Alif Semiconductor Announces World's First BLE and Matter Wireless Microcontroller to Feature Neural Co-Processor for AI/ML Workloads
PLEASANTON, Calif., April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alif Semiconductor®, a leading global supplier of secure, connected, power efficient Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) microcontrollers (MCUs) and fusion processors, today announced the launch of the BallettoTM family, the world's first Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) wireless microcontroller to feature hardware optimization for AI/ML workloads.
- The Balletto family offers particularly strong performance in audio and sensor functions thanks to its excellent DSP and AI/ML capabilities and large on-die memory.
- Neural network processing performance is up to 15x better than a Cortex-M4 processor can achieve.
- Balletto includes the state-of-the-art multi-layered security fabric first introduced in Alif Semiconductors' Ensemble family of MCUs and fusion processors.
- "Alif Semiconductor's Balletto family is targeting BLE challenges faced by the wireless audio and smart home industry today with a platform adapted to high bit-rate audio and the Matter ecosystem," said Reza Kazerounian, President and Co-Founder of Alif Semiconductor.