MAX78000 AI MCU w/ Neural Network Accelerator Analog Devices Inc. MAX78000 AI MCU w/ Neural Network Accelerator is used for Artificial intelligence (AI) applications that require extreme computational horsepower. The MAX78000 is built to enable neural networks and combines energy-efficient AI processing with ultra-low-power microcontrollers. The hardware-based convolutional neural network (CNN) accelerator enables battery-powered applications to execute AI inferences while spending only microjoules of energy.