TSP1
Accelerator ASIC
Accelerator ASIC that the company states it sells for industry leading lowest power levels, offered with dev kits through an early access program.
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Applied Brain Research
Semiconductors & PhotonicsAIWaterloo, ON
Waterloo developer of state-space-model AI for edge devices, licensing speech-to-text and text-to-speech software and selling the TSP1 accelerator ASIC for low-power on-device voice and sensor inference.
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About
Source: appliedbrainresearch.comApplied Brain Research states that "ABR began at the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience at the University of Waterloo with a clear belief: AI only reaches its full potential when it runs where the data lives — at the edge. We build technology that makes responsive, responsible AI possible even on the most resource-constrained devices." Its company page records that since 2012 its founders have focused on applying the efficiency of brain-based computing to low-power edge devices, and lists six co-founders alongside a director. The company licenses state space model speech software and offers the TSP1 accelerator ASIC, currently promoted on its homepage through dev kits and an early access program.
Demonstrated what it called the world's first single-chip solution for full vocabulary speech recognition, running on its TSP1 accelerator. prnewswire.com
States that it licenses state space model software for existing hardware applications and sells its accelerator ASIC, the TSP1, for industry leading lowest power levels. prnewswire.com
Closed an oversubscribed seed round led by Two Small Fish Ventures in January 2026 to accelerate edge AI voice processing. The amount was not disclosed. prnewswire.com
Describes itself as a Silicon Catalyst portfolio company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. prnewswire.com
EE Times reported in November 2025 that ABR had demonstrated its first silicon for state-space models. eetimes.com
Products & Services
Company site: appliedbrainresearch.comProducts Applied Brain Research publishes on its own site. Each card links to the page it was taken from.
Speech-to-Text
Software
State space model speech recognition software licensed to run on existing edge hardware.
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Software
State space model speech synthesis software licensed for edge devices, named in the company's own boilerplate.
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Publicly announced partnerships.
Silicon Catalyst
ABR's own company boilerplate describes it as a Silicon Catalyst portfolio company.
Recent News
- Jan 12, 2026Funding
Applied Brain Research Closes Seed Funding Round to Accelerate Edge AI Voice Processing
ABR closed an oversubscribed seed round led by Two Small Fish Ventures to accelerate edge AI voice processing. The release does not disclose the amount raised.
- Dec 1, 2025Leadership
Applied Brain Research Appoints Eva Lau, Co-founder of Two Small Fish Ventures, to Board of Directors
Eva Lau, co-founder of Two Small Fish Ventures, joined ABR's board of directors.
- Nov 6, 2025Product
Applied Brain Research Demos First Silicon For State-Space Models
EE Times reported that ABR demonstrated its first silicon implementing state-space models for edge inference.
- Sep 9, 2024Product
ABR demonstrates the world's first single chip solution for full vocabulary speech recognition
ABR demonstrated full vocabulary speech recognition running on a single chip, its TSP1 accelerator, at the AI Hardware and Edge AI Summit.
People
Sourced from the company's own pages or announcements.
Kevin Conley
CEO, Co-Founder
Chris Eliasmith, Ph.D.
CTO, Co-Founder
Travis DeWolf, Ph.D.
Customer Programs, Co-Founder
Daniel Rasmusen, Ph.D.
Software, Co-Founder
Trevor Bekolay, Ph.D.
Applications, Co-Founder
Xuan Choo, Ph.D.
AI Infrastructure, Co-Founder
Eva Lau
Director
Technology Focus
Company site: appliedbrainresearch.comTerms the company uses about its own work.
State space models (SSM)Edge AITSP1 accelerator ASICNeural processing fabricSpeech-to-textText-to-speechTime-series inferenceOn-chip NVM
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