Advantech partners with DEEPX on EAI-1961 edge AI module

Advantech formed a partnership with DEEPX and introduced the EAI-1961 series, its first Artificial Intelligence (AI) acceleration module built with DEEPX technology, expanding the company's AI chipset ecosystem.

The company added DEEPX to a list of AI technology partners that included Intel, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Hailo, and Axelera AI, and it described a continuing effort to assemble a broad portfolio of edge AI solutions; the release noted edge AI applications such as predictive maintenance, quality inspection, Real-Time Situational Awareness (RTSA), and adaptive robotic control.

The EAI-1961 series used DEEPX's DX-M1 Neural Processing Unit (NPU) in an industry-standard M.2 form factor and delivered up to 25 TOPS of AI inference while supporting up to 4GB of LPDDR5 memory. The module featured an energy-efficient architecture intended to maintain stable thermal behavior under heavy workloads and was described as suited for vision-centric uses including robotic vision, intelligent surveillance, in-vehicle computing, and precision medical diagnostics.

DEEPX was identified in the release as a Korean AI semiconductor innovator specializing in NPU technology, and the collaboration introduced the EAI-1961 Edge AI Acceleration Module as Advantech's first product to incorporate the DX-M1 NPU.

“Advantech evaluates a broad range of AI chip technologies to address diverse industrial needs,” said Joey Hsu, Director of Advantech's Embedded Sector.

The companies described plans to integrate the DX-M1 NPU into Advantech platforms and to provide ready-to-deploy edge AI platforms.