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Book on AI applications using our Ascend chip

26/8/2020

Elsevier released the English version of the book Ascend AI Processor Architecture and Programming: Principles and Applications of CANN.

The book gives an in-depth description of artificial intelligence applications by using our Ascend chip and analyses the unique performance attributes of this processor. It also introduces theoretical aspects of artificial intelligence, describes the hardware and software architecture; and all related tools to program the technology. The book concludes with detailed case studies on data and algorithms for artificial intelligence. Enjoy!

Please use the following link to buy the book: http://shrnk.cc/ea922

The king is dead, long live the king! ... or key takeaways from the 55th TOP500 list

22/6/2020

The new TOP500 list of the fastest supercomputer was announced. I expected many things, but also have to admin that some things came as a surprise. Congratulation to Fujitsu, the entire Riken team and Japan to push an Arm-based system to the pole position of the new TOP500 list.

My key takeaways are:

The first supercomputer, which can already be called an exascale system, does not come from China or the USA. It is from Japan and used the Arm architecture!
The Japanese supercomputer tops the new 55th TOP500 list of supercomputers with 415 PFLOPS by using Arm-based processor.
The Japanese supercomputer is so powerful that it also scored number 1 on the HPCG and HPL-AI list.
The application requirements of OpenFoam, SPECFEM3D and WRF influence the design of the Japanese supercomputer strongly.
The company "Preferred Networks" has developed a highly efficient matrix accelerator (MAU), which reaches 21.1 GFLOPS/Watt by using PCIe adapters combines with low-power Intel Xeon CPUs. This system leads to the number 1 position on the Green 500 list, just ahead of NVIDIA.
China has with 226 by far the most systems in the new list, ahead of the USA with 114 and Japan with 29. France follows this with 19, Germany with 16 and the Netherlands with 15.
In terms of performance, the USA continues to lead with 639 PFLOPS, followed by China with 566 PFLOPS and Japan with 528 PFLOPS.
Among manufacturers, Chinese vendors are dominating. Lenovo has 180 systems, Sugon has 68 systems, and Inspur has 64 systems.
Overall, the total performance of the list has increased significantly by 35 per cent to 2.22 EFLOPS—previously it was only 5.5 per cent increase.
China continues to have a significant footprint in commercial systems on the new TOP500 list, which is 78% of commercial systems that represents 52% of the performance of all commercial systems.

Da Vinci — A scalable architecture for neural network computing (updated v3)

10/5/2020

The updated version of this presentation provides additional information on the applicability of artificial intelligence in modern medicine, shows more insights into the end-to-end life cycle of AI implementations in projects and gives more details of our software stack.

Intelligent collaboration with the HUAWEI IdeaHub series

14/4/2020

Last month we announced the IdeaHub series, which refines video conferencing by using our Ascend and Kunpeng processors. The goal is to created digital workspaces with a full set of collaboration endpoints. These endpoints act as interactive whiteboards, providing professional video conferencing and are connected to a prosperous cloud ecosystem. The interactive whiteboards provide 12 linear microphone arrays and support video recording with 60 fps.

Da Vinci — A scalable architecture for neural network computing

27/3/2020

In this presentation, I give an introduction into microprocessor trends, describe two distinct eras of computing usage in training AI systems and show the wide variety of computing architectures in computer science. I also describe our advanced computing and artificial intelligence product portfolio, which focuses on innovation, continuous dedication and backward compatibility. The central part of this talk is insights into our Da Vinci architecture, descriptions of all building block, the core architecture and its micro-architectural configurations. Last, I show the process of how we execute artificial intelligence projects and the challenges which are still ahead of us.

New flagship smartphones, an elegant speaker, smart watches and eyewear

26/3/2020

Today we announced terrific new products. Our new flagship smartphone delivers an outstanding photography experience by using the worlds first multi-reflection super periscope telephoto, 10x long-range optical zoom, 100x max and an ultra vision Leica Penta camera system. We also incorporate "Hey Celia", a new virtual private assistant that supports you in your daily life.

The HUAWEI Sound X speaker, with its refined and elegant design, delivers a visible stunning shaking bass and 360 degrees surround sound with six of full-range speakers.

The HUAWEI Watch GT2 products appear in new designs and editions.

Finally, our HUAWEI Eyewear combines leading technology with fashion.

Step into new products and rewatch our live stream.

Prediction of protein subcellular localization

3/3/2020

Use deep learning tools to accurately identify the organelles where proteins are located in human protein fluorescence micrographs
The trained model was executed on the Atlas 200 DK developer kit, and use Atlas 200 DK
The model analyses unlabelled protein fluorescence and predicts the location of sub-cells with pictures
Protein subcellular localisation prediction targets the microscopic fluorescence images of proteins in cancer tissues and other tissues to identify the localisation of proteins; to find location markers related to cancer

Retinal blood vessel segmentation in the eyeground

3/3/2020

The fundus retinal blood vessel segmentation application was developed for the Atlas 200 DK inference system, in partnership with the Nankai University, led by Professor Li Tao of Intelligent Computing System Research Office .
This project makes full use of the neural network computing power of the Atlas 200 DK system to segment the fundus vessels in real-time.
The total inference time of 20 pictures is 761.8 milliseconds, and the average inference time of one image is 38 milliseconds.

Emerging technologies in medicine

29/2/2020

Artificial intelligence will shape our future like no other technology. Since the role of this technology is expanding, it will optimise and improve what people do. In the medical field, artificial intelligence will help support diagnostic processes and other related processes. To bring artificial intelligence to clinical relevance, the technology industry, the medical industry and physicians are required to solve complex challenges in an interdisciplinary approach.

This week I had the honour and pleasure to give a talk at the "Emerging Technologies in Medicine" conference, which brings experienced physicians, engineers and computer scientists together to talk about topics related to the future and exchange opinions for the challenges ahead. In my talk, I presented how Huawei supports the health care industry with artificial intelligence and described the process of how we execute AI projects. I described the challenges of microprocessor trends and introduced computer architectural approaches to solve these challenges, and showed Huawei's rich AI product portfolio. I also showed where AI, specifically with our products, has been successfully used in medical research such as in retinal blood vessel segmentation in the eyeground and the prediction of protein subcellular localisation.

There are still challenges ahead, but with collaborative approaches such as this, I think we will be better equipped in facing our future.

Some exciting new products

25/2/2020

We opened the doors yesterday to a range of new connective possibilities and unveiled some exciting new products. We announced the world's slimmest 5G foldable smartphone, a business tabled with the highest screen-to-body ration, new amazing laptops and a variety of powerful communication devices.

Last, we announced our app store, which is supported by HUAWEI Mobile Services.

Re-watch our virtual launch here.