New Edge AI evaluation kit accelerates ML application development

Infineon Technologies AG has released a comprehensive evaluation kit for embedded, Edge AI and ML system designs. The new PSoC 6 AI Evaluation Kit supplies all the tools needed to build intelligent consumer, smart home and IoT applications. The solution executes inferencing next to the sensor data source, delivering such user benefits as enhanced real-time performance and power efficiency compared to cloud-centric solution architectures. Its small 35mm x 45mm form factor, inexpensive cost and wide range of integrated sensors and connectivity make it the ideal choice for in-field data collection, rapid prototyping, model evaluation and solution creation.

The kit also leverages the company's advanced MCU, sensor, and connectivity portfolios and powerful software development environments, including the Infineon ModusToolbox and the company's Imagimob Studio offering for custom ML models and off-the-shelf Ready Models.

"Infineon is helping drive the evolution of Edge AI, which requires the real-time compute capability and power-efficiency that distinguish our hardware portfolio, along with development tools that simplify and speed application development," said Steve Tateosian, SVP of IoT, industrial and consumer microcontrollers, Infineon Technologies. "With our newest evaluation kit, we are offering access to a complete, easy-to-use ecosystem of Infineon hardware and software that will accelerate development and deployment of intelligent solutions in consumer, smart home, commercial and industrial IoT applications."

The new AI Evaluation Kit is a vital complement to the company's complete AI technology solutions, including:

The kit offers the right hardware for Edge AI models. It is based on the Infineon PSoC 6 MCU and supports development utilising the company's wide portfolio of XENSIV products for automotive, industrial, and consumer applications and connectivity, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and BLE solutions.

With Imagimob Studio, developers can move quickly to production. The platform is free to use (users only pay for new models once they launch their product) and makes it easy to build high-quality AI models from scratch or optimise existing models. Imagimob Ready Models even makes AI models available to companies without the time, cost, or machine learning know-how needed to create custom models.