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GreenWaves Technologies' GAP9 processor, which pairs RISC-V compute clusters with a dedicated hardware neural network engine, is in volume production and being used by tier 1 hearables customers for neural noise cancellation, operating at 50 GOPS at 50 mW.

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Grenoble, France

Who
GreenWaves Technologies, Loïc Liétar, Eric Flamand, Denis Mestdagh, Joël Cambonie
What
GreenWaves Technologies' GAP9 processor, which pairs RISC-V compute clusters with a dedicated hardware neural network engine, is in volume production and being used by tier 1 hearables customers for neural noise cancellation, operating at 50 GOPS at 50 mW.
When
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:12:21 GMT · 21h 4m ago
Where
Grenoble, France ·
Why
The GAP9 processor achieves performance levels that competing microcontrollers cannot match at equivalent power, making it suitable for AI inference in battery-powered devices like earbuds.
The Frontline Impact

How this affects you

The adoption of GAP9 in high-volume hearable products signifies a shift where dedicated AI inference silicon is becoming a fundamental requirement for on-device AI features like noise cancellation in consumer audio, influencing the entire TWS platform market.

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