class: center, middle, inverse, title-slide # ArchiTek: The New Blueprint for AI ### Thierry Warin, PhD ### HEC Montréal --- class: inverse, center, middle ## Background --- ArchiTek is a startup venture supported by J-Startup and dedicated to research and development of simple and elegant computer architecture and algorothms. It is developing edge AI processors which can help in DX (Digital transformation) of smart cities and smart factories. --- class: inverse, center, middle ## About the company --- <div id="htmlwidget-2b43ded6699575a37c61" class="reactable html-widget" style="width:auto;height:auto;"></div> <script type="application/json" data-for="htmlwidget-2b43ded6699575a37c61">{"x":{"tag":{"name":"Reactable","attribs":{"data":{"About":["Headquarters","Founded in","Founder","Number of employees"],"Description":["Osaka, Japan","2011","Shuichi Takada","6"]},"columns":[{"accessor":"About","name":"About","type":"character"},{"accessor":"Description","name":"Description","type":"character"}],"defaultPageSize":10,"paginationType":"numbers","showPageInfo":true,"minRows":1,"dataKey":"b4185a20208e20961f70f7225dd01aad","key":"b4185a20208e20961f70f7225dd01aad"},"children":[]},"class":"reactR_markup"},"evals":[],"jsHooks":[]}</script> --- class: inverse, center, middle ## Investment details --- <div id="htmlwidget-a3d797e571b1e94585d3" class="reactable html-widget" style="width:auto;height:auto;"></div> <script type="application/json" data-for="htmlwidget-a3d797e571b1e94585d3">{"x":{"tag":{"name":"Reactable","attribs":{"data":{"About":["Total funding amount","Number of investors","Lead investor","Series A of funding (2018)","Series B of funding (2020)"],"Description":["¥980M (~USD 9mn)","6","Mirai Creation Fund","¥500M","¥480M"]},"columns":[{"accessor":"About","name":"About","type":"character"},{"accessor":"Description","name":"Description","type":"character"}],"defaultPageSize":10,"paginationType":"numbers","showPageInfo":true,"minRows":1,"dataKey":"b4fa9c350402049514e29125b0a9e82f","key":"b4fa9c350402049514e29125b0a9e82f"},"children":[]},"class":"reactR_markup"},"evals":[],"jsHooks":[]}</script> --- class: inverse, center, middle ## The Intelligence Engine --- Moving beyond today’s GPUs, the ArchiTek Intelligence™ Pixel Engine (aiPE) is pioneering a low-cost, high-performance future for AI solutions. Instead of power-hungry and expensive GPUs, the ArchiTek Intelligence Pixel Engine (aiPE) delivers performance and value for every AI need: * Higher Performance (2x-10x GPU) * Lower Power Consumption (1/20th GPU) * Savings in Programming Time (10x GPU) * Lower Silicon Cost (1/10th GPU)