TLDR: ALi Corporation and Ceva have announced a strategic partnership to integrate Ceva’s NeuPro-Nano and NeuPro-M Neural Processing Units (NPUs) into ALi’s next-generation Video Display Sub-System (VDSS) platform. This collaboration aims to deliver scalable edge AI capabilities for smart video platforms and a wide range of intelligent edge devices, simplifying AI SoC development and accelerating time-to-market.
TAIPEI, Taiwan & ROCKVILLE, Md. – In a significant move poised to advance the capabilities of intelligent, video-centric devices, ALi Corporation and Ceva, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA) have officially announced a strategic licensing partnership. This collaboration will see the integration of Ceva’s cutting-edge NeuPro-Nano and NeuPro-M Neural Processing Units (NPUs) into ALi’s upcoming Video Display Sub-System (VDSS) platform.
The partnership is designed to bring scalable edge AI to next-generation video platforms, addressing the accelerating demand for intelligent devices across both consumer and industrial markets. By combining ALi’s extensive expertise in multimedia System-on-Chips (SoCs) with Ceva’s advanced AI technology, the alliance aims to enable high-performance audio, video, vision, sensing, and AI processing applications within smart edge devices. These devices include, but are not limited to, intelligent smart displays, set-top boxes, and a broad spectrum of visual computing devices.
Ceva’s NeuPro-Nano NPU is specifically engineered for ultra-low power applications, excelling in always-on use cases involving audio, voice, vision, and sensing. It boasts native support for transformer models, facilitating the efficient execution of small language models (SLMs) and other emerging AI workloads directly at the edge. Complementing this, the NeuPro-M NPU IP offers scalable performance, ranging from 4 to 200 TOPS/core, and supports advanced AI models such as Vision Transformers (ViT) and generative AI.
The integration of both NPUs into ALi’s VDSS platform will provide ALi’s ASIC design service customers with a flexible and energy-efficient AI acceleration solution, optimized for deep learning inference across a diverse array of smart edge applications. This strategic partnership also leverages Ceva’s robust AI software development tools, including the NeuPro-Studio AI SDK, which is expected to simplify AI SoC development and significantly accelerate time-to-market for Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs), Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and semiconductor partners.
Joseph Lien, CEO of ALi Corporation, expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration, stating, “We are excited to partner with Ceva to bring world-class AI capabilities into our video-centric platforms. This collaboration reinforces our strategic move into AI-powered ASIC design and expands our service portfolio, enabling us to better serve our customers’ evolving needs.”
Gweltaz Toquet, Chief Commercial Officer of Ceva, added, “Combining our NeuPro-Nano and NeuPro-M NPUs with ALi’s system-level design strengths unlocks new possibilities for edge AI innovation, enabling smarter, faster and more responsive video systems that meet the evolving market expectations. We look forward to enabling next-generation intelligent devices together and driving innovation in the smart edge device market.”
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This joint offering is poised to empower customers to develop innovative edge AI solutions, thereby driving growth and competitiveness within the rapidly expanding smart edge device market.
