Huami will unveil 3rd gen of its Huangshan wearable chip
In 2020, the smartphone segment struggled in the light of the global pandemic, only having expressive results in the two last quarters of the year. However, not every technology-related segment suffered last year. The wearable segment achieved solid results and practically bypassed the pandemic. Among the leading companies, Huami unleashed a set of solid smartwatches such as the Amazfit GTR 2, GTS 2, and its 2e variants. The brand also announced new smartwatches under the Zepp brand. Now, the Chinese giant of wearable tech is set to introduce new things in 2021, starting with a brand new wearable chip.
Foxconn and Winbond announce strategic investment in Kneron Kneron, a leading on-device edge artificial intelligence (AI) company based in San Diego, California, has announced that it has raised additional funding from Foxconn and Winbond.
Kneron will be working closely with investors on strategic partnerships and new projects and concepts in the AI space. Kneron is working with Foxconn on serving AI use cases in industry 4.0 as well as the automotive industry, through Foxconnâs MIH open platform for electric vehicles. Winbond and Kneron will work on developing microcontroller unit (MCU)-based AI and memory computing.
Hong Kong based venture capital firm Horizons Ventures was the lead investor in the previous $40mn round and has invested in earlier rounds. Other investors included Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, CDIB, Himax Technologies, Qualcomm, Thundersoft, Sequoia Capital and Weltrend.
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