Edge AI Computing Solutions - Accelerating AI Transformation in Embedded Markets

Advantech and partners build a diverse Edge AI ecosystem to help upgrade industry applications

Driven by the wave of digital transformation, AI applications have also begun to accelerate in all walks of life. Advantech, which plays a key role in this wave of AI trends, relies on its deep technology and experience in edge computing and embedded fields to work with partners to help embedded applications AI process, so that terminal industries can use AI to achieve digital transformation goals. In recent years, more and more AI applications have moved from the cloud to edge computing. According to the latest report from the research organization Market.us, the Edge AI market is in a rapid growth stage and is expected to reach a market size of US$143.6 billion in 2033. In response to the wave of edge AI development, Advantech is committed to improving the overall edge AI solution and helping system integrators accelerate the integration of AI into existing embedded applications, so that they can stand out in future competition.

From hardware to software, Edge AI is fully deployed

Advantech has been working in the embedded field for a long time and has a deep understanding of embedded applications. It not only provides a wide range of standardized products, but also actively cooperates with strategic partners such as Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, NXP, Qualcomm, Hailo, etc. to develop a comprehensive edge AI solution covering hardware and software. It also helps customers solve many problems that may be encountered when integrating AI technology through design services that participate in solution development, becoming the best partner for customers to build embedded AI applications.

In terms of hardware, considering the different types and import modes of AI models, the requirements for computing power and performance are also different. Therefore, Advantech has launched the following three hardware solutions to meet the computing power requirements of different AI models from low to high when performing inference operations. The first is the AI ​​accelerator card product (AI Acceleration Module) that can quickly upgrade existing embedded systems. The second is embedded AI modules (AI on Module), AI motherboards (AI Board) and AI edge systems (AI Ready Edge System) that can be deeply integrated with embedded systems, so that the computing power of embedded systems and edge devices can be interactively integrated and maximized. The third is the AI ​​motherboard (Edge AI Server Board) and edge AI server system (Edge AI Server System) with server computing power level, which are suitable for high-end AI applications with large computing power requirements, such as medical image recognition and analysis.

In terms of software, Advantech provides corresponding software tools according to the needs of each stage of the AI ​​introduction process. First, in the AI ​​model development stage, Advantech introduced NVIDIA AI Enterprise and Intel Geti to assist customers in generating AI models that meet their needs. Secondly, after the AI ​​model is generated, customers need to create an AI-complete development environment. The Edge AI SDK software platform provided by Advantech can integrate the AI ​​SDKs of various partners with the underlying drivers and operating systems of Advantech's hardware platform to provide a reliable and stable Edge AI development environment. Third, the trained AI model needs to be deployed to the device for inference operations. At this time, the model can be deployed to each edge device and equipment through Advantech's DeviceOn remote management platform, so that edge AI applications can truly be implemented and bring benefits.
 

Edge AI Design-in Services Help Enterprises Gain Competitive Advantage

In the Design-in Services section, Advantech provides services such as power supply matching and heat dissipation design, various safety certifications and information security mechanisms, and integration of peripheral components, effectively solving various problems that may be encountered when introducing AI, and helping customers reduce the introduction time. 

Taking the image AI application (Vision AI) as an example, Advantech has cooperated with chip suppliers and camera manufacturers to create a one-stop solution that integrates the interface, driver and ISP (Image Signal Processor) image processing, allowing customers to quickly integrate cameras into Edge AI applications.
 

Build a diverse and open EdgeAI ecosystem to accelerate the integration of technology and market demand

Currently, AI technology is in a stage of contention among various schools of thought, including chips, development tools and software applications are all in rapid development, resulting in customers often not knowing how to choose. In this regard, Advantech hopes to work with partners with similar ideas to jointly establish a diversified, open and standardized Edge AI symbiotic system, and create hardware and software services that are easier to import to reduce the difficulties and challenges in the AI ​​deployment process.

With the continuous advancement of AI technology, Advantech will continue to assist customers in using AI to gain competitive advantages in the future. With the experience and technology accumulated over the past 40 years, and the huge power of ecosystem partners, Advantech will effectively connect various software and hardware resources, allowing enterprises to use existing equipment and resources to enter the Edge AI era and realize Advantech's corporate vision of "promoting the smart earth".

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