tinyML Foundation Strategic Partners
Strategic Partners enable us to continue to invest in strengthening our community for the benefit of the industry, academia and NGOs.
By becoming a Strategic Partner, you get on the “inside track” of the community to participate or lead working groups, drive content for events, engage in governance for community direction, leverage a growing talent pool, and highlight your innovations via speaking opportunities online and in-person.
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embedUR is an embedded systems leader, based in Silicon Valley, priding itself on accelerating product time-to-market and reducing engineering risk. Over the last two decades, we have earned an enviable reputation for on-time delivery and have become an embedded partner of choice for some of the world’s largest Telecom and network equipment companies and silicon vendors. From residential gateways to IoT sensors to cloud IoT management systems, embedUR solutions are deployed on 10s of millions of devices.
With AI/ML bringing new capabilities and intelligence to almost any product category, we are uniquely capable as your partner to create next generation intelligent embedded solutions that realize new market opportunities you have just dreamt of!
AI is transforming everything. We are making AI ubiquitous.
Today, more intelligence is moving to end devices, and mobile is becoming the pervasive AI platform. Building on the smartphone foundation and the scale of mobile, Qualcomm envisions making AI ubiquitous—expanding beyond mobile and powering other end devices, machines, vehicles, and things. We are inventing, developing, and commercializing power-efficient on-device AI, edge cloud AI, and 5G to make this a reality.
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation (“Sony”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation and global leader in image sensors.
Sony has recently developed and released AITRIOS™, a new edge AI sensing platform. Combined with the Sony’s unique IMX500 intelligent vision sensor, the AITRIOS platform makes it possible to streamline the development and implementation of AI camera-driven and other sensing solutions. The first step in the service entails providing a one-stop environment that offers various features that will make it easy for partnering solution providers such as AI developers, application developers, camera manufacturers/module integrators, and system integrators to build solutions spanning from edge to cloud.
Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for the intelligent edge. For more than four decades, the company has been an innovator and pioneer, powering billions of devices and systems that require the highest levels of security, safety, and reliability. Wind River software and expertise are accelerating digital transformation across industries including automotive, aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, and telecommunications. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio supported by world-class global professional services and support and a broad partner ecosystem. To learn more, visit Wind River at www.windriver.com.
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Alif Semiconductor™ is the industry-leading supplier of the next-generation Ensemble™ family of microcontrollers and fusion processors. The Ensemble family scales from single-core MCUs to a new class of multi-core devices, fusion processors, that blend up to two Cortex-M55 MCU cores, up to two Cortex-A32 microprocessor cores capable of running high-level operating systems, and up to two Ethos-U55 microNPUs for AI/ML acceleration. With multi-layered security, scalable performance, and next-level integration, Alif MCUs and MPUs provide a wide range of functionalities on a single monolithic die. The Alif Ensemble™ family delivers increased efficiency, lowers power consumption, and keeps data safe.
Arm technology is defining the future of computing. Our energy-efficient processor designs and software platforms have enabled advanced computing in more than 230 billion chips and our technologies securely power products from the sensor to the smartphone and the supercomputer. Together with 1,000+ technology partners, we are enabling artificial intelligence to work everywhere, and in cybersecurity, we are delivering the foundation for trust in the digital world – from chip to cloud. The future is being built on Arm.
Aizip develops artificial intelligence (AI) models for application in the market of the Internet of Things (IoT), i.e., tinyML. Based in Silicon Valley, Aizip provides tinyML models with superior performance, quick turnaround time, and excellent ROI.
The extensive product portfolio at Aizip consists of Aizip Intelligent Vision (AIV), Aizip Intelligent Audio (AIA), Aizip Intelligent Time-Series (AIT), and Aizip Intelligent Module (AIM). Aizip’s robust models handle sophisticated real-world scenarios and are shipping in volume. These models support a comprehensive array of hardware platforms, including MCU, RISC-V, NPU, CPU, DSP, and Linux, among others.
With deep domain expertise covering the full stack of AI system design from data and algorithm, to embedded system and hardware design, Aizip provides the best-in-class AI solutions for the IoT market. The total solutions from Aizip have been delivered to its global customers to make the world intelligent and sustainable.
Arduino is the leading open-source hardware and software company in the world. Born to provide an easy-to-use platform for anyone making interactive projects, Arduino has reached a growing community and adapted to new needs and challenges, branching out into products for IoT, wearables, 3D printing, and embedded environments. As of today, the Arduino community includes approximately 30 million active users. With the Pro Business Unit, Arduino supports companies that are interested in going beyond the concept and rapid prototyping phase, to start mass production with the support of a qualified industrial partner and high-performance technological solutions.
BrainChip is the worldwide leader in on-chip edge AI processing and learning technology, that enables faster, efficient, secure, and customizable intelligent devices untethered from the cloud. The company’s first-to-market neuromorphic processor, AkidaTM, mimics the human brain, the most efficient computer known, to analyze only essential sensor inputs at the point of acquisition, executing only necessary operations and therefore, processing data with unparalleled efficiency and precision. This supports a distributed intelligence approach keeping machine learning local to the chip, independent of the cloud, dramatically reducing latency, while simultaneously improving privacy and data security.
BrainChip is the foundation for cost-effective, fan-less, portable, real-time Edge AI systems that can offload the cloud, reducing the rapid growth in carbon footprint of datacenters. In addition, Akida’s unique capability to learn locally on device also reduces retraining of models in the cloud whose skyrocketing cost is a barrier to the growth of AIoT.
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 Bluetooth connectivity, Wi-Fi, UWB and 5G platform IP for ubiquitous, robust communications, to scalable Edge AI NPU IPs, sensor fusion processors and embedded application software that make devices smarter, 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 17 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.
At Cyber.Fund, we believe in cybereconomy – a future where it will be possible to create one-person companies with billion-dollar valuations. This future is driven by advanced technologies that boost productivity and innovation.
For Cyber.Fund, TinyML is a game-changer that expands AI’s capabilities, allowing it to interact with the real world and the real economy, which makes up 70% of the world economy.
Cyber.Fund is looking for the passionate founders and groundbreaking technologies in TinyML space that open new markets and offer a first-mover advantage.
If you’re working on something like this, we want to hear from you. Join us in creating an ecosystem where AI is part of everyday life and the cybereconomy thrives.
Edge Impulse is the leading development platform for edge machine learning used by over 40,000 developers across 65,000 projects worldwide.
Edge Impulse provides the ultimate development experience for tinyML on embedded devices for sensors, audio, and computer vision, at scale. It enables the deployment of highly-optimized ML on hardware ranging from MCUs to CPUs and custom AI accelerators.
With Edge Impulse, developers, engineers, and domain experts are equipped with the tool they need to solve their real-world problems using edge ML. The company specializes in smarter edge solutions for industrial, logistics, consumer, and health, with enterprises building applications for predictive maintenance, asset tracking and monitoring, and human and animal sensing.
GreenWaves is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 2014 and based in Grenoble, France. We design and market ultra low power processors for energyconstrained products such as hearables, wearables, IoT & medical monitoring products.
GreenWaves’ system-on-chips enable companies to develop and bring to market products with new to world features enabled by state of the art machine learning and digital signal processing techniques. Our leading edge development tools enable audio and machine learning developers to productively harness the power of GAP processors.
GreenWaves GAP9 processor powers features such as neural network based noise removal and adaptive noise cancellation, multi-channel spatial sound and listening enhancement technologies in next generation earbuds and headphones with market leading energy efficiency.
Himax, a leading supplier and fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor products such as edge AI processors and always-on image sensors, provides semiconductor solutions specialized in computer vision for consumer electronics brands worldwide. Our design and engineering expertise, combined with our focus on customer service and close relationships with semiconductor manufacturing service providers, has contributed to our success.
Facilitated by Arm Cortex M55 CPU and Ethos U55 NPU, the new generation of Himax low-power endpoint AI chip, compared to its previous generation chip, the inference speed is increased by 32 times, and the energy efficiency is increased by 50 times. It makes it possible to execute more complex models and obtain more accurate inference results while maintaining the original power consumption performance.
WiseEye solutions have been proven in notebook computers and many other applications, including smart meter reading, security monitoring, smart office, smart home, medical assistance, and other fields. With the mass production of a new generation of chips, WiseEye visual AI sensors will be further expanded to meet the needs of more battery-powered smart devices.
Here at Infineon, we combine entrepreneurial success with responsible action to make life easier, safer, and greener. Barely visible, semiconductors have become an indispensable part of everyday life. We play a key role in shaping a better future – with microelectronics that link the real and the digital world. Our semiconductors enable efficient energy management, smart mobility, as well as secure, seamless communications in an increasingly connected world.
Infineon designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductors and system solutions. The focus of its activities is on automotive and industrial electronics, communication and information technologies, IoT, sensor technology and security. The product range comprises standard components, software, customer-specific solutions for devices and systems, as well as specific components for digital, analog, and mixed-signal applications.
Innatera develops neuromorphic intelligence for sensors. Its pioneering Spiking Neural Processor mimics the mechanisms that the brain uses for sensory perception. With a radically energy-energy efficient computing architecture, these chips allow sensor data to be processed within a sub-milliwatt power envelope, and with sub-millisecond latencies. Innatera’s processors are a critical enabler for intelligent sensing applications in the consumer, IoT, industrial, and automotive markets.
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) brings together bright minds to create breakthrough technologies that make the connected world better, safer and more secure. As a world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is pushing boundaries in the automotive, industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure markets while delivering solutions that advance a more sustainable future. Built on more than 60 years of combined experience and expertise, the company has approximately 34,500 team members in more than 30 countries and posted revenue of $13.21 billion in 2022. Find out more at www.nxp.com.
Particle is the leading edge-to-cloud infrastructure for the Internet of Things, helping thousands of companies power world-class connected machines, sensors, and devices. Particle provides everything you need to build an IoT product in one tightly-integrated platform, so you can focus your time and energy on what matters: your product, application, data, and customers. Hundreds of manufacturers, thousands of startups, and 250,000 developers use Particle to power their IoT products; to learn more, visit www.particle.io.
P&G brands are trusted to provide products of the highest quality and superior performance and value for the daily-use cleaning, health and hygiene needs of consumers around the world.
Our brands are trusted in millions of living rooms, kitchens, laundry rooms, and bathrooms—and have been passed down from generation to generation. We are the people behind the brands you trust, and we’re committed to making peoples’ lives better in small but meaningful ways, every day.
Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO) supplies innovative semiconductor solutions that make a better world possible. We combine product and technology leadership, systems-level expertise and global manufacturing scale to quickly solve our customers’ most complex technical challenges.
Qorvo serves diverse high-growth segments of large global markets, including consumer electronics, smart home/IoT, automotive, EVs, battery-powered appliances, network infrastructure and aerospace/defense. Our diverse and innovative team is helping connect, protect and power our planet.
Renesas Electronics delivers trusted embedded design innovation with complete semiconductor solutions that enable billions of connected, intelligent devices to enhance the way people work and live. A global leader in microcontrollers, analog, power, and SoC products, Renesas provides comprehensive solutions for a broad range of automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT applications that help shape a limitless future.
At Schneider Electric, we are committed to solving real-world problems to create a sustainable, digitized, new electric future.
We combine our long-standing manufacturing and domain expertise with cutting-edge innovation in AI, machine learning, and deep learning to empower smarter decision-making, agility, and decarbonization. We are transforming energy management and industrial automation with artificial intelligence technologies to create a more sustainable world.”
SensiML pioneered software tools for the development of TinyML code for IoT sensor applications. SensiML Analytics Toolkit automates AI and code generation and addresses one of the most common causes of failure in AI projects by supporting data collection and labeling. SensiML provides an end-to-end AI development platform from point-and-click UI model creation to control of the model build and test workflow. With provided examples spanning applications from agricultural machine monitoring to consumer IoT wake word detection, SensiML enables developers to build production-grade smart sensor devices.
Silicon Labs is pureplay IoT fabless semiconductor company focused on wireless connectivity delivered through silicon and software platforms. We offer multiple wireless protocol solutions, as well as advanced security and AI/ML integrations right to the tiny edge. As a pure play IoT company, Silicon Labs develops key technologies to enable and grow applications at the tiny edge space, such as Low-power MCU architectures optimized for longer life of battery powered devices. We support solutions for multiple protocols and continue to drive adoption of newer protocols like Matter and Amazon Sidewalk. Silicon Labs also invests heavily in IoT security for our products. We are the first in our space to obtain PSA3 certification on our IoT security solution called secure vault. Our integrated hardware and software platform, intuitive development tools, unmatched ecosystem and robust support make us the ideal long-term partner in building advanced industrial, commercial, home and life applications.
At ST, we are more than 50,000 creators and makers of semiconductor technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An integrated device manufacturer, we work with more than 200,000 customers and thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and ecosystems that address their challenges and opportunities, and the need to support a more sustainable world. We are committed to carbon neutrality on scope 1 and 2 and partially scope 3 by 2027.
TDK is a comprehensive electronic components manufacturer leading the world in magnetic technology.
TDK began its trajectory by producing the world’s first ferrite cores using a magnetic material called ferrite, and the company is now a large manufacturer of components.
TDK components are vital for progress in many areas.
Meanwhile, the power of magnetics continues to inform our global leadership role.
weeteq is developing microcontroller level, ML enabled power and control system optimisation innovation, applicable to many of the worlds largest industries, including industrial and commercial automation, automotive and appliances. Our embedded ML technology makes machines and processes more productive and energy efficient, all without the need to deploy additional sensors/infrastructure, by accessing and optimising systems, directly within motor control and power circuits.
