Intel shows Myriad X VPU for drones and smart cameras

About a year ago, Intel bought Movidius to boost its artificial intelligence operations. So far the company launched a $79 Neural Compute USB stick and now the Movidius unit rolls out the Myriad X vision processing unit (VPU). This is a new low-power AI chip designed for drones, smart cameras and virtual reality applications.

Intel says the Myriad X's Neural Compute Engine is capable of up to one trillion operations per second (TOPS). It features programmable 128-bit VLIW vector processors, support up to 8 HD cameras, and has 2.5MB on-chip memory to support up to 450GB/s of internal bandwidth.

Myriad X combines dedicated imaging, computer vision processing and – thanks to the industry-first Neural Compute Engine – high-performance deep learning inference within the same chip, and the results are opening up new realms of possibility. With this faster, more pervasive intelligence embedded directly into devices, the potential to make our world safer, more productive and more personal is limitless. From autonomous delivery drones and security cameras with contextual understanding to personal robots that have both situational and emotional awareness, Myriad X will unleash innovation for a new future of intelligent and autonomous devices.