fusion processors with Cortex-A32 CPUs for Linux and other operating systems.

The partnership between IAR Systems and Alif Semiconductor accelerates innovation in the embedded space through strong artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities.

Memfault announced it has partnered with Alif Semiconductor to pair Alif’s Ensemble and Crescendo product families with Memfault’s cloud-based diagnostic tools purpose-built for embedded devices.  

Alif's newly introduced Ensemble and Crescendo device families are designed to combine a dedicated high-performance and high-efficiency system to speed up AI/ML operations in embedded devices when compared to current CPU-bound approaches.

The Ensemble and Crescendo product families, developed by Alif Semiconductor, represent the latest in secure connected, AI-enabled, and power efficient MCUs and fusion processors aimed at always-connected IoT products. Boy, that’s a mouth full, but it’s accurate and it’s a big deal.