AI partnership to advance computer vision at the edge

Aetina and Axelera AI have partnered to deliver high-performance, power-efficient AI inference solutions for industries, including smart transportation, surveillance, and retail.

With growing demand for compact, high-performance AI at the edge, this collaboration presents a comprehensive portfolio of AI-optimised systems seamlessly integrating Axelera AI's powerful AI accelerator cards with Aetina's advanced hardware platforms. These solutions excel in complex tasks such as object recognition, multi-camera analysis, and AI-driven decision-making while effectively addressing space and power constraints.

Aetina delivers a diverse portfolio of AI systems developed to satisfy the full spectrum of edge inference needs, from compact edge devices to high-performance platforms. It ensures scalability and versatility across all industries by offering M.2 systems with x86 and ARM architectures for space-conscious, power-efficient solutions and PCIe systems for higher performance needs.

Among the offerings, the AIE-KR1B-B1-AXE, an ARM-based system, integrates Axelera AI's M.2 inference accelerator card, delivering up to 214 TOPS of AI computing in a compact, energy-efficient form factor. The MegaEdge AIP-MURE-A1AXE system, an industry-first x86 AI platform supporting up to three M.2 AI accelerator cards, provides up to 642 TOPS in a robust, fanless design. For high-performance needs, the AIP-FR68-A1AXE system supports up to four Axelera PCIe AI accelerator cards, reaching up to 856 TOPS – ideal for the most demanding AI vision applications. With Axelera AI's M.2 inference accelerator providing industry-leading performance, these solutions deliver streamlined deployment and scalable AI efficiency.

All pre-validated Aetina-Axelera AI systems ensure seamless integration with centralised support spanning hardware, accelerator cards, and software. Pre-installed with the Voyager SDK, they support an extensive AI model zoo, including advanced image classification, object detection, and pose estimation capabilities.

Developed to empower a wide range of industries, these AI solutions improve smart transportation and surveillance with multi-camera analysis for security and traffic monitoring. Retail and robotics allow advanced object recognition, gesture control, and AI-driven decision-making. Also, medical imaging and agriculture technology sectors benefit from real-time diagnostics, crop analysis, and automated quality control.

"Innodisk group is proud to strengthen our position in the edge AI market alongside such a valuable AI partner," said Randy Chien, chairman of Aetina and Innodisk. "With Aetina's expertise in edge AI computing, the group's extensive service implementation experience and Axelera AI's cutting-edge inference acceleration, we will jointly assist industries in unlocking new levels of AI-driven innovation and efficiency."

"By combining our expertise, we enable businesses to overcome power and space limitations while maximising AI capabilities," added Joe Lo, general manager at Aetina.

"The Metis AI processing unit is bringing advanced inference capabilities to the edge in partnership with leading system providers. We are proud to be furthering our partnership with Aetina - uniting the Aetina ecosystem with the Axelera AI inference performance and software suite, companies around the globe can bring advanced intelligence anywhere their data is created," said John Wilkins, director of Strategic Channel Partnerships at Axelera AI.

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