Opportunity: Demonstrating Speech Recognition using ARL-developed AI chip

Opportunity Number:

DEVCOM-027

Opportunity Number:

Adelphi, MD

Opportunity Description:

This project aims to hire one student to create a demonstration of an ARL-developed AI chip performing speech recognition. The AI chip is designed using a 12nm finfet process and has state-of-the-art AI inference efficiency. The student will connect the AI chip development board to a microphone input to capture speech commands and an output screen to display the commands correctly. The development board will also be connected to source meters to show power consumption of the speech inference. The student will be located at DEVCOM ARL headquarters in Adelphi, MD. The project mentor will be remote but visit regularly, and other team members will work at DEVCOM ARL headquarters.

Opportunity Skill Set:

Electrical or Computer Engineering degree program (Rising Senior BS minimum)
3.0 GPA in relevant classes (EE, CS, Math, etc.)
Knowledge of deep neural networks (CNNs, activation functions, etc.)
Proficiency in using Python to use ARL-flow for mapping the speech recognition algorithm onto the AI chip
Experience with ASIC chip bring-up and testing (pattern generation, shmoo plot generation, etc.)
Experience using FPGA development Boards or Chip Testing Pattern Generators/Logic Analyzers
Familiarity with GIT for version control and file sharing (optional)