Last week, GenAI Today covered news from STMicroelectronics (STM, for short); therein, greater support was announced for the STM32N6, the company’s first MCU to embed the Neural-ART accelerator, an in-house developed NPU engineered for power-efficient edge AI applications. A flagship innovation for STM, the STM32N6 reportedly achieves “600x performance gain” over other high-end microcontrollers; this is achieved through the onboard Neural-ART; by offloading AI computations to this accelerator, the STM32N6’s Arm Cortex M-55 processor can handle other tasks, enhancing overall system efficiency. (Read our full coverage here.)
STM-related developments were discussed on IoT Evolution World in early Q4, as well; more info on that here.
Here’s the scoop today:
Another company, E2IP Technologies — its teams possessing great expertise in carefully crafted smart systems — announced the launch of the E2IP Edge AI Sensing Platform, and it’s powered by the STM32N6.
The E2IP Edge AI Sensing Platform, designed for developers, engineers and other early adopters “eager to explore the next frontier of intelligence” (as E2IP put it), “brings unparalleled AI-powered general sensing and machine vision capabilities to cross vertical applications on edge devices.”
Currently, the platform is built to handle demanding applications across a variety of big industries; medical, security, IoT/IIoT, smart cities, logistics, etc.
Per the E2IP + STM official announcement, key elements of the E2IP Edge AI Sensing Platform also include:
- STM32N6-Based Architecture: As mentioned, it’s powered by the STM32N6 microcontroller, providing exceptional processing power, energy efficiency and a proprietary NPU.
- Real-Time Edge AI Processing: The STM32N6 can process data locally with low latency to provide faster insights.
- Machine Vision Integration: It includes built-in support for computer vision, enabling real-time object recognition, motion tracking, intelligent scene understanding, etc.
- Highly Scalable: Whether you're developing a smart factory, autonomous vehicle system, or AI-enhanced surveillance network, the platform is designed to scale for diverse applications.
“We are excited to deliver a platform that accelerates AI innovation at the Edge for general sensing and machine vision applications,” expressed Eric St-Jacques, CEO, E2IP Technologies. “E2IP's combination of processing power, energy efficiency, and AI capabilities, along with support for development tools and services offers an unprecedented opportunity for early adopters to lead the way in smart, AI-powered solutions, by adding intelligence at the edge where sensors operate.”
E2IP’s debut version of the Edge AI Sensing Platform with Machine Vision will become available for purchase in January.
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Edited by
Greg Tavarez
