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Syntiant Unveils NDP250 Neural Decision Processor with Next-Gen Core 3 Architecture

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

IRVINE, Calif., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syntiant Corp., a leader in low power edge AI deployment, today introduced its Syntiant® NDP250 Neural Decision Processor™ (NDP), the company’s most powerful chip that delivers 5x the tensor throughput than its previous generation of deep learning hardware.

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  • IRVINE, Calif., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syntiant Corp., a leader in low power edge AI deployment, today introduced its Syntiant® NDP250 Neural Decision Processor™ (NDP), the company’s most powerful chip that delivers 5x the tensor throughput than its previous generation of deep learning hardware.
  • Built using the Syntiant Core 3™ programmable deep learning architecture, the NDP250 is designed for numerous imaging, speech and sensor applications in power-constrained devices, such as person detection, object classification, automatic speech recognition (ASR), text to speech (TTS) and motion tracking, among others.
  • “Our NDP250 builds on two generations of neural network architectures to deliver 30 GOPS, making it our fastest, highest-performing chip yet,” said Kurt Busch, CEO of Syntiant.
  • Syntiant will be demonstrating the NDP250 and various hardware-agnostic deep learning vison models at Embedded World 2024 (Hall 2 – Booth 2-238), April 9-11 in Nuremberg, Germany.

Strategic Review Supports Continued Production Ramp-Up at North American Lithium

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Production at NAL commenced in March 2023, and the operations have been undergoing steady improvement.

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  • Production at NAL commenced in March 2023, and the operations have been undergoing steady improvement.
  • March month-to-date lithium recoveries were 69%, exceeding the ramp-up target of 67%, with global recovery of 62% during the July 2023 through March 2024 period.
  • Production of spodumene concentrate has steadily increased with several daily production records achieved in March 2024, including the newest daily production record of 740 metric tons.
  • The joint venture partners have conducted an operational review to assess the pace of the production ramp-up in the context of a challenging lithium price environment.

Piedmont Lithium Appoints New Board Director

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Monday, March 18, 2024

Piedmont Lithium (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PLL; ASX: PLL), a leading global supplier of lithium resources critical to the U.S. electric vehicle (“EV”) supply chain, today announced the appointment of Dawne Hickton to the Board of Directors (“Board”), effective March 14, 2024.

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  • Piedmont Lithium (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PLL; ASX: PLL), a leading global supplier of lithium resources critical to the U.S. electric vehicle (“EV”) supply chain, today announced the appointment of Dawne Hickton to the Board of Directors (“Board”), effective March 14, 2024.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240318562526/en/
    “We are pleased to welcome Dawne to Piedmont’s Board,” said Jeff Armstrong, Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors.
  • Piedmont Lithium Inc. (Nasdaq: PLL; ASX: PLL) is developing a world-class, multi-asset, integrated lithium business focused on enabling the transition to a net zero world and the creation of a clean energy economy in North America.
  • Our projects include our Carolina Lithium and Tennessee Lithium projects in the United States and partnerships in Quebec with Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) and in Ghana with Atlantic Lithium (AIM: ALL; ASX: A11).

Omni Design Technologies Offers Swift™ Data Converters for Advanced Software Defined Radio (SDR) Solutions

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Monday, March 11, 2024

Omni Design Technologies , a leading provider of high-performance, low-power mixed-signal intellectual property (IP), today announced their silicon IP solutions on advanced FinFET nodes, for Advanced Software Defined Radio (SDR) applications.

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  • Omni Design Technologies , a leading provider of high-performance, low-power mixed-signal intellectual property (IP), today announced their silicon IP solutions on advanced FinFET nodes, for Advanced Software Defined Radio (SDR) applications.
  • Omni Design Technologies’ SDR IP offerings are built using its Swift™ data converter technology, which offers ultra-high-performance ADCs and DACs at low power.
  • Omni Design Technologies offers high-performance low power IP solutions for next generation SDR applications, featuring more than twenty-five Swift™ data converters and AFE IP cores.
  • “Omni Design Technologies is accelerating the deployment of Software Defined Radio IP solutions, enabling our customers to move highly integrated solutions quickly to market and with reduced risk,” said Dr. Kush Gulati, President and CEO of Omni Design Technologies.

Hot Chili and Los Losas Port Execute a MOU to Negotiate Binding Port Services Agreement for Costa Fuego

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

"We are pleased to be a joint funding partner with PLL for this feasibility study and the five-year optionality that this MOU provides Hot Chili, to negotiate a binding port services agreement as a foundation bulk concentrate customer at Las Losas.

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  • "We are pleased to be a joint funding partner with PLL for this feasibility study and the five-year optionality that this MOU provides Hot Chili, to negotiate a binding port services agreement as a foundation bulk concentrate customer at Las Losas.
  • Importantly, the MOU with PLL provides Hot Chili the right, for up to five years, to negotiate a binding Port Services Agreement for Costa Fuego.
  • The potential Port Service Agreement would include a "Take or Pay Volume" clause, based on at least 80% of Costa Fuego's projected future annual concentrate production.
  • Hot Chili will fund 20% of the port Feasibility Study, which is estimated to cost approximately US$4.6 million and take approximately two years to complete.

Premier Lacrosse League, Whirlpool Brand Announce Official Partnership

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

LOS ANGELES, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) powered by Ticketmaster today announced an expanded partnership with Whirlpool brand. Whirlpool brand will be a founding partner to the Maryland Whipsnakes, the first in league history. In addition, the PLL and Whirlpool brand will work to expand access to lacrosse through equipment restoration, and community and social responsibility endeavors.

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  • Whirlpool to be a founding partner of the Maryland Whipsnakes, first ever PLL team partner
    LOS ANGELES, March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) powered by Ticketmaster today announced an expanded partnership with Whirlpool brand.
  • Whirlpool brand will be a founding partner to the Maryland Whipsnakes, the first in league history.
  • In addition, the PLL and Whirlpool brand will work to expand access to lacrosse through equipment restoration, and community and social responsibility endeavors.
  • "Whirlpool brand looks forward to bringing a passion for lacrosse to more families and future generations."

Surging Lithium Market Growth Expected Through 2030 Due to Increasing Adoption of Cleaner Energy Sources

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Monday, March 4, 2024

Rising demand for lithium batteries, lubricants, glass & ceramics, and foundry is expected to foster the growth of this market.

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  • Rising demand for lithium batteries, lubricants, glass & ceramics, and foundry is expected to foster the growth of this market.
  • The growing adoption of hybrid and electric vehicles, high-drain portable electronics, and energy storage systems have boosted the growth of the overall market.
  • The Paris Agreement aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 40% under its 2030 climate and energy framework.
  • Governments in several countries worldwide are implementing strict emission standards to reduce and control carbon emissions, thus augmenting market growth.

OIF to Take Center Stage at OFC 2024 with Groundbreaking Multi-Vendor Interoperability Demonstrations and Expert Panels

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Wednesday, March 6, 2024

This year’s historic interoperability demonstration, the largest ever, not only underscores the progress of OIF member companies in tackling the industry’s most pressing demands but will also unveil multiple industry-firsts.

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  • This year’s historic interoperability demonstration, the largest ever, not only underscores the progress of OIF member companies in tackling the industry’s most pressing demands but will also unveil multiple industry-firsts.
  • Once again, OIF’s work positions the organization at the forefront of driving the industry forward, offering tangible solutions to the most pressing network challenges.
  • “The interoperable solutions being demonstrated in the OIF booth are critical to addressing the escalating needs of next-generation data center networking, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) and disaggregation applications,” said Nathan Tracy, OIF President and TE Connectivity.
  • OIF is advancing its pioneering efforts in interoperability with the expansion of its industry-first demonstration of 224G CEI multi-vendor interoperability, the electrical interface for future optical solutions.

Piedmont Lithium Sells Sayona Mining Shares

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Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Piedmont Lithium (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PLL; ASX: PLL), a leading global supplier of lithium resources critical to the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain, today announced the sale of the shares it held in Sayona Mining (“Sayona”) (ASX: SYA).

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  • Piedmont Lithium (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PLL; ASX: PLL), a leading global supplier of lithium resources critical to the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain, today announced the sale of the shares it held in Sayona Mining (“Sayona”) (ASX: SYA).
  • Following the transaction and some smaller recent public market share sales, Piedmont will no longer hold any shares of Sayona.
  • “This transaction underscores our commitment to delivering long-term value for Piedmont shareholders," said Keith Phillips, President and CEO of Piedmont Lithium.
  • Our projects include our Carolina Lithium and Tennessee Lithium projects in the United States and partnerships in Quebec with Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) and in Ghana with Atlantic Lithium (AIM: ALL; ASX: A11).

Piedmont Lithium to Release Fourth-Quarter & Full-Year 2023 Results on February 22, 2024

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Piedmont Lithium (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PLL; ASX: PLL), a leading global supplier of lithium resources critical to the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain, today announced that it will release its fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 earnings following the Nasdaq close on Thursday, February 22, 2024.

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  • Piedmont Lithium (“Piedmont” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: PLL; ASX: PLL), a leading global supplier of lithium resources critical to the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain, today announced that it will release its fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 earnings following the Nasdaq close on Thursday, February 22, 2024.
  • The Company will hold a conference call to discuss fourth-quarter and full-year 2023 results on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada).
  • Our goal is to become one of the largest lithium hydroxide producers in North America by processing spodumene concentrate produced from assets where we hold an economic interest.
  • Our projects include our Carolina Lithium and Tennessee Lithium projects in the United States and partnerships in Quebec with Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) and in Ghana with Atlantic Lithium (AIM: ALL; ASX: A11).