SiMa.ai expands ONE platform for edge AI with MLSoC Modalix

SiMa.ai has announced MLSoC Modalix, the industry’s first multi-modal edge AI product family. SiMa.ai MLSoC Modalix supports CNNs, transformers, LLMs, LMMs and Gen AI at the edge, and delivers industry leading performance – more than 10X the performance per watt of alternatives.

Rise of generative AI is changing the way humans and machines work together. The next wave of the AI technology revolution will advance multi-modal machines with the ability to understand and process multiple forms of inputs across text, image, audio and visual. 

This shift will ripple across every industry, from agriculture and logistics, to medicine, defense, transportation and more. SiMa.ai is the breakthrough multi-modal edge AI platform that organizations can now rely on for the ultra-responsive, power-efficient, reliable and secure insights their critical innovations demand – in any modality they prefer.

MLSoC Modalix will enable developers to push the envelope on performance with a small power envelope and physical footprint across a wide breadth of applications. They will be able to run end to end GenAI application-pipelines on just a single chip while delivering measurable contributions to business top and bottom lines.

SiMa.ai MLSoC Modalix is the second generation of the successful, commercially deployed first generation MLSoC. MLSoC Modalix is offered in 25 (Modalix 25 or “M25”), 50 (Modalix 50 or “M50”), 100 (Modalix 100 or “M100”) and 200 (Modalix 200 or “M200”) TOPS configurations, in multiple form factors, and is purpose-built to provide effortless deployment of Generative AI for the embedded edge ML market. Fully software compatible with first generation MLSoC, the MLSoC Modalix product family was designed to enable the capability to run DNNs, as well as advanced Transformer models, including LLMs, LMMs and Generative AI. Samples of MLSoC Modalix will be available to customers in Q4 of 2024.

“SiMa.ai is leading the edge AI market and building increasing momentum as customers around the world continue to adopt our (first generation) MLSoC. We are excited to introduce the MLSoC Modalix family to give customers even greater choice and flexibility to embrace multi-modal AI,” said Krishna Rangasayee, Founder and CEO at SiMa.ai. “With the introduction of MLSoC Modalix, SiMa.ai’s ONE Platform for Edge AI now provides coverage from CNNs to Gen AI and everything in between with industry leading performance and power efficiency.” 

 “TSMC has long-partnered with industry innovators like SiMa.ai, helping them achieve groundbreaking next-generation semiconductor designs with our industry-leading technologies and manufacturing excellence,” said Lucas Tsai, Senior Director of Market Development and Emerging Business Management, TSMC North America. “We are excited to continue our collaboration in accelerating SiMa.ai’s powerful and energy-efficient chip innovation to meet the rapidly growing demand for GenAI at the edge.”

“Synopsys continues to help companies at all levels accelerate and scale their advanced AI chip development process,” said Ravi Subramanian, GM of the Systems Design Group at Synopsys. “By leveraging Synopsys’ leading AI-driven EDA suite, broad interface, security, and processor IP portfolio, architecture design solution and emulation systems, SiMa.ai is speeding development cycles and unlocking step-function gains in performance and power for their next-generation MLSoC Modalix family. Together, we are pushing the boundaries of what is possible with GenAI applications, empowering engineers to be more productive and proficient, and shaping the future of AI at the edge.”