At the 14th Songshan Lake China IC Innovation Summit Forum, Ms. Wang Shujuan, the chip development director of Chengdu Qiying Tailun Technology Co., Ltd., brought a wonderful speech entitled "CI135X: Cost-effective End-side Voice AI Chip" to the guests. Ms. Wang Shujuan has 15 years of experience in chip research and development, and has delivered more than 20 chips, all of which have been successfully mass-produced in one click-out. She joined Qiying Tailun in 2022 and is currently the director of chip R&D, mainly responsible for chip R&D and product upgrade technology solution research.
An industry pioneer in the field of voice AI chips
Founded in November 2015, Qiying Tailun is located in Chengdu High-tech Zone. As a company focusing on the R&D of AI chips on the device side, Qiying Tailun integrates chip R&D, algorithm R&D and development platform, and is a full-stack and full-chain voice solution provider in the industry. Since its establishment, the company has launched 20 intelligent voice chips, covering multiple series such as AI voice chips, AI voice Wi-Fi chips and AI voice BLE chips, which are widely used in smart homes, smart hotels, smart security, smart education, smart cars and robots, serving more than 10,000 customers.
The first generation of the chip, CI1006, was recognized as the first in the industry, and the CI110 series and CI13 series chips launched later were also recognized as internationally advanced. The founder of the company, Mr. He, has put forward a grand corporate vision from the beginning of the company's establishment, that is, he is committed to the algorithm research and development and marketing of end-side AI chips. After nearly nine years of development, Qiying Tailun has formed a chip product layout from pure offline, off-line to interconnection and other solutions, covering multiple application scenarios.
Qiying Tailun expects to ship 5,000W in 2024
CI135X chip: a cost-effective device-side voice AI solution
The CI135X chip launched this time is the latest cost-effective end-side voice AI chip of Qiying Tailun, which is scheduled to be officially launched in June 2024. The CI135X chip adopts the 3.5 generation brain neural network processor core (BNPU V3.5) patented technology of Qiying Tailun, with a maximum frequency of 210MHz, which has stronger computing performance and higher flexibility, and supports a variety of neural networks and vector parallel operations such as DNN, TDNN, RNN, CNN and LSTM. The chip supports offline speech recognition, deep learning noise reduction, local self-learning and voiceprint recognition and other functions, with stronger noise immunity, and a recognition rate of more than 98% in a quiet environment. The CI135X chip integrates a PMU power management unit, a high-precision RC oscillator, a single AD, DA and common MCU general interfaces, and can develop a variety of intelligent voice products with only a few peripheral components, which is extremely cost-effective. Its high level of integration and flexibility makes it suitable for a wide range of voice recognition applications, from smart homes to smart cars, from smart hotels to security systems.
Ms. Wang Shujuan pointed out that since its establishment, Qiying Tailun has been committed to the R&D and innovation of end-to-device voice AI technology. The company not only invests a lot of resources in chip design and manufacturing, but also conducts in-depth research and development in algorithms and development platforms. The launch of the CI135X chip is the result of years of accumulation in the field of speech recognition and AI algorithms, which reflects the company's strong ability to combine technological innovation and market demand. In terms of application scenarios, the CI135X chip can not only be applied to various household appliances in the smart home, such as smart speakers, smart lighting, smart air conditioners, etc., but also play an important role in the fields of smart driving, smart security and smart hotels. For example, in the smart hotel scenario, the CI135X chip can realize voice-controlled room equipment to improve the intelligent experience of guests. In smart security scenarios, the chip's high noise immunity and high recognition rate can ensure the accuracy and reliability of the security monitoring system.
The full-stack technical advantages of Qiying Tailun
Lead-In-Tech not only has significant advantages in chip research and development, but its full-stack technology solutions have also won the company wide recognition in the market competition. The company provides a full chain of services from chip design, algorithm development to application solutions and development platforms, ensuring that customers can quickly and efficiently develop intelligent voice products that meet market demand. One of the core technologies of Qiying Tailun is its self-developed brain neural network processor core (BNPU), which has been developed to the 3.5th generation (BNPU V3.5). BNPU V3.5 not only has stronger computing performance and greater flexibility, but also supports a variety of neural networks and vector parallel operations, making it excellent for handling complex speech recognition tasks. In addition, the company has invested heavily in algorithm development to develop a variety of speech recognition and processing algorithms, including DNN, TDNN, RNN, CNN and LSTM, to ensure that its chips perform optimally in a variety of application scenarios. The AI development platform of Qiying Tailun is also one of its technical advantages. The development platform provided by the company has undergone many iterations and has now developed to generation 3.5. The platform not only provides developers with rich cases and a complete underlying database, but also supports zero-code development, and developers can quickly complete product definition through Lego-style splicing. The ease of use and efficiency of the development platform greatly facilitates the application development of customers and shortens the time to market. In addition, Qiying Tailun also provides a variety of application solutions, covering many fields such as smart home, smart hotel, smart security, smart education, smart car and robot. At present, the company's coverage rate in the end-side voice market has reached 80%, with more than 10,000 product models and more than 500,000 developers. Our solutions not only meet the diverse needs of our customers, but also help them achieve business success by responding quickly to customer needs and providing high-quality technical support.
A variety of offline voice modules
The vision for the future of Enlightenment Tylen
In this speech, Ms. Wang Shujuan divided the corporate vision of Qiying Tailun into three stages: the first stage is the research and development of natural language interactive speech AI chips for terminals; The second stage is to let service robots enter thousands of households; The third stage is for everyone to have a guardian elf. After nearly nine years of development, the company has completed the objectives of the first phase and has made significant progress in the second phase. In the future, Qiying Tailun will continue to focus on the research and development of end-side AI chips, provide more cost-effective and intelligent solutions for more B-end customers and C-end customers, and promote the popularization and upgrading of smart terminal products.