Blumind Inc., a pioneer in ultra-low-power analog AI inference technology, today announced that its Co-Founder and CEO, Niraj Mathur, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Canada's Semiconductor Council (CSC) and as Chair of the Council’s AI Chips Working Group. In this leadership role, Mathur will guide a coalition of industry leaders, researchers, and policymakers working to accelerate Canada’s position in the design and deployment of specialized AI hardware. "Canada has a unique opportunity to lead the next revolution in computing by bridging its leadership in AI software with our emerging strength in AI hardware,” said Niraj Mathur, Co-Founder and CEO of Blumind. “I am honoured to join the CSC Board of Directors and to Chair the AI Chips Working Group, and to build on the momentum established to date". Learn more about Blumind at https://www.blumind.ai Learn more about Canada’s Semiconductor Council (CSC) at https://lnkd.in/eg9JHc8F Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/gnnm5r8z #CanadaSemiconductor #AI #Semiconductors #Canada #CanadianInnovation
Blumind
Semiconductor Manufacturing
Transforming the compute paradigm with all-analog, in-memory compute.
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Blumind is bringing machine-learning inferencing to the Far Edge, placing it on devices and sensors in all environments. Future applications in Edge AI such as IoT, automotive, Smart Home and Smart City will be crippled by the power and latency constraints of current digital technologies. Blumind’s breakthrough all-analog, in-memory inferencing engine slashes power consumption, latency and silicon area all by orders of magnitude versus digital approaches.
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http://blumind.ai
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Honored to represent Blumind and Canada at the 20th anniversary Silicon Saxony Days in Dresden this week, as part of the Canadian delegation to one of Europe's most important microelectronics gatherings. A real privilege to have presented on the Startups of Tomorrow stage, sharing how our AMPL™ analog compute-in-transistor architecture is redefining what's possible for ultra-low-power and high performance AI inference. Dresden isn't just a hub that produces 1/3 of all European chips, it's a model for what a coordinated semiconductor ecosystem looks like when industry, research, and government row in the same direction. The discussions around energy efficiency and supply chain resilience are exactly the ones that matter right now. The need for architectures that break the power-and-performance tradeoff is only growing. Grateful to the organizers, my fellow delegates, and everyone who stopped by to talk chips. Excited to keep the conversations going. 🇨🇦🤝🇩🇪 #SiliconSaxony #Semiconductors #EdgeAI #AIChips #DeepTech #CanadianInnovation Trade Commissioner Service | Service des délégués commerciaux
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🍁 Canada’s "mini-wave" of homegrown AI hardware is turning into a massive tidal wave—and Blumind is proud to be at the forefront of it. 🌊 As Eva Lau, general partner at Toronto-based early-stage startup investor Two Small Fish Ventures Inc., an investor in Blumind, stated: “From a deal opportunity, I’m seeing very high-quality, deep-tech companies birthing from within Canada.” Likewise, Andrée-Lise Méthot, founder and managing partner at Cycle Capital Management Inc., a Montreal-based cleantech VC firm and also a Blumind investor, said "Cycle Capital Management is seeing a growing crop of Canadian startups building energy-efficient and specialized chips and hardware for AI." The Financial Post recently highlighted the growing surge of investor interest and founder momentum in the Canadian semiconductor space. For years, the conversation has been dominated by massive cloud data centers and traditional B2B SaaS. But the reality is the next phase of the AI revolution cannot survive on digital, power-hungry infrastructure alone. At Blumind, we didn’t just look at the efficiency problem and try to tweak a traditional digital chip. We asked a fundamental question: "If computers didn’t exist today, how would we build an architecture designed purely for neural networks?" Our answer is AMPL™—our proven groundbreaking analog AI technology. By utilizing compute-in-transistors for analog compute rather than digital binary 1s and 0s, we are enabling always-on, real-time AI at a fraction of the power consumption of digital processors. Canada is uniquely positioned to lead global semiconductor innovation. The future of AI isn't just in the cloud—it's at the edge, it's physical AI, it's efficient, and it's being built right here. Read more about the momentum shifting toward homegrown Canadian AI silicon: https://lnkd.in/gSBvPGdn #Semiconductors #DeepTech #AnalogAI #EdgeAI #Innovation #CanadianTech #Hardware
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🍁Great news for the Canadian AI tech ecosystem! At Blumind, (https://www.blumind.ai) we are thrilled to see the federal government’s newly unveiled draft national AI strategy, "AI for All." As a Canadian company pioneering the next generation of disruptive analog compute and physical AI solutions, we support Canada's goals of securing its own sovereign AI infrastructure. By building our own robust infrastructure, investing in public compute, and fostering home-grown "AI champions," we keep Canadian data, intellectual property, and economic value right here in Canada. We look forward to collaborating with the Canadian government and AI ecosystem to move Canada from AI reliance to AI resilience. Let's build the future of sovereign, sustainable, and efficient AI together! CBC News article : https://lnkd.in/gaM9tie2 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #SovereignAI #Innovation #CanadianTech #EdgeAI #Compute #DeepTech
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The non-for-profit CMC Microsystems has awarded ~$11 million in federal funding to 11 Canadian semiconductor technology companies as part of a funding challenge through its FABrIC network. Winners include: Blumind RANOVUS Inc. Sheba Microsystems Inc MMSENSE Technologies Inc. Boréas Technologies HaiLa SPARK Microsystems WhalePiX Inc. indie - Photonics BU Noze Bonsai Micro
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We’re proud to announce that Blumind has received strategic funding through Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's competitive FABrIC program. This funding will accelerate the commercialization of our technology from working prototype to production-ready status, allowing us to bring always-on, ultra-low power audio inference to the next generation of IoT devices, wearables, and sensors. Today’s digital AI chips drain batteries quickly, limiting the potential for intelligent and efficient edge processing. Blumind’s analog compute-in-transistor technology consumes up to 1000x less power than traditional digital approaches, enabling AI inferencing capabilities without frequent recharging. The impact of this funding goes beyond commercializing our first chips: with FABrIC’s support, we’re strengthening Canada’s AI and semiconductor ecosystem and creating made-in-Canada technology that meets our industrial and consumer needs. From remote sensors to servers, our technology is designed for a world that needs intelligence beyond the grid. Thank you to #FABrIC, CMC Microsystems and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada for supporting Canadian semiconductor innovation. We look forward to working with our Canadian partners to deliver pilot deployments, scale production, and bring Blumind to real-world devices.
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