CERN uses tiny AI models burned into silicon for real-time LHC data filtering

https://theopenreader.org/Journalism:CERN_Uses_Tiny_AI_Models_Burned_into_Silicon_for_Real-Time_LHC_Data_Filtering

CERN Uses Tiny AI Models Burned into Silicon for Real-Time LHC Data Filtering

CERN has developed ultra-small AI models embedded directly into custom chips to filter massive data streams from the Large Hadron Collider in real time, addressing the enormous data challenge of the world’s most powerful particle accelerator.

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How are FPGAs "bruned into silicon"? Would be news to me that there are ASICs being taped out at CERN
Could they.... have someone else do it for them?

CERN in fact does design custom ASICs for other things: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1115079/contributions/4693643/a...

(Probably not for this here though.)