Advantech, a global leader in IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms, has announced a significant partnership with DEEPX, a leading Korean AI semiconductor innovator specializing in NPU (Neural Processing Unit) technology. This collaboration marks a pivotal moment in Advantech's journey to expand its AI chipset ecosystem and introduce its first AI acceleration solution, the EAI-1961 series Edge AI Acceleration Module, powered by DEEPX technology.
The partnership aims to address diverse industrial needs by integrating DEEPX's energy-efficient NPU with Advantech's industrial hardware expertise. Joey Hsu, Director of Advantech's Embedded Sector, highlights the importance of evaluating a broad range of AI chip technologies for reliable edge AI deployment. DEEPX's impressive power and thermal performance make it an ideal choice for Advantech's mission to offer optimized AI solutions for next-generation edge systems.
The EAI-1961 series, featuring DEEPX's DX-M1 NPU technology, is designed in the industry-standard M.2 form factor. It delivers up to 25 TOPS of AI inference while supporting up to 4GB of LPDDR5 memory. Its energy-efficient architecture ensures stable thermal behavior, making it well-suited for vision-centric applications such as robotic vision, intelligent surveillance, in-vehicle computing, and precision medical diagnostics.
DEEPX CEO Lokwon Kim emphasizes Advantech's leadership in shaping the global industrial automation and embedded computing ecosystem. This collaboration signifies a significant step for DEEPX as its technology moves towards becoming a global industrial standard. By leveraging Advantech's worldwide network, DEEPX aims to showcase its AI chips' strength and competitiveness on the global stage. The integration of DX-M1 NPU into Advantech's platforms will empower customers with unprecedented AI performance and efficiency, enabling smarter, faster, and more sustainable edge applications.
Advantech's partnership with DEEPX adds to its growing list of AI technology partners, including Intel, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Hailo, and Axelera AI. This expansion solidifies Advantech's position as one of the industry's most comprehensive providers of edge AI solutions. As edge AI becomes increasingly critical for applications like predictive maintenance, quality inspection, real-time situational awareness, and adaptive robotic control, Advantech remains dedicated to offering ready-to-deploy platforms that enable customers to implement scalable, production-ready edge AI with confidence.
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