EEMBC Contact:
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Ambiq Micro Contact:
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Markus Levy EEMBC 1.530.672.9113 |
Alexandra
Sorton Publitek +44 1227 450000 alexandra.sorton@publitek.com |
EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. —
November 10, 2015 — The
Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) today announced that Ambiq Micro, a start-up company with a patented Subthreshold Power
Optimized Technology (SPOT™) platform that dramatically reduces the amount of power
consumed by semiconductors, has
joined the consortium’s working groups developing benchmarks for ultra-low
power microcontrollers (MCUs) and Internet of Things (IoT) edge node systems.
The
EEMBC ULPBench working group is developing a benchmark suite with various usage
profiles that target different aspects of an ultra-low power microcontroller’s
functionality. The ULPBench-Core Profile, officially released in 2014, measures
CPU core efficiency, as well as the microcontroller’s real-time clock and
calendar function (RTCC), and power modes. Published scores can be seen on the EEMBC
website. Subsequent
versions will focus on real-world applications utilizing integrated hardware
and peripheral functions.
The
EEMBC IoT working group is focused on delivering an industry-standard benchmark
that ensures optimum efficiency of IoT edge nodes (end points). When designing
an edge node device, battery-life is often one of the most important factors
because of the need for portability and flexibility in placement. Therefore, this
EEMBC benchmark will provide a method to reliably determine the combined energy
consumption of the platform, taking into consideration the real-world effects
of the microcontroller and radio-frequency component (e.g. Bluetooth and
ZigBee).
“Earlier
this year, Ambiq Micro used EEMBC CoreMark to
demonstrate the advantages of its ultra-low power technology, showing an active
mode current of 35uA/MHz,” said Markus Levy, EEMBC President. This value
represents excellent energy efficiency, but the ULPBench and IoT benchmarks
will provide more suitable metrics for the types of battery-powered
applications that Ambiq Micro is targeting. We’re excited
to have Ambiq Micro as a member of our working
groups, offering their expertise in defining, developing, and testing our energy
efficiency benchmarks.”
"When
we announced our Apollo MCU earlier this year it was important to us and our
customers to have our extremely low-power results independently and rigorously
validated””, said Mike Noonen, interim CEO at Ambiq Micro. “Therefore, Ambiq
Micro is delighted to join EEMBC and we are thrilled that our extraordinary
energy performance will be benchmarked against our competitors and officially
confirmed.”
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EEMBC, the
Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium, was formed in 1997 as a
non-profit organization that develops industry-standard benchmarks to test
processors, microcontrollers, and the corresponding embedded systems. EEMBC benchmarks
help ensure predictable performance of embedded processors and systems in a
range of applications and disciplines. Its benchmarks are currently in use
within thousands of companies and universities worldwide.
EEMBC and
CoreMark are registered trademarks of the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark
Consortium. All other trademarks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners. For more information, visit www.eembc.org.
About Ambiq
Micro
Ambiq
Micro was founded in 2010 on the simple yet powerful notion that extremely low
power semiconductors are the key to the future of electronics. Through the use
of pioneering ultra-low power technology, we help innovative companies around
the world develop differentiated solutions that reduce or eliminate the need
for batteries, lower overall system power, and maximize industrial design
flexibility.
Ambiq
Micro has developed breakthrough technology based on our patented Subthreshold
Power Optimized Technology (SPOT™) platform that dramatically reduces the
amount of power consumed by semiconductors thus making our integrated circuits
(ICs) an ideal solution for energy critical applications.
Ambiq
Micro is headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information, visit http://www.ambiqmicro.com and follow us @Ambiq_Micro.