# axelera.ai > Bring data insights to the edge, increasing the performance of your solutions with a cost-effective and efficient inference chip. Axelera's AI processing unit is designed to seamlessly integrate into your innovations so you can focus on your customer! Site: https://axelera.ai ## Homepage - [Axelera AI | Datacenter Performance, Edge Efficiency](https://axelera.ai): Bring data insights to the edge, increasing the performance of your solutions with a cost-effective and efficient inference chip. Axelera's AI processing unit is designed to seamlessly integrate into your innovations so you can focus on your customer! ## Products (Embedded / Edge / Server) - [Axelera AI | Embedded, Edge, Server products](https://axelera.ai/axelera-products): Bring data insights straight to yoru data, increasing the performance of your solutions with cost-effective and efficient inference solutions across embedded, edge and server. Axelera's products are designed to seamlessly integrate into your innovations so you can focus on your business! - [Axelera Edge Products | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/axelera-products/edge): Looking for powerful & energy-efficient AI acceleration hardware that doesn't break budgets? Discover our Edge-optimized inference cards. - [Axelera Embedded Products | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/axelera-products/embedded): Looking for powerful & energy-efficient AI acceleration hardware that doesn't break budgets? Discover our complete line of optimized embedded products - [Axelera Embedded 111c | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/axelera-products/embedded/111c): Looking for powerful & energy-efficient AI acceleration hardware that doesn't break budgets? Discover our Axelera Embedded 111c inference accelerator board. - [Axelera Server Products | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/axelera-products/server): Looking for powerful & energy-efficient AI acceleration hardware that doesn't break budgets? Discover our complete line of optimized server products ## AI Accelerators (Hardware) - [Cost- and energy-efficient AI acceleration hardware | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/ai-accelerators): Looking for powerful & energy-efficient AI acceleration hardware that doesn't break budgets? Discover our M.2 accelerator and AI accelerator cards. - [Metis: the best AI Processing Unit | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/ai-accelerators/aipu/metis): A single Metis AI processing unit offers high performance & energy efficiency at a low price: 214 TOPs; 15 TOPs/W; f.i. 3200 FPS on ResNet-50. - [Europa : World Class Performance, Small Power Footprint | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/ai-accelerators/aipu/europa): A single Europa AI processing unit offers world-class performance, small power footprint: 629 TOPs, 45 Watts, 8 AIPU cores. ## AI Software - [AI Software | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/ai-software): Learn how our AI software, called Voyager SDK, enables customers to deploy AI effortlessly in edge devices to solve business problems. - [Model Zoo | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/ai-software/model-zoo): Discover how Voyager SDK's AI software includes a Model Zoo, a catalogue of advanced models and pipelines for practical use. - [Voyager SDK | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/ai-software/voyager-sdk): Learn how our AI software, called Voyager SDK, enables customers to deploy AI effortlessly in edge devices to solve business problems. ## Use Cases - [Inference use cases](https://axelera.ai/use-cases): We are impressed by our customers', partners', and ecosystem's work in artificial intelligence. This use case repository isn't comprehensive but shows what's possible with high-performance, energy-efficient inference solving business problems. - [Accelerate innovation in Retail AI | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/use-cases/accelerate-innovation-in-retail-ai): Accelerate your Retail AI innovations! Axelera AI's hardware makes advanced AI accessible and affordable for OEMs and service providers. - [Accelerating AI in Industrial Manufacturing | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/use-cases/accelerating-ai-in-manufacturing): Discover how Metis stands out in accelerating machine vision and AI in industrial manufacturing equipment. - [AI in Agriculture | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/use-cases/ai-in-agriculture): Agricultural use cases with AI - [AI in Healthcare | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/use-cases/ai-in-healthcare): Clinician shortages are a global problem; using high-performance AI at the edge can safeguard patient data and address healthcare gaps. AI offers unique opportunities to improve patient outcomes, boost efficiency, and advance medical research. - [AI in Robotics | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/use-cases/ai-in-robotics): Robots play a vital role in filling gaps in skilled labour or providing a more cost-effective manufacturing solution. By incorporating more intelligence, these systems can make real-time decisions and perform analysis without requiring an internet connection. - [Accelerating AI in security applicatons | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/use-cases/ai-in-security-surveillance): Accelerate your innovation - Learn how to accelerate prototyping & deployment of faster AI in security applications. - [AI in Cities - Smart Cities | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/use-cases/ai-in-smart-cities): Smart cities represent the future of urban living, where technology and data-driven solutions come together to improve the quality of life for residents. We explore the various use cases of AI in smart cities and how these innovations are shaping the urban landscape. - [AI in Space | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/use-cases/ai-in-space): AI enables breakthroughs from rovers on distant planets to AI-powered satellite systems optimizing Earth and deep-space monitoring, making once-fictional breakthroughs possible. - [Computer Vision | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/use-cases/computer-vision): Machine and Computer vision solutions improve analytics and decision-making. Moving vision tasks to the edge, where data is created or captured, offers real-time processing, better privacy by reducing data movement, and increased scalability in remote or bandwidth-limited environments. - [High Performance Compute | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/use-cases/high-performance-compute): Thanks to the scalability of our Digital In-Memory Compute (D-IMC), Axelera is delivering the Titania chiplet to serve this market directly. ## Systems & Development Kits - [Build better computer vision with Metis Systems | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/systems): Develop equipment faster and build better computer vision with a Metis System of Axelera AI. Choose your version now. - [Metis System with Advantech | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/systems/advantech): Develop equipment faster and build better computer vision with a Metis System of Axelera AI. Choose your version now. - [Axelera System with Aetina | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/systems/aetina): Develop equipment faster and build better inference applications with Axelera AI paired with an Aetina system. Choose your version now. - [Axelera Development System with Arduino | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/systems/arduino): The Metis Development System with Arduino Portenta X8 combines high-performance AI acceleration and a developer-friendly platform to enable various edge applications. - [Development System ARM Host | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/systems/arm-host): Develop equipment faster and build better computer vision with a Metis System from Axelera AI. Choose your version now. - [Axelera AI Mini PC with Axelera Embedded 113m | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/systems/axelera-mini-pc): Looking for powerful & energy-efficient AI acceleration hardware that doesn't break budgets? Discover our Axelera AI Mini PC with the Axelera Embedded 113m inference accelerator system. - [Metis Systems with Dell | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/systems/dell): Develop equipment faster and build better computer vision with a Metis System of Axelera AI. Choose your version now. - [Metis System with Lenovo | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/systems/lenovo): Develop equipment faster and build better computer vision with a Metis System of Axelera AI. Choose your version now. - [Metis Development System with SECO | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/systems/seco): Develop equipment faster and build better computer vision with a Metis System of Axelera AI. Choose your version now. - [Development System x86 Host | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/systems/x86-host): Develop equipment faster and build better computer vision with a Metis System from Axelera AI. Choose your version now. ## Customer Showcases - [Accelerating Fogsphere AI for workplace safety | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/showcases/accelerating-fogsphere-ai-for-workplace-safety): AI for workplace safety? Fogsphere uses the vision processing unit from Axelera AI to enable real-time PPE detection. - [Warehouse AI for real time order tracking | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/showcases/system-electronics-automated-warehousing): System Electronics & Hipert developed an automated order checking system for pickers working with AS/RS. The system consists of 4 HD cameras, an ARM computer module and the Metis M.2 accelerator. This warehouse AI can accurately detect hand movements and identify objects moved from and into trays and give real-time feedback. ## Technology - [Cutting-Edge AI Technology | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/technology): Simplifying Edge AI requires ground-breaking yet cost-effective technology. Discover our 4 cutting-edge technologies. ## Team - [Meet the Team: The Experts | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team): Meet the driving force of Axelera AI: Our Experts - [Dipak Rao: Vice President of OEM and Channel Sales | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/dipak-rao): Dipak Rao is Vice President of OEM and Channel Sales at Axelera AI, where he leads the company's Americas OEM and channel strategy. ## Board & Advisors - [Meet the Team: Directors, Executives & Advisors | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/board-advisors): Meet the driving force of Axelera AI: Our Board of Directors, Scientific Advisors, Business Advisors and Executive Team. ## Company - [We believe in the power of AI to improve our lives | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-story): We aim to lead the democratization of Artificial Intelligence by delivering simple, easy-to-use solutions. For AI at the Edge and beyond. - [Investors | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/investors): Axelera AI is transforming AI inference with high-performance, affordable solutions. Backed by top investors and Horizon Europe funding, we're shaping the future of AI computing. Contact us to explore investment opportunities. - [Careers in our deep learning acceleration company | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/careers): Unlimited AI needs unlimited engineering. Work with our passionate team on democratic AI for a green, fair, safe world & make more impact, faster. - [Co-funded by EU | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/eu-funding): Axelera AI is co-funded by the European Union's Horizon research and innovation programme under projects 101070374 and 101145440. - [Axelera AI Partner Accelerator Network | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/partner-accelerator-network): The Axelera AI Partner Accelerator Network supports developers and companies of all sizes! Partnerships support company advancement globally. ## Events & Contact - [Come visit us at industry events | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/events): Meet our team, view our products & discuss our roadmap at events like AI Hardware+Edge AI Summit, Semicon, CES, ICS West, Embedded World. - [Contact us | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/contact-us): We believe in the power of collective expertise and the limitless possibilities it can unlock. Please reach out, our Edge AI pioneers are here to help! ## Benchmarks & Solution Briefs - [Metis AIPU Benchmarks | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/metis-aipu-benchmarks): Learn how Voyager SDK's Model Zoo offers advanced AI models and pipelines for real-world use. - [Autonomous Robot Solution Brief](https://axelera.ai/autonomous-robot-solution-brief): Autonomous Robot Solution Brief - [Real Time Crowd Analytics at the Edge](https://axelera.ai/real-time-crowd-analytics-solution-brief): Real Time Crowd Analytics at the Edge ## Optional ### Team & Advisor Profiles - [Alexis Crowell : Chief Marketing Officer | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/alexis-crowell): Alexis joined Axelera AI in October 2024 as the company's first Chief Marketing Officer. - [Bert Moons, Director of System Architecture](https://axelera.ai/our-team/bert-moons): Bert Moons has over 10 years of experience in corporate and academic research on AI algorithms, processors and hardware-software co-design. As Director of System Architecture, he oversees the research and definition of Axelera AI's next generation chip and system architectures. - [Cristian Olar: Director, Systems Software](https://axelera.ai/our-team/cristian-olar): Cristian is a seasoned director with over 15 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, in start-up, scale-up and corporate environments and delivering results across system architecture, performance optimization and product development. - [Eke Bijzitter : VP Legal | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/eke-bijzitter): Eke joined Axelera AI in May of 2025 as the Vice President & Head of Legal - [Evangelos Eleftheriou : Chief Technology Officer Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/evangelos-eleftheriou): Evangelos Eleftheriou, an IEEE and IBM Fellow, is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Axelera AI, a best-in-class performance company that develops a game-changing hardware and software platform for AI. - [Evgeny Popkov, Director of IT](https://axelera.ai/our-team/evgeny-popkov): Evgeny Popkov is an accomplished IT and Cybersecurity leader with over 17 years of international experience across multiple industries. As IT & Cybersecurity Director at Axelera AI, he oversees the company's comprehensive IT ecosystem and enterprise-wide security strategy. - [Fabrizio Del Maffeo : Chief Executive Officer Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/fabrizio-del-maffeo): Fabrizio Del Maffeo is CEO and co-founder of Axelera AI, leading a top AI executive team, board, and advisors from Fortune 500 companies. - [Flavio Devide: VP Sales | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/flavio-devide): Flavio and his global team are responsible for the global sales strategy and customer success efforts - [Ioannis Koltsidas: VP of AI Software | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/ioannis-koltsidas): Ioannis Koltsidas is a software engineering leader with 18 years of experience in Research & Development. As VP of AI Software, he oversees the development and delivery of Axelera AI's software stack and cloud services. Ioannis joined Axelera AI as a founding engineer. - [Jean Vieville, Sales Director](https://axelera.ai/our-team/jean-vieville): Jean is an entrepreneur enthusiast with over a decade of international assignments within the tech sector. His versatile background spans across strategy, product development, and revenue growth, shaped in part by his previous experience co-founding a tech startup for the DIAM International Group. - [Jon Ferguson: VP of Silicon Design | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/jon-ferguson): Jonathan Ferguson has been the VP of Silicon Engineering at Axelera AI since October 2022, leading silicon development initiatives. - [Louis Mather : Vice President of Strategy | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/louis-mather): Louis is VP Strategy at Axelera AI, focused across company vision, fundraising, and commercialisation as it scales its AI acceleration technology globally. - [Louise Jacobs, Vice President of Finance](https://axelera.ai/our-team/louise-jacobs): Louise Jacobs is the Vice President of Finance at Axelera AI, with over 15 years of experience in financial management, reporting, and operations. A Chartered Accountant (ACA), she brings deep expertise in international accounting standards, robust internal controls, and the end-to-end finance function. - [Manuel Botija: VP Product Management | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/manuel-botija): Manuel and his team are responsible for the product management of the Axelera AI suite of solutions. - [Marco Barbato : AI Integrated Systems | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/marco-barbato): Marco Barbato is a member of founding team and Director of AI Integrated Systems at Axelera AI. - [Marta Ostroumoff : Chief Financial Officer | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/marta-ostroumoff): Marta joined Axelera AI in July of 2025 as the Chief Financial Officer - [Meghna Singh: Chief People Officer | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/meghna-singh): Meghna, Chief People Officer at Axelera AI, leads global talent strategy, fostering a high-performance culture and scalable framework to support rapid growth. - [Pascal Alexander Hager: Director of Computing Architecture | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/pascal-alexander-hager): Pascal Alexander Hager is Director of Computing Architecture at Axelera AI. As a founding team member, he leads the computing architecture development of the company's AI accelerator chips. - [Philip Hassell, Vice President of Program Management](https://axelera.ai/our-team/philip-hassell): Philip is Vice President of Program Management, responsible for project planning and execution management. He has over 20 years' experience in developing cutting-edge technologies and bringing them to market. - [Syamak Nazary, Sales Director](https://axelera.ai/our-team/syamak-nazary): Syamak is a Sales Director in Europe for Axelera - [Theo Rekatsinas: VP of Machine Learning | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/theo-rekatsinas): Theo is the VP of Machine Learning - [Tricia Dugan : VP Americas Sales | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/our-team/tricia-dugan): Tricia and her team are responsible for Sales across the fastest growing region for AI deployments, the Americas. - [Andreas Hansson : Advisor Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/board-advisors/andreas-hansson): Andreas is an investor and advisor with experience from the entire company life cycle. He is an angel investor in several start-ups, and also serves on the Board of a number of public companies, including AutoStore, the leading automated storage and retrieval system provider, and as chair of the Board of Kahoot! - [Inder Singh : Non-Executive Director Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/board-advisors/inder-singh): Inder Singh most recently served as chief financial officer of Arm for nearly four years, where he held full financial leadership of Arm's global finance function including controllership, reporting, audit, taxation, treasury, FP&A, business partnering, strategy, corporate development, analytics, as well as its operations, procurement, IT and CISO teams. - [Jonathan Ballon : Chairman of Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/board-advisors/jonathan-ballon): Jonathan served on boards of Aspinity, ClearML, and Alert 360, advising many billion-dollar companies. He was GM and VP of Intel's IoT unit, where he created Intel's Edge Computing division. - [Luca Benini : Scientific Advisor Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/board-advisors/luca-benini): Luca Benini holds the chair of digital Circuits and systems at ETHZ and is Full Professor at the Universita di Bologna. He received a PhD from Stanford University. He has been visiting professor at Stanford University, IMEC, EPFL. - [Marian Verhelst : Scientific Advisor Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/board-advisors/marian-verhelst): Marian Verhelst is a full professor at the MICAS laboratories of the EE Department of KU Leuven and a research director at Imec. Her research focuses on embedded machine learning, hardware accelerators, HW-algorithm co-design and low-power edge processing. - [Mario Branciforti: Non-Executive Director Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/board-advisors/mario-branciforti): Mario Branciforti has more than 20 years of experience in operational leadership and venture capital, in Italy and internationally, across high-technology sectors, with a strong focus on value creation and exits. - [Sander Verbrugge : Non-Executive Director Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/board-advisors/sander-verbrugge): Sander Verbrugge is a Partner at Innovation Industries, an independent venture capital firm that combines company-building and venture investment. Sander also sits on the Board of Directors at Axelera AI, the Netherlands-based startup building game-changing, scalable hardware for AI at the edge. - [Stephen Owen : Advisor Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/board-advisors/stephen-owen): Board Level International Executive with extensive Global Leadership and Organizational experience in an S&P Top 500 Semiconductor Company, with over 16 years at the executive level. Led Global Sales & Marketing Organizations of over 1800 employees that delivered significantly "above average" results consistently over many years enhancing company performance in all key metrics (Revenue, GM, EBIT and Opex). - [Torsten Hoefler : Scientific Advisor Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/board-advisors/torsten-hoefler): Torsten is a professor at ETH Zurich, where he leads the Scalable Parallel Computing Laboratory. His research aims at understanding the performance of parallel computing systems ranging from parallel and data-centric computer architectures to parallel programming and parallel algorithms. ### Press Releases - [Press: Newsroom & Media Assets | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news): Discover the Newsroom, where press contact information, essential company information, professional pictures and logos, and of course our latest press releases are gathered for the press. - [Advantech Partners Revolutionizes Edge AI with Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news/advantech-partners-with-axelera-ai-to-revolutionize-edge-ai-technology): Advantech and Axelera AI team up to provide customers with cutting-edge hardware for accelerated deep learning in embedded and industrial PCs. - [Jonathan Ballon appointed as independent director | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-adds-silicon-valley-veteran-jonathan-ballon-as-independent-non-executive-director): Axelera AI appoints Silicon Valley-veteran Jonathan Ballon as Independent Non-Executive Director. - [Advantech & Axelera AI team up | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-and-advantech): Advantech and Axelera AI team up to provide customers with cutting-edge hardware for accelerated deep learning in embedded and industrial PCs, showcased at Embedded World 2023. - [Axelera AI and Advantech Deepen Partnership to Accelerate Edge AI Adoption Across Industrial and Embedded Markets](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-and-advantech-deepen-partnership-to-accelerate-edge-ai-adoption-across-industrial-and-embedded-markets): Advantech, a global leader in industrial computing and embedded IoT solutions, and Axelera AI, a leader of advanced AI inference solutions deepen their strategic partnership to bring Axelera's powerful Metis AI Platform directly into Advantech's global sales and support ecosystem. - [Metis Evaluation Systems to advance Edge AI Vision | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-announces-availability-of-metis-evaluation-kits-to-advance-edge-ai-vision): Axelera AI announces worldwide availability of cost-effective, high-performance AI acceleration hardware for Edge AI vision: Metis Evaluation Systems. - [Axelera AI Announces Metis AI Platform](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-announces-metis-ai-platform): Axelera AI announced Metis AI Platform, the Metis AI Processing Unit (AIPU) chip and the Voyager SDK software stack, to accelerate computer vision at the edge. - [Axelera AI Announces New Advisor Andreas Hansson](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-announces-new-advisor-andreas-hansson): Andreas is an investor and advisor with experience from the entire company life cycle. He is an angel investor in several start-ups, and also serves on the Board of a number of public companies, including AutoStore, the leading automated storage and retrieval system provider, and as chair of the Board of Kahoot! ASA, a leading EdTech platform. - [Axelera AI Announces New Advisor Stephen Owen](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-announces-new-advisor-stephen-owen): Stephen is a Board Level International Executive with extensive Global Leadership and Organizational experience in an S&P Top 500 Semiconductor Company, with over 16 years at the executive level. - [Axelera AI Announces Six New Partnerships to Unlock What Edge AI Can Build Next](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-announces-six-new-partnerships-to-unlock-what-edge-ai-can-build-next): Axelera AI is expanding its ecosystem with six strategic partnerships spanning OEM, software development, value-added reselling, and distribution. - [Axelera AI at CES: Honored to Showcase Innovation at the Edge](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-at-ces-honored-to-showcase-innovation-at-the-edge): Axelera AI is thrilled to join the global innovation of CES 2025, where the spotlight will shine on our cutting-edge Metis product line and its ability to redefine AI inference at the edge. - [Axelera AI Boosts LLMs at the Edge by 2x with Metis M.2 Max Introduction](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-boosts-llms-at-the-edge-by-2x-with-metis-m.2-max-introduction): Axelera AI boosts LLMs with an M.2 that delivers first of its kind performance for LLMs and VLMs for low power, embedded devices. - [Axelera AI Showcased by Leading Partners at COMPUTEX 2025 as Edge AI Momentum Accelerates | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-featured-by-aetina-advantech-macnica-microip-ct-at-computex-2025): Axelera AI joins forces with Aetina, Advantech, Macnica, C&T Solutions, and MicroIP at COMPUTEX 2025 to showcase high-performance, power-efficient edge AI solutions for industrial and embedded applications. - [Axelera AI Launches Global Partner Program to Accelerate Development of Customer-Ready Edge AI Inference Solutions](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-launches-global-partner-program-to-accelerate-development-of-customer-ready-edge-ai-inference-solutions): A broad ecosystem of leading ISVs, technology providers, systems integrators and channel partners to offer solutions based on Axelera technology. - [Axelera AI Named as CES 2024 Innovation Awards Honoree](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-named-as-ces-2024-innovation-awards-honoree): Axelera AI announced that it has been named a CES 2024 Innovation Awards Honoree for its Metis AI Platform. - [Axelera AI partners with Arduino](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-partners-with-arduino-to-bring-the-full-power-of-ai-to-the-edge): Axelera AI and Arduino partner to deliver high-performance, cost-efficient AI at the edge. Leverage Metis AI Platform and Arduino Pro SOMs for easy innovation. - [Axelera AI Publicly Releases Voyager Wingman, an AI Assistant That Speeds Application Development](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-publicly-releases-voyager-wingman-an-ai-assistant-that-speeds-application-development): Axelera AI Publicly Releases Voyager Wingman, an AI Assistant That Speeds Application Development. - [$68 Million raised in Series B Funding | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-raises-68-million-series-b-funding-to-accelerate-next-generation-ai): Axelera AI expanded its leadership with three executives: Marta Ostroumoff as CFO, Eke Bijzitter as Head of Legal, and CMO Alexis Crowell as General Manager of the Americas. - [Axelera AI Secures More Than $250 Million Funding on Global Commercial Growth](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-secures-more-than-250-million-funding-on-global-commercial-growth): Axelera AI is expanding its ecosystem with six strategic partnerships spanning OEM, software development, value-added reselling, and distribution. - [Axelera AI Secures up to €61.6 Million Grant to Develop Scalable AI Chiplet for High-Performance Computing | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-secures-up-to-61-million-grant-to-develop-scalable-ai-chiplet-for-high-performance-computing): EuroHPC JU DARE project accelerates development of scalable, low-power AI inference "Titania" chiplet for high-performance computing, data centers and more. - [We're Europe's leading deep tech scale-up | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-selected-by-the-eic-scaling-club-as-one-of-europes-leading-deep-tech-scale-ups): Discover why the EIC Scaling Club selected Axelera AI as one of Europe's Leading Deep Tech Scale-ups. - [Axelera AI Selected for the Tech Tour Growth50 Europe List 2024](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-selected-for-the-tech-tour-growth50-europe-list-2024): Axelera AI has been selected for the Tech Tour Growth50 Europe List, showcasing the 50 European technology companies with the biggest growth potential. This year's Growth50 companies already raised an impressive €6.7 Billion or an average of €133.8 Million per company. - [Axelera AI Strengthens and Expands Leadership Team to Support Rapid Growth](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-ai-strengthens-and-expands-leadership-team-to-support-rapid-growth): Axelera AI expanded its leadership with three executives: Marta Ostroumoff as CFO, Eke Bijzitter as Head of Legal, and CMO Alexis Crowell as General Manager of the Americas. - [Axelera Announces Europa AIPU, Setting New Industry Benchmark for AI Accelerator Performance, Power Efficiency and Affordability](https://axelera.ai/news/axelera-announces-europa-aipu-setting-new-industry-benchmark-for-ai-accelerator-performance-power-efficiency-and-affordability): Axelera today announced Europa, an AI processor unit (AIPU) that sets a new performance/price standard for multi-user generative AI and computer vision applications. - [Embedded World 2023: Cutting-edge innovations to be unveiled](https://axelera.ai/news/embedded-world-2023-seco-and-axelera-ai-to-unveil-cutting-edge-innovations): SECO and Axelera AI are proud to show their first integrated solution at Embedded World Exhibition & Conference. - [European AI Startup Axelera AI Closes $27 Million Series A](https://axelera.ai/news/european-ai-startup-axelera-ai-closes-27-million-series-a): Since its inception and initial funding last year, Axelera AI successfully taped-out its first testbench chip, developed entirely in-house, proving the performance and efficiency of in-memory compute for AI computations [Link]. In just 14 months the company has also hired more than 80 team members, distributed between its headquarters at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven (NL), its R&D offices in Leuven (BE) and Zurich (CH), its newest offices in Milan (IT) and Bristol (UK), and its Europe-wide remote locations. - [First Metis shipment to customers | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news/first-customers-receive-worlds-most-powerful-edge-ai-solutions-from-axelera-ai): Axelera AI announced the first shipment of Metis AI Platform - World's Most Powerful Edge AI Solution - to customers privileged with early access. - [Technology & customer adoption showcased at CES 2024 | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news/global-innovators-partner-with-axelera-ai-leverage-metis-platform-for-enhanced-edge-ai-capabilities): Axelera AI showcased significant technology advancement and customer adoption of Metis - Edge AI Computer Vision accelerator - at CES 2024. - [Inder Singh Joins Axelera AI Board of Directors](https://axelera.ai/news/inder-singh-joins-axelera-ai-board-of-directors): Axelera AI, provider of world's most powerful and advanced solutions for AI at the Edge, today announced Inder Singh, former Chief Financial Officer of Arm, has been appointed as the newest member of the Axelera AI Board of Directors effective immediately. - [Leveraging RISC-V for Expedited Product Development](https://axelera.ai/news/leveraging-risc-v-for-expedited-product-development): We're continuing that momentum at this year's RISC-V Summit North America 2023 from November 7th-8th at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Industry leaders and change makers will flood this conference with exciting new applications of RISC-V. - [Media Kit | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news/media-kit): Discover the Axelera AI Media Kit, which brings together press contact information, company details, professional images and logos. - [Embedded computer vision solutions with SECO | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news/seco-and-axelera-ai-together-to-shape-the-next-generation-of-edge-ai-solutions-for-computer-vision): European developer SECO and Axelera AI team up to shape the next generation of Edge AI solutions for computer vision. Read more. - [We Are Proud to Be Featured in the 2025 Edge AI Tech Report | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/news/we-are-proud-to-be-featured-in-the-2025-edge-ai-tech-report): Axelera AI is proud to be featured in the 2025 Edge AI Technology Report, an in-depth analysis of the rapidly evolving edge AI landscape, its market trends, and its transformative impact across industries. The report explores cutting-edge AI advancements, real-world applications, and emerging technologies that are shaping the future of AI-driven solutions. ### Blog Posts - [Blog about developing AI accelerators | Axelera AI](https://axelera.ai/blog): Read our blog to discover our perspective on cutting-edge technologies, developing AI accelerators for the Edge and beyond, and their applications. - [AI Access Control: How to Accelerate Verification Without Sacrificing Accuracy | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/ai-access-control-how-to-accelerate-verification-without-sacrificing-accuracy): Access control is a fundamental element in safeguarding both physical and digital environments. Integrating vision AI has significantly advanced access... - [An Interview with Marian Verhelst, Axelera AI's Scientific Advisor | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/an-interview-with-marian-verhelst-axelera-ai-s-scientific-advisor): Fabrizio Del Maffeo | CEO at AXELERA AI I met Marian Verhelst in the summer of 2019 and she immediately intrigued me with her passion and competence for... - [Axelera AI: Looking Back on 2025 | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/axelera-ai-looking-back-on-2025): We actually anticipated a roller coaster of a year at Axelera AI in 2025, but in all honesty it's still caught us by surprise just how much of a ride it... - [Breaking the Edge Performance Ceiling | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/breaking-the-edge-performance-ceiling): New AIPU, Europa, Delivers Datacenter-Class AI Performance in Server Form Factors Without the Datacenter Price Tag by Manuel Botija, VP of Product Manag... - [CES 2026: From AI Hype to Inference Reality at the Edge | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/ces-2026-from-ai-hype-to-inference-reality-at-the-edge): CES has always been a bellwether for where technology wants to go. CES 2026 felt different. This year wasn't defined by a single breakthrough announceme... - [Challenges and Opportunities of Machine Learning in Quality Control | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/challenges-and-opportunities-of-machine-learning-in-quality-control): Manuel Botija | Head of Product at AXELERA AI Quality control and defect inspection are vital processes in manufacturing, ensuring that products meet st... - [Cheap Computing and the Balancing Act of Population Decline | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/cheap-computing-and-the-balancing-act-of-population-decline): Cristian - Gavril Olar | Director of Systems Software at AXELERA AI After 20 years of calling me to fix their email and antivirus settings, my parents... - [Davos 2024: AI's Evolution and the Edge Revolution | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/davos-2024-ai-s-evolution-and-the-edge-revolution): Bram Verhoef | Director of Customer Engineering & Success at AXELERA AI At this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, the spotlight was firmly plac... - [Decoding Transformers on Edge Devices | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/decoding-transformers-on-edge-devices): Florian Zaruba | Technical CPU Lead at AXELERA AI Abstract - Recently, Transformer-based models have led to significant breakthroughs in several forms... - [Digital In-memory Computing for Deep-Learning Acceleration | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/digital-in-memory-computing-for-deep-learning-acceleration): Evangelos Eleftheriou | CTO at AXELERA AI Our CTO and Co-Founder Evangelos Eleftheriou, presented at the ESSCIRC - ESSDERC 2022 event about in-memory c... - [Evolving Space Autonomy: Axelera AI and AIKO Join Forces to Advance Onboard Intelligence | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/evolving-space-autonomy-axelera-ai-and-aiko-join-forces-to-advance-onboard-intelligence): A new collaboration combines a decade of heritage in autonomous space systems, with AI's cutting-edge processor technology, optimizing the next gen of i... - [Harnessing the RISC-V Wave: The Future is Now | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/harnessing-the-risc-v-wave-the-future-is-now): Florian Zaruba | Technical CPU Lead at AXELERA AI RISC-V is inevitable - it became the mantra of RISC-V, and it's true. But before we see why that is,... - [How DroneStar AI Scaled One Operator into a Whole Pack | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/how-dronestar-ai-scaled-one-operator-into-a-whole-pack): Croatia's Adriatic coast is one of Europe's most celebrated destinations. Millions visit every year for the water, the islands, and the historic coastal... - [How Will Generative AI Revolutionize Our Work? | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/how-will-generative-ai-revolutionize-our-work): Bram Verhoef | Director of Customer Engineering & Success at AXELERA AI Yesterday was Labor Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the achievements an... - [Insights and Trends in Machine Learning or Computer Vision | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/insights-and-trends-in-machine-learning-or-computer-vision): Bram Verhoef | Director of Customer Engineering & Success at AXELERA AI Martino Dazzi | Algorithm and Quantization Researcher at AXELERA AI We are... - [Interview with Jonathan Ballon, Chairman of Axelera AI | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/interview-with-jonathan-ballon-chairman-of-axelera-ai): Interview with Jonathan Ballon, Chairman of Axelera AIJonathan Ballon has recently joined Axelera AI as Chairman of the board. Coming from leadership ro... - [Interview with Stephen Owen, Axelera AI Advisor | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/interview-with-stephen-owen-axelera-ai-advisor): Introducing Stephen Owen, Axelera AI Advisor Axelera AI has recently welcomed Stephen Owen as an Advisor. Stephen is a highly experienced executive wit... - [Interview with Torsten Hoefler, Axelera AI's Scientific Advisor | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/interview-with-torsten-hoefler-axelera-ai-s-scientific-advisor): Evangelos Eleftheriou | CTO at AXELERA AI Our CTO had a chat with Torsten Hoefler to scratch the surface and get to know better our new scientific advi... - [Introducing Axelera AI's New Advisor, Andreas Hansson | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/introducing-axelera-ai-s-new-advisor-andreas-hansson): Fabrizio Del Maffeo | CEO at AXELERA AI Introducing Axelera AI's New Advisor, Andreas HanssonAndreas Hansson joined Axelera AI as an advisor last month... - [Introducing the New Axelera AI Mini PC | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/introducing-the-new-axelera-ai-mini-pc): Mini PCs Are Running Millions of AI Inferences a Day. AI Vision Is Next.Tom's Hardware recently profiled a developer running millions of tokens a day on... - [Momentum and Milestones: Axelera AI's Progress in a Changing World | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/momentum-and-milestones-axelera-ai-s-progress-in-a-changing-world): The world has been chaotic lately - market swings, tariffs, companies being acquired (Kinara by NXP), other companies are refusing acquisition (Furiosa... - [Multilayer perceptrons (MLP) in Computer Vision | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/multilayer-perceptrons-mlp-in-computer-vision): Bram Verhoef | Director of Customer Engineering & Success at AXELERA AI SummaryConvolutional neural networks (CNNs) still dominate today's computer... - [Outperforming the AI Crowd at ISC West with 8K YOLOv8l on the Edge | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/outperforming-the-ai-crowd-at-isc-west-with-8k-yolov8l-on-the-edge): What happens when you take one of the most demanding computer vision models, push it to 8K resolution, and run it live on the edge-right in the middle o... - [Ten questions with Axelera AI's Scientific Advisor Luca Benini | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/ten-questions-with-axelera-ai-s-scientific-advisor-luca-benini): Fabrizio Del Maffeo | CEO at AXELERA AI Professor Luca Benini is one of the foremost authorities on computer architecture, embedded systems, digital in... - [The Future of AI Inference: Introducing Titania | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/the-future-of-ai-inference-introducing-titania): Evangelos Eleftheriou | CTO at AXELERA AI It is with great enthusiasm and a sense of humble pride that I share a pivotal development in the realm of AI... - [The Future of Security Is Already Running. Here Is What It Looks Like. | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/the-future-of-security-is-already-running-here-is-what-it-looks-like): A camera sees everything and understands nothing. For decades, that has been the fundamental limitation of physical security at scale: vast amounts of f... - [The Hidden Third Dimension of Edge AI: Why Infrastructure Origin Matters | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/the-hidden-third-dimension-of-edge-ai-why-infrastructure-origin-matters): Most companies evaluate edge AI hardware on two dimensions: performance and cost. A third dimension has been a hot topic at tech events from Taiwan to P... - [The Metis AI Platform A technical Deepdive | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/the-metis-ai-platform-a-technical-deepdive): Evangelos Eleftheriou | CTO at AXELERA AI The Metis AI Platform is a one-of-a-kind holistic hardware and software solution establishing best-in-class p... - [Transformers in Computer Vision | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/transformers-in-computer-vision): Bert Moons | Director - System Architecture at AXELERA AI SummaryConvolutional Neural Networks (CNN) have been dominant in Computer Vision applications... - [What's Next for Data Processing? A Closer Look at In-Memory Computing | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/what-s-next-for-data-processing-a-closer-look-at-in-memory-computing): Evangelos Eleftheriou | CTO at AXELERA AI Technology is progressing at an incredible pace and no technology is moving faster than Artificial Intelligenc... - [Why Edge AI Deployments Are Stalling (And What's Finally Changing) | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/why-edge-ai-deployments-are-stalling-and-what-s-finally-changing): The paradox: Enterprise AI adoption stands at 44.5% across U.S. businesses. The edge AI market is growing at 21.7% CAGR. Yet most companies remain stuck... - [Why Edge AI Is the Next Frontier and Why Today's Solutions Aren't Good Enough | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/why-edge-ai-is-the-next-frontier-and-why-today-s-solutions-aren-t-good-enough): I've been thinking a lot lately about where we are with AI. Not the hype, not the headlines, but the reality of what's actually happening on the ground... - [Why WG Tech Deployed 45 Models Instead of One (And Why You Should Too) | Community](https://axelera.ai/blog/why-wg-tech-deployed-45-models-instead-of-one-and-why-you-should-too): Ultralytics published a case study on WG Tech Solutions cutting worker safety violations by 28% in a factory, using Ultralytics YOLO running on Axelera... ### Other - [Redirecting](https://axelera.ai/customer-portal): Redirecting