By integrating Ceva's NeuPro-Nano and NeuPro-M neural processing units (NPUs) into ALi Corporation's VDSS platform, efficient AI acceleration can be provided for intelligent edge devices, thereby driving the growth of ALi Corporation's design service business to meet the demand for application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) designs driven by artificial intelligence.
As the demand for video-centric intelligent devices in consumer and industrial markets accelerates, Ceva, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA) and ALi Corporation announced a strategic licensing partnership to integrate Ceva's advanced NeuPro-Nano and NeuPro-M neural processing units (NPUs) into ALi Corporation's next-generation Video Display Sub-System (VDSS) platform. This collaboration combines ALi Corporation's expertise in multimedia system-on-chip (SoC) with Ceva's cutting-edge AI technology, enabling high-performance audio, video, visual, sensing, and AI processing applications in intelligent edge devices, including smart displays, set-top boxes, and various visual computing devices.
The NeuPro-Nano embedded AI NPU is designed for ultra-low-power applications, excelling in always-on audio, voice, vision, and sensing use cases. With native support for transformer models, it efficiently executes edge computing tasks for small language models (SLMs) and other emerging AI workloads. Complementing this, the NeuPro-M NPU IP offers scalable performance from 4 to 200 TOPS/core, supporting advanced AI models including transformers, vision transformers (ViT), and generative AI. By integrating these two NPUs into ALi Corporation's VDSS platform, its ASIC design service customers gain flexible and energy-efficient AI acceleration solutions optimized for deep learning inference across a wide range of intelligent edge applications.
Joseph Lien, Chief Executive Officer of ALi Corporation, stated: "We are delighted to partner with Ceva to bring world-class AI capabilities to our video-centric platforms. This collaboration strengthens our strategic initiative to enter AI-driven ASIC design and expands our service portfolio, enabling us to better meet the evolving needs of our customers."
This strategic partnership leverages ALi Corporation's proven design expertise and global customer base, combined with Ceva's robust AI software development tools, including the NeuPro-Studio AI SDK. The two parties aim to simplify the AI SoC development process and accelerate time-to-market for ODMs, OEMs, and semiconductor partners. This joint solution will empower customers to develop innovative edge AI solutions, driving growth and enhancing competitiveness in the intelligent edge device market.
Gweltaz Toquet, Chief Commercial Officer of Ceva, said: "Combining our NeuPro-Nano and NeuPro-M neural processing units (NPUs) with ALi Corporation's system-level design strengths will unlock new possibilities for edge AI innovation, enabling smarter, faster, and more responsive video systems to meet evolving market demands. We look forward to working with our partners to advance the next generation of intelligent devices and lead innovation in the intelligent edge device market."
(Reprinted from China Grid https://news.eccn.com)