Ceva and Edge Impulse Unveil Enhanced Computer Vision Model for the Ceva-NeuPro™-Nano NPU IP Supported by NVIDIA’s TAO Toolkit
Ceva and Edge Impulse have announced enhanced computer vision capabilities for embedded ML applications through integration with NVIDIA TAO toolkit. The collaboration includes full integration of Edge Impulse Studio and NVIDIA TAO toolkit support with Ceva-NeuPro Studio for both NPN32 and NPN64 NPUs.
The integration enables AI developers to optimize performance for NeuPro-Nano NPUs with minimal coding requirements. Edge Impulse's platform provides cutting-edge AI/ML models, DSP blocks, and direct integration with NVIDIA's TAO toolkit, facilitating faster development cycles. The NeuPro-Nano's architecture supports AI inference, feature extraction, and DSP workloads for audio, voice, and vision applications, while providing accurate cycle count emulation for end-to-end AI applications.
The Ceva-NeuPro-Nano NPUs are currently available for licensing.
Ceva e Edge Impulse hanno annunciato capacità di visione artificiale avanzate per applicazioni di Machine Learning embedded attraverso l'integrazione con il toolkit NVIDIA TAO. La collaborazione include un'integrazione completa di Edge Impulse Studio e supporto per il toolkit NVIDIA TAO con Ceva-NeuPro Studio per i NPU NPN32 e NPN64.
L'integrazione consente agli sviluppatori di intelligenza artificiale di ottimizzare le prestazioni per i NPU NeuPro-Nano con requisiti di codifica minimi. La piattaforma di Edge Impulse offre modelli AI/ML all'avanguardia, blocchi DSP e integrazione diretta con il toolkit TAO di NVIDIA, facilitando cicli di sviluppo più rapidi. L'architettura del NeuPro-Nano supporta l'inferenza AI, l'estrazione di caratteristiche e i carichi di lavoro DSP per le applicazioni audio, vocali e visive, fornendo anche un'emulazione precisa del conteggio dei cicli per applicazioni AI end-to-end.
I NPU Ceva-NeuPro-Nano sono attualmente disponibili per la licenza.
Ceva y Edge Impulse han anunciado capacidades avanzadas de visión por computadora para aplicaciones de ML integradas a través de la integración con el toolkit NVIDIA TAO. La colaboración incluye una integración completa de Edge Impulse Studio y soporte para el toolkit NVIDIA TAO con Ceva-NeuPro Studio para las NPU NPN32 y NPN64.
La integración permite a los desarrolladores de IA optimizar el rendimiento para las NPU NeuPro-Nano con requisitos mínimos de codificación. La plataforma de Edge Impulse proporciona modelos de AI/ML de vanguardia, bloques DSP e integración directa con el toolkit TAO de NVIDIA, facilitando ciclos de desarrollo más rápidos. La arquitectura de NeuPro-Nano admite inferencia de IA, extracción de características y cargas de trabajo DSP para aplicaciones de audio, voz y visión, al tiempo que proporciona una emulación precisa del conteo de ciclos para aplicaciones de IA de extremo a extremo.
Las NPU Ceva-NeuPro-Nano están actualmente disponibles para licenciamiento.
Ceva와 Edge Impulse는 NVIDIA TAO 툴킷과의 통합을 통해 임베디드 ML 응용 프로그램을 위한 고급 컴퓨터 비전 기능을 발표했습니다. 이 협력은 NPN32 및 NPN64 NPU에 대한 Ceva-NeuPro Studio와 함께 Edge Impulse Studio의 완전 통합을 포함합니다.
이 통합은 AI 개발자가 최소한의 코딩 요구 사항으로 NeuPro-Nano NPU의 성능을 최적화할 수 있게 합니다. Edge Impulse의 플랫폼은 최첨단 AI/ML 모델, DSP 블록, NVIDIA의 TAO 툴킷과의 직접 통합을 제공하여 더 빠른 개발 주기를 촉진합니다. NeuPro-Nano의 아키텍처는 AI 추론, 특징 추출 및 오디오, 음성, 비전 응용 프로그램을 위한 DSP 작업을 지원하며, 엔드 투 엔드 AI 응용 프로그램에 대한 정확한 사이클 수 에뮬레이션을 제공합니다.
Ceva-NeuPro-Nano NPU는 현재 라이센스가 가능합니다.
Ceva et Edge Impulse ont annoncé des capacités de vision par ordinateur avancées pour des applications ML embarquées grâce à l'intégration avec le toolkit NVIDIA TAO. La collaboration inclut une intégration complète d'Edge Impulse Studio et le support du toolkit NVIDIA TAO avec Ceva-NeuPro Studio pour les NPU NPN32 et NPN64.
L'intégration permet aux développeurs d'IA d'optimiser les performances pour les NPU NeuPro-Nano avec des exigences de codage minimales. La plateforme d'Edge Impulse fournit des modèles AI/ML à la pointe de la technologie, des blocs DSP et une intégration directe avec le toolkit TAO de NVIDIA, facilitant ainsi des cycles de développement plus rapides. L'architecture du NeuPro-Nano prend en charge l'inférence AI, l'extraction de caractéristiques et les charges de travail DSP pour les applications audio, vocales et visuelles, tout en fournissant une émulation précise du comptage des cycles pour les applications AI de bout en bout.
Les NPU Ceva-NeuPro-Nano sont actuellement disponibles sous licence.
Ceva und Edge Impulse haben erweiterte Funktionen für Computer Vision in eingebetteten ML-Anwendungen durch die Integration mit dem NVIDIA TAO Toolkit angekündigt. Die Zusammenarbeit umfasst die vollständige Integration von Edge Impulse Studio sowie die Unterstützung des NVIDIA TAO Toolkits mit Ceva-NeuPro Studio für die NPN32- und NPN64-NPUs.
Die Integration ermöglicht es AI-Entwicklern, die Leistung der NeuPro-Nano-NPUs mit minimalen Codierungsanforderungen zu optimieren. Die Plattform von Edge Impulse bietet hochmoderne AI/ML-Modelle, DSP-Blöcke und eine direkte Integration mit dem TAO-Toolkit von NVIDIA, die schnellere Entwicklungszyklen erleichtert. Die Architektur des NeuPro-Nano unterstützt AI-Inferenz, Merkmalsextraktion und DSP-Workloads für Audio-, Sprach- und Vision-Anwendungen und bietet eine präzise Zykluszählungse emulation für End-to-End-AI-Anwendungen.
Die Ceva-NeuPro-Nano-NPUs sind derzeit zur Lizenzierung verfügbar.
- Integration with NVIDIA TAO toolkit expands capabilities for AI development
- Platform enables faster development cycles with low/no-code environment
- Enhanced computer vision capabilities for embedded ML applications
- Support for both NPN32 and NPN64 NPUs
- None.
Insights
This collaboration with Edge Impulse and NVIDIA represents a strategic enhancement to CEVA's AI capabilities, particularly for edge computing applications. The integration streamlines ML model development by combining Edge Impulse's no-code platform with NVIDIA's TAO toolkit, significantly reducing development cycles for embedded AI applications.
The technical implications are substantial: NeuPro-Nano NPUs can now handle AI inference, feature extraction and DSP workloads for audio, voice and vision applications in a unified architecture. This integration allows developers to accurately predict cycle counts for complete AI applications - a critical factor for optimizing edge device performance and power consumption.
For investors, this development positions CEVA more competitively in the growing edge AI market. The partnership with NVIDIA, a dominant force in AI, adds credibility and expands CEVA's addressable market. However, revenue impact will depend on licensing adoption and the success of customers implementing these solutions in their products.
While seemingly technical in nature, this partnership has significant market implications. The edge AI processor market is projected to reach
The no-code/low-code approach addresses a critical market need by lowering barriers to AI implementation, potentially accelerating CEVA's IP licensing business. This could particularly appeal to mid-sized manufacturers looking to incorporate AI capabilities without extensive R&D investment.
For context, CEVA's current market cap of
This includes full integration of Edge Impulse Studio and support for NVIDIA TAO toolkit with Ceva-NeuPro Studio for both the NPN32 and NPN64 NPUs.
Edge Impulse’s platform optimizes AI performance for the NeuPro-Nano NPUs with little to no code. Cutting-edge AI/ML models, including popular digital signal processing (DSP) blocks and a direct integration with NVIDIA’s Tao toolkit, come standard on Edge Impulse’s platform for faster development cycles and deployment on NeuPro-Nano. Since the NeuPro-Nano’s self-sufficient architecture uniquely supports AI inference, feature extraction and the DSP workloads commonly used in audio, voice and vision applications, the integration with Edge Impulse Platform ensures developers get accurate cycle count emulation for the full end-to-end AI application.
“Our continued collaboration with Edge Impulse will further accelerate development of embedded AI applications for NeuPro-Nano leveraging Edge Impulse Studio’s low/no-code environment to deploy end-to-end AI applications. Furthermore, our enablement of the NVIDIA TAO toolkit on NeuPro-Nano marks a major milestone, allowing AI developers to access, retrain and deploy TAO models through the Edge Impulse Platform on NeuPro-Nano NPU’s,” said Chad Lucien, Vice President and general manager of the sensor and audio business unit at Ceva. “This collaboration emphasizes our commitment to simplify AI adoption at the edge, offering ease of use to our customers and partners.”
"We are making great strides in translating AI/ML models for effective deployment on edge devices, ensuring that powerful NPUs like the Ceva-NeuPro™-Nano can leverage the full scope of their capabilities," said Zach Shelby, co-founder and CEO at Edge Impulse. "Bringing NVIDIA Tao's computer vision models to the Ceva portfolio will unlock numerous novel use cases for AIoT products that require visual data generation and analysis across industries."
Availability
Ceva-NeuPro-Nano NPUs are available for licensing today. For more information, visit: https://www.ceva-ip.com/product/ceva-neupro-nano/ To learn more about the Edge Impulse development and deployment platform for AI at the edge, please visit edgeimpulse.com.
About Ceva, Inc.
At Ceva, we are passionate about bringing new levels of innovation to the smart edge. Our wireless communications, sensing and Edge AI technologies are at the heart of some of today's most advanced smart edge products. From wireless connectivity IPs (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB and 5G platform IP), to scalable Edge AI NPU IPs and sensor fusion solutions, we have the broadest portfolio of IP to connect, sense and infer data more reliably and efficiently. We deliver differentiated solutions that combine outstanding performance at ultra-low power within a very small silicon footprint. Our goal is simple – to deliver the silicon and software IP to enable a smarter, safer, and more interconnected world. This philosophy is in practice today, with Ceva powering more than 18 billion of the world's most innovative smart edge products from AI-infused smartwatches, IoT devices and wearables to autonomous vehicles and 5G mobile networks.
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About Edge Impulse
Edge Impulse streamlines the creation of AI and machine learning models for edge hardware, allowing devices to make decisions and offer insight where data is gathered. Edge Impulse’s technology empowers developers to bring more AI products to market, and helps enterprise teams rapidly develop production-ready solutions in weeks instead of years. Powerful automations make it easier to build valuable datasets and develop advanced AI for edge devices from MCUs to CPUs to GPUs. Used by health and wearable organizations like Hyfe and Ultrahuman, industrial organizations like Lexmark, HP, and Halma as well as top silicon vendors and over 160,000 developers, Edge Impulse has become the trusted ML platform for enterprises and developers alike. To learn more, visit edgeimpulse.com.
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