Ceva embedded AI NPUs gain traction in AIoT and MCU markets

The Ceva-NeuPro-Nano 32 and 64 MAC NPUs (NPN32 and NPN64, respectively), offer a unique combination of power, performance and cost efficiencies needed for semiconductor companies and OEMs to deploy embedded AI models on their SoCs. The NPUs are uniquely an all-in-one solution that can be used for feature extraction, neural network compute, DSP workloads and control code execution and thus provide outstanding performance for associated voice, vision and sensing workloads. The Ceva-NeuPro-Nano NPUs are exceptional processors as well as highlighted by their Coremark/MHz score of 6.0.

Following the introduction of Ceva-NeuPro-Nano, Ceva has achieved several significant milestones that enhance the development experience and ecosystem for its customers and users, most notably:

The release of Ceva-NeuPro Studio as an IDE integrated solution, enabling customers to develop, optimise, deploy, and evaluate AI applications on Ceva-NeuPro-Nano. Key features include:

• Industry-standard Eclipse-based IDE 
• Support for multiple open-source AI frameworks 
• Inference code generation and execution
• Simulation, emulation and debugging 
• Access to Ceva's Model Zoo for rapid benchmarking
• APIs to enabled smooth integration of each component into semiconductor company SDKs

Seamless integration of Ceva-NeuPro Studio with Edge Impulse Studio, enabling customers to:

• Easily evaluate AI models on Ceva-NeuPro-Nano before silicon availability
• Deploy and retrain models for use on Ceva-NeuPro-Nano using NVIDIA TAO Toolkit
• Streamline development with a unified workflow
• Accelerate time-to-market with rapid prototyping and testing

Winner of two prestigious industry awards:

• Best IP/ Processor of the Year 2024 award at the EE Awards Asia event
• 2024 IoT Edge Computing Excellence Award

Chad Lucien, vice president and general manager of the sensor and audio business unit at Ceva, commented: "The rapid adoption of our Ceva-NeuPro-Nano Embedded AI NPUs is a testament to our team's dedication to pushing the boundaries of embedded AI. MCU and AIoT semiconductor companies have praised the Ceva-NeuPro-Nano’s efficiency as an NPU and its ability to simultaneously handle the demands of neural network compute, feature extraction and processing complex DSP workloads all in a self-contained architecture. Our latest customer wins and enhanced Ceva-NeuPro Studio demonstrate our commitment to delivering innovative solutions that empower our customers to create intelligent, efficient, and scalable edge AI applications."

Live demos of the Ceva-NeuPro-Nano NPU running embedded AI applications and Edge Impulse Studio will be shown at Ceva’s booth during CES 2025, located in the Venetian Ballroom - Bassano 2709.