IoT platforms for generative AI applications unveiled

MediaTek has introduced the high-performance Genio 720 and Genio 520 edge-AI IoT platforms. These new additions to the Genio series support the latest generative AI models, HMI, multimedia, and connectivity features for smart home, retail, industrial, and commercial IoT devices.

The devices deliver superb edge performance, allowing up to 10 TOPS with a built-in MediaTek 8th-generation NPU offering full hardware acceleration for transformer and CNN models. Also, the devices provide improved memory performance with up to 16GB of LPDDR5 memory to support data-intensive edge-optimised LLMs such as Llama, Gemini, Phi and DeepSeek, and accelerate generative AI tasks. Backed by the company's extensive global AI ecosystem, developers can employ leading global language models and common frameworks to efficiently deploy multi-modal generative AI applications and bring products to market faster.

"The Genio 720 and Genio 520 will unleash a new era of IoT innovation with powerful yet efficient generative AI capabilities on-device, offering a seamless user experience that also ensures data privacy," said CK Wang, general manager of the IoT Business Group at MediaTek. "With our integration of NVIDIA TAO for Edge AI applications, developers can scale their designs across different products and form factors, from smart retail displays to sophisticated industrial HMI applications."

Built on a 6nm process node, the devices integrate an octa-core CPU with two Arm Cortex-A78 processors and six Cortex-A55 processors to optimise performance and power efficiency. These highly efficient IoT platforms are optimised for low-power usage, making them appropriate for mobile devices needing fanless enclosures and battery-powered operation.

With advanced multimedia features, the devices are ideal for commercial displays, smart retail devices, HMI applications, and other multi-window or interactive applications. The unified hardware and software design of these IoT platforms makes it easy for developers to write once and run everywhere while also allowing customisation to meet specific application needs.

Genio 720/520 also supports OSM (Open Standard Module) with reference designs that ensure power and signal integrity, which significantly shortens users' development cycle in OSM. The company partners plan to launch OSM solutions based on Genio 720/520 in the year's second half, which can accelerate time-to-market for many applications.