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Thank you to Semiconductor Engineering and Liz Allan for the thoughtful discussion featuring perspectives from Sam Toba and John Weil, along with Augustine Nebu Philips and our partner Robert Otręba CEO of GRINN Global. One theme stood out clearly: vision alone is not enough. Real-world interaction requires touch sensing, voice understanding, contextual awareness, and fast, local processing that enables real-time response. https://bit.ly/4eUOD9Q #EdgeAI #Robotics #EmbeddedAI #HumanInterfaceTechnology

Thanks to Liz Allan and Semiconductor Engineering for the thoughtful discussion on how battery management systems are evolving alongside AI-enabled devices and software-defined systems. John Weil shared an important point: future devices are unlikely to deliver dramatically longer battery life. Instead, they’ll be expected to deliver more intelligence, more features, and more on-device AI within similar power constraints. That balance between performance, efficiency, and power optimization is becoming increasingly important as more AI processing moves to the Edge across automotive, industrial, and IoT applications. https://lnkd.in/g6F6gd8i #EdgeAI #IoT #EmbeddedSystems #Automotive

User experience was center stage at this week’s Google I/O 2026, as AI-enabled capabilities continue to reshape how people interact with the products they use every day. A highlight for our team was seeing “Jellectronica” featured ahead of the keynote on the mainstage. Powered by the Synaptics Coralboard™, the experience transformed live jellyfish movement into AI-generated music using real-time Edge AI. Our Coralboard demos at the Gemma Playground drew strong interest throughout the event, with developers stopping by to explore the platform firsthand and learn how it can help accelerate on-device AI development with the Synaptics Astra™ AI-Native platform. Great energy, curiosity, and conversation across the developer community throughout the event. A clear reminder that developers are looking for more accessible, efficient ways to utilize AI directly at the Edge. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4wA6Y26 #GoogleIO #EdgeAI #EmbeddedAI #OnDeviceAI

From a development board to product-grade experiences: Edge AI in action. At Google I/O, the Synaptics Coralboard™ and the “Jellectronica” immersive experience come together to showcase how on-device intelligence powers real-time, multimodal experiences. From tracking live motion with computer vision to generating music instantly, this is Edge AI moving beyond concept and into the real world. Powered by the Synaptics Astra™ SL2619 platform with the Synaptics Torq™ NPU and Coral NPU from Google Research, the Coralboard enables developers to build, test, and deploy intelligent applications with speed and efficiency across Industrial and Smart Home environments. This is what the next-generation of Edge IoT use-cases looks like in action. If you are attending Google I/O at Shoreline, Mountain View, this week, don't forget to visit the Gemma pavilion and experience the Coralboard first hand. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4wA6Y26 #Synaptics #GoogleIO #EdgeAI #Coral #IoT #Innovation #OneSynaptics

The Synaptics Coralboard™: Built for real-world Edge AI. On display at Google I/O, the Synaptics Coralboard showcases a compact, high-performance platform designed to power intelligent, on-device processing for the next generation of Edge IoT use-cases. Powered by the Astra™ SL2619 Edge AI SoC, with a 1 TOPS Synaptics Torq™ inference engine and the industry’s first Coral NPU implementation, it is purpose-built for real-time AI at the Edge. With support for camera, display, audio, and wireless connectivity, it gives developers a flexible platform to move from concept to working prototype, quickly. A limited-edition version, developed with GRINN Global, comes pre-configured with the Gemma 3 270M model, enabling immediate exploration of generative and perception-based Edge AI workloads. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gHQp3kE9 #Synaptics #GoogleIO #EdgeAI #Coral #IoT #Innovation #OneSynaptics

Edge AI is evolving fast, and on-device LLMs are leading the charge. In collaboration with Google Research, Synaptics is bringing Gemma 3 to the Edge with the Torq NPU, a purpose-built, heterogeneous architecture designed for efficient, high-performance inferencing. From 10x faster activations to optimized memory throughput, this breakthrough unlocks real-time intelligence, lower power consumption, and scalable Edge AI deployment. Read the full blog: https://lnkd.in/gWASAqdR #Synaptics #EdgeAI #AI #MachineLearning #IoT #Semiconductors #Innovation

What happens when jellyfish start making music? At Google I/O 2026, Synaptics and Google Research are turning imagination into reality with Coralboard™. Watch live jellyfish movements transform into AI-generated music in “Jellectronica,” a one-of-a-kind Edge AI experience that blends vision, real-time inference, and generative AI. Built on the AI-native Synaptics Astra™ SL2610 platform with the Synaptics Torq™ NPU and the Coral NPU by Google Research, the Synaptics Coralboard gives developers a faster, more intuitive path from ideas to real-world, always-on Edge AI applications. From ocean motion to machine-generated music, this is Edge AI in action. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gMeCTmag #Synaptics #EdgeAI #GoogleIO #AI #Innovation #OneSynaptics

Synaptics SYN765x represents a new class of AI-native, connected SoCs, redefining what's possible at the Edge by bringing together AI, connectivity, and compute into a single, purpose-built platform. With sub-10ms latency and up to 25% BoM reduction, this convergence is unlocking real-time intelligence, improved efficiency, and privacy-by-design across Edge AI applications. Explore Counterpoint Research’s perspective on how this shift is shaping the future of Edge AI in our latest white paper. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gEuRBe9q #Synaptics #EdgeAI #IoT #WiFi7 #AI #Connectivity #Semiconductors

We’re proud to share that Synaptics has been named “AI Semiconductor of the Year” at the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards for the Synaptics Astra™ SL2610. As AI continues moving closer to where data is created, efficient processing at the Edge matters more than ever. The Synaptics Astra™ AI-Native platform was built to help developers bring scalable, low-power AI to real-world devices and applications. Thank you to AI Breakthrough for the recognition, and to our global teams, customers, and ecosystem partners who continue to push what’s possible at the Edge. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners across the AI industry. #EdgeAI #ArtificialIntelligence #Semiconductors #IoT

Semiconductor Engineering’s conversation with Ann Mutschler highlights an important discussion happening across the semiconductor ecosystem: how we build AI systems that are open, scalable, and trustworthy at the Edge. Thanks to Ann for the thoughtful interview, and to John Weil for sharing perspective on the need for stronger collaboration, runtime assurance, and practical approaches to deploying AI in real-world environments. As intelligence moves closer to where data is created, openness across hardware, software, and developer ecosystems will continue to matter. These conversations are essential as the industry works to balance innovation, flexibility, and security. https://lnkd.in/gj2rW_2x #EdgeAI #Semiconductors #AI #IoT