Axera
Is committed to building the world's leading artificial intelligence perception and edge computing chips to serve the terminal computing, intelligent driving, edge computing and other markets.
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Established in May 2019, Axera is a semiconductor company focused on developing artificial intelligence (AI) System-on-Chips (SoCs) for computer vision applications. The company was founded by Dr. Xiaoxin Qiu, who serves as the CEO and Chairperson. Dr. Qiu has over two decades of experience in the chip development and executive leadership industry, having previously held positions as CTO of UNISOC, Vice President of Broadcom Corporation, and Chief Scientist at AT&T Labs.
Axera operates in the AI chip market, providing high-performance, low-power AI vision processor chips. The business model is centered on the research, development, and mass production of these chips for various applications. The company has successfully raised a total of $262 million over four funding rounds, with significant investments from notable firms like Qiming Venture Partners, Meituan, Tencent, and GGV Capital. This funding is directed towards talent acquisition, business expansion, and the development of high-end chips to compete on an international scale.
The company's product portfolio includes several generations of AI vision chips, such as the AX620, AX630, and AX650 series, designed for edge and terminal devices. These SoCs feature proprietary technologies like the AXProton AI-ISP for enhanced image quality in complex lighting and the AXNeutron Mixed Precision NPU, which supports various deep learning frameworks and large language models (LLMs) like Llama and DeepSeek. This enables functions such as real-time video analysis, object detection, and facial recognition. Axera's chips are utilized across multiple sectors including smart cities, intelligent transportation and driving, smart homes, and industrial manufacturing. In 2023, the company officially expanded into the automotive chip market, launching its XMOTOR brand.
Keywords: AI vision chips, semiconductor, system-on-chip, computer vision, edge computing, neural processing unit, image signal processing, smart driving, smart cities, AIoT, low-power AI chips, visual processing, ADAS, intelligent transportation, edge AI, AI perception, machine vision, deep learning processors, autonomous driving systems, AI hardware
