CEO Richard Yu Unveils the Kirin 970, Huawei’s
first mobile AI computing platform
Today at IFA 2017, Huawei Consumer Business
Group unveiled a new era in smartphone innovation. As part of CEO Richard Yu’s keynote
address, he revealed Huawei’s vision for the future of artificial intelligence
with the launch of the Kirin 970. By combining the power of the cloud with the
speed and responsiveness of native AI processing, Huawei is bringing AI experiences to life and changing the way
we interact with our devices.
“As we look to the future of smartphones, we’re at the
threshold of an exciting new era,” said Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business
Group. “Mobile AI = On-Device AI + Cloud AI. Huawei is committed to developing
smart devices into intelligent devices by building end-to-end capabilities that
support coordinated development of chips, devices, and the cloud. The ultimate
goal is to provide a significantly better user experience. The Kirin 970 is the
first in a series of new advances that will bring powerful AI features to our
devices and take them beyond the competition.”
After years of development, Cloud AI has
seen broad application, but user experience still has room for improvement,
including latency, stability, and privacy. Cloud AI and On-Device AI can
complement each other. On-Device AI offers strong sensing capabilities, which
are the foundation of understanding and assisting people. Sensors produce a
large amount of real-time, scenario-specific, and personalized data. Supported
by strong chip processing capabilities, devices will become more cognitive of
user needs, providing truly personalized and readily accessible services.
Kirin 970 is powered by an 8-core CPU
and a new generation 12-core GPU. Built using a 10nm advanced process, the
chipset packs 5.5 billion
transistors into an area of only one cm².
Huawei’s new flagship Kirin 970 is Huawei’s first mobile AI computing
platform featuring a dedicated Neural Processing Unit (NPU). Compared to a
quad-core Cortex-A73 CPU cluster, the Kirin 970's new heterogeneous computing
architecture delivers up to 25x the performance with 50x greater efficiency. Simply put,
the Kirin 970 can perform the same AI computing tasks faster and with far less
power. In a benchmark image recognition test, the Kirin 970 processed 2,000
images per minute, which was faster than other chips on the market.
New developments in AI require joint effort across the entire value
chain, involving tens of millions of developers, and the experience and
feedback of hundreds of millions of users. Huawei is positioning the Kirin 970
as an open platform for mobile AI, opening up the chipset to developers and
partners who can find new and innovative uses for its processing capabilities.
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