Advantech, a global leader in IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms, has announced a significant partnership with DEEPX, a leading Korean AI semiconductor innovator. This collaboration marks a pivotal moment in Advantech's journey to expand its AI chipset ecosystem and introduce its first AI acceleration solution, the EAI-1961 series Edge AI Acceleration Module, powered by DEEPX technology. This cutting-edge module is designed to address the diverse industrial needs of the future, with a focus on power and thermal efficiency, making it ideal for vision-centric applications such as robotic vision, intelligent surveillance, in-vehicle computing, and precision medical diagnostics.
Joey Hsu, Director of Advantech's Embedded Sector, highlights the company's commitment to evaluating a broad range of AI chip technologies to meet diverse industrial needs. He emphasizes DEEPX's impressive efficiency in power and thermal performance, which is crucial for reliable edge AI deployment. By integrating DEEPX's energy-efficient NPU with Advantech's industrial hardware expertise, the partnership aims to deliver more optimized AI solutions for next-generation edge systems.
The EAI-1961 series, featuring DEEPX's DX-M1 NPU technology, is Advantech's first product in this collaboration. Designed in the industry-standard M.2 form factor, it delivers up to 25 TOPS of AI inference while supporting up to 4GB of LPDDR5 memory. Its highly energy-efficient architecture ensures stable thermal behavior even during heavy workloads, making it well-suited for vision-centric applications.
DEEPX CEO Lokwon Kim expressed enthusiasm for the collaboration, stating that Advantech is the undisputed leader in shaping the global industrial automation and embedded computing ecosystem. This partnership marks a defining moment for DEEPX as its technology moves toward becoming a global industrial standard. By leveraging Advantech's unparalleled worldwide network, DEEPX is poised to showcase the strength and competitiveness of its AI chips on the global stage. The integration of DX-M1 NPU into Advantech's platforms will empower customers with unprecedented AI performance and efficiency, enabling smarter, faster, and more sustainable edge applications.
Advantech's partnership with DEEPX further strengthens its position as a leading provider of edge AI solutions. By adding DEEPX to its expanding roster of AI technology partners, including Intel, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Hailo, and Axelera AI, Advantech continues to offer one of the industry's most comprehensive portfolios of edge AI solutions. As edge AI becomes increasingly critical for applications such as predictive maintenance, quality inspection, real-time situational awareness, and adaptive robotic control, Advantech remains dedicated to providing ready-to-deploy platforms that help customers implement scalable, production-ready edge AI with confidence.
For more information, visit http://www.advantech.com. Contact details for Advantech's Public Relations and Marketing, Embedded Sector, are also provided.
