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HOW DESIGN ENGINEERS CAN LEVERAGE GAINS FROM NEXT-GENERATION EDGE AI SOLUTIONS
First in the line:
BY DARREN CHAPMAN, SALES DIRECTOR UK, ADVANTECH EUROPE
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emand for the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and models directly on edge devices is rising among
design engineers. The reason is obvious: this approach brings AI
capabilities closer to the application, enabling faster processing, reduced latency, and improved privacy, all without relying on centralised cloud servers for processing. Here, Advantech is offering a further competitive advantage to designers: robust, low-TDP AI-on-Module, solutions featuring next-generation System-on-Computer platforms in small form factors from prominent market players such as Qualcomm, NVIDIA, RockChip and NXP, with the option to enhance them with AI acceleration modules.
Mission & Critical AI-on-Modules solutions will enable the next generation of rapidly growing segments of battery- powered applications like drones and autonomous devices for the defence industry. The latest AI technology on more powerful SOCs with integrated NPU and enhanced features for connectivity is helping to develop more functionality. AI model building and deploying is supported by more toolsets and existing example models to start with. Expected AI performance can be measured even better at the beginning of a development cycle. Next-generation edge AI is an enabler, helping
designers to meet the core objectives of this demanding sector. The industry’s long time to market and specific
requirements also mean that design engineers are already looking ahead, planning to do things with hardware that do not yet exist. Tapping into the near-future availability of ready-configured edge AI modules from Advantech is, therefore, both appealing and economic.
Commercial applications As a point of note, this prospect is far from exclusive to the defense industry. Europe is witnessing growing demand in commercial applications of Edge AI. There are many sectors that can benefit from this new cutting-edge technology. The latest and newest solutions from Advantech allow designers to already use PoE delivery on their Module Carrier Boards. The company has a strong focus on its Computers on Modules product portfolio, and enjoys some of the industry’s ‘best-in-class’ resources and infrastructure available locally to support engineers developing their systems. Moreover, Advantech is working on releasing
PoE powered Single Board Computers with AI capabilities. These should allow a short time to market and be well suited to small and medium businesses. Another common concern in commercial
applications is preservation of data and the EU’s relatively strong legal restrictions. In many applications, processing images at the edge
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