Recently, SiMa.ai, a software-centric embedded edge machine learning system-on-chip (MLSoC) company, and Wind River, a global leader in intelligent edge software, announced a partnership to jointly launch an integrated hardware and software solution for next-generation edge AI.
SiMa.ai’s MLSoC platform integrates eLxr, an enterprise-grade Debian derivative, and is commercially supported by Wind River eLxr Pro. This solution provides developers with a convenient and seamless experience, enabling them to easily customize and accelerate product deployment. This integrated solution retains the flexibility of open-source technology while offering enterprise-grade security, stability, and compliance, meeting diverse industry needs.
“As the complexity of the intelligent edge increases, AI and software-defined automation technologies will be key to unlocking its potential,” said Avijit Sinha, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Global Business Development at Wind River. “SiMa.ai’s advanced MLSoC platform combined with Wind River’s proven edge technology in critical mission environments will accelerate the development of real-time physical AI in cross-industry applications.”
“Edge AI is the new ‘gold rush,’ creating tremendous opportunities in robotics, industrial automation, healthcare, automotive, aerospace, and defense,” said Krishna Rangasayee, Founder and CEO of SiMa.ai. “Combining Wind River’s deep expertise and market achievements in the intelligent edge, we have jointly launched an industry-leading edge AI platform. This platform offers exceptional performance, ultra-low power consumption, and ease of use, fully supporting all AI requirements, including generative AI. We look forward to working together to promote the scaled deployment of AI technology on devices across various physical industries.”
The SiMa.ai MLSoC platform is a complete full-stack hardware and software solution. Its unified software development environment, Palette™, simplifies the entire ML application development process, from creation and building to deployment.
Technical Highlights and Demonstrations #
The joint solution was demonstrated at SiMa.ai’s booth (#603) at the Embedded Vision Summit, held from May 20-22 in Santa Clara. In this demonstration, the SiMa.ai platform utilized eLxr, a stable Debian derivative, showcasing how it provides efficient and reliable underlying support for edge AI. This version is also at the core of Wind River eLxr Pro’s commercial-grade Debian support solution.
About Wind River eLxr Pro #
Wind River eLxr Pro, based on the open-source enterprise-grade Debian derivative project eLxr, provides enterprise customers with commercial-grade support and maintenance services. It helps build scalable, highly secure, and highly reliable Linux solutions to address complex challenges in cloud-to-edge deployments. eLxr Pro is a vital part of Wind River’s intelligent edge product portfolio, which also includes real-time operating systems (RTOS), embedded Linux, enterprise Linux, private cloud platforms, virtualization technologies, and cloud-native DevOps tools.
About SiMa.ai #
SiMa.ai is a software-centric embedded edge machine learning system-on-chip (MLSoC) technology leader. Its “ONE Platform for Edge AI” offers flexible adaptability across various frameworks, networks, models, sensors, and modalities. Edge ML applications running on SiMa.ai MLSoC and the Modalix series products achieve significant improvements in performance and energy efficiency, providing high-precision intelligent support for scenarios ranging from computer vision to generative AI. This empowers customers in industries such as industrial manufacturing, retail, aerospace, defense, agriculture, and healthcare to achieve innovative breakthroughs and cost reduction. Founded in 2018, the company has raised $270 million in funding from renowned institutions including Fidelity Investments, Maverick Capital, Point72, MSD Partners, and VentureTech Alliance.
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