Ubitium tackles edge AI and more with new universal processor

As enterprises continue to explore different ways to optimize how they handle different workloads in the data center and at the edge, a new startup, Ubitium, has emerged from stealth with an interesting, cost-saving computing approach: universal processing.

Led by semiconductor industry veterans, the startup has developed a microprocessor architecture that consolidates all processing tasks – be it for AI inferencing or general-purpose tasks – into a single versatile chip.

This, Ubitium says, has the potential to transform how enterprises approach computing, saving them the hassle of relying on different types of processors and processor cores for different specialized workloads. It also announced $3.7 million in funding from multiple venture capital firms.

Ubitium said it is currently focused on developing universal chips that could optimize computing for edge or embedded devices, helping enterprises cut down deployment costs by a factor of up to 100x. However, it emphasized that ...