San Jose, California, January 2, 2025 – Synaptics Incorporated has announced a collaboration with Google focused on Edge AI for the Internet of Things (IoT). This partnership aims to optimize multimodal processing for context-aware computing.
The initiative will integrate Google's MLIR-compliant machine learning core with Synaptics' Astra hardware, utilizing open-source software and tools. This integration is expected to accelerate the development of AI devices capable of processing various modalities, including vision, sound, and voice, enhancing interactivity in applications across consumer, enterprise, and industrial systems.
Synaptics' Astra AI-Native compute platform combines low-power silicon for Edge devices with user-friendly software and tools, wireless connectivity, and a robust partner ecosystem. The platform builds on Synaptics' expertise in neural networks and AI hardware.