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SECO joins Axelera AI’s ecosystem as sole European developer of innovative AI accelerators based on Metis™ AI Platform
Eindhoven/Arezzo, January 17, 2023 – Axelera AI B.V. (“Axelera AI”) has chosen SECO as the sole European developer of edge AI solutions based on its recently announced Metis™ AI Platform, a high-performance, cost effective and user-friendly platform combining hardware and software to accelerate computer vision at the edge.
SECO will gain early access to Axelera AI’s technology and will complete the design of a development board and a dedicated module on a standard form factor. Introducing the module into SECO’s product portfolio will provide high performance AI inference capability at low latency, enabling SECO to extend its offering to include the high-end computer vision market segment.
In addition, CLEA, the IoT-AI platform developed by SECO, will serve as enabler for the deployment of existing AI-based models to perform accelerated inference functionalities directly at the edge, as well as transferring the AI-processed data on the cloud for their storage or further elaboration.
“We are on a mission to democratize Edge AI, giving technology access to the mainstream B2B market. Enabling a strong ecosystem is crucial, offering our customers an easy way to buy, use, and integrate our disruptive technologies into their products. We are very proud of the collaboration with SECO, reinforcing our European DNA while adding critical skills and capabilities to serve a variety of customers in different vertical markets”, said Fabrizio Del Maffeo, CEO of Axelera AI.
“Being at the forefront of innovation, supporting our customers in digitalizing their business models has always been at the core of our strategy. Accelerated edge AI is a disruptive technology that will open great opportunities in several verticals. With Axelera AI, we want to become the European reference player in the Edge AI computer vision market, leveraging our design and customization capabilities to deliver high-performance, user-friendly solutions that cut our customers’ time-to-market, reduce their technological complexity and allow them to focus on their business goals”, said Massimo Mauri, CEO of SECO.
