Intel launches USB type deep learning terminal "Movidius Neural Compute Stick" with less than 10,000 yen discount

Intel is a USB connection type stick type deep neural network processing accelerator "Movidius Neural Compute StickWe announced. It is expected that image processing and AI technology can be easily developed in the local environment, not in the cloud.

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You can check on what kind of terminal Neural Compute Stick is in the following official movie.

Introducing Movidius Neural Compute Stick - YouTube


Movidius Neural Compute Stick is an aluminum USB stick type stick type accelerator,Deep learningIt is a terminal specialized in processing for.


It has an advantage that you can develop applications for deep learning in the local environment without using cloud computing with high processing power to perform neural network processing.


The dedicated chip "Myriad 2 Vision Processing Unit" developed by Movidius is installed. It is said that deep neural network processing with 100 GFLOPS is possible with 1 W of power consumption.


High speed data throughput is achieved with USB 3.0 connection. Neural network libraryCaffeNeural networks can be executed natively using the framework.


Besides that, we can also use high-speed image processing technology using "Movidius Neural Compute Toolkit".


The kid of Movidius Neural Compute Stick is a dedicated chip specialized for deep learning smaller than coin "Myriad 2"


Myriad 2 has already been adopted as a product, and drone with Myriad 2 chip "DJI Spark"Real-time image processing realizes" self-shooting flight "by hand gesture.


Accelerator terminal equipped with "Myriad 2" was opened as a prototype "Fathom" by Movidius in April 2016. Intel bought Movidius in September 2016, the Fathom project was temporarily frozen, but Intel released it officially as a stick-type terminal "Movidius Neural Compute Stick" as a development use of a deep learning application. Fathom was targeted for commercialization at 99 dollars (about 11,000 yen), but as a result of obtaining Intel's backing, Movidius Neural Compute Stick cost $ 79 (about 8900 yen) It will be sold. Developer conference to be held in Hawaii from July 22, 2017CVPR 2017It will be pre-sold at the venue.


It is also possible to speed up processing using multiple Movidius Neural Compute Sticks. Movidius Neural Compute Stick seems to be used for applications such as connecting to a local computer to add new neural network training more quickly in the development of AI technology and adding image processing functions to products like drone .