Lay out Edge AI and build a mature industrial cooperation ecosystem

In recent years, with the continuous progress of technologies such as generative AI, large models and ChatGPT, countless new opportunities have been brought to all walks of life, and major technology giants around the world have been attracted to jump into and actively layout edge AI-related technologies.

As a leader, Arm’s deep cooperation with Advantech also shows its value day by day. For example, solutions based on the Arm architecture, as well as the formation of close collaboration between software and standards. At the same time, Microsoft and Advantech will work more closely to promote the landing of AI on the edge side.

Zhang Jiahao believes that there are two major development directions of edge computing at present: the first is to develop towards High efficiency, emphasizing High performance computing (HPEC); The second is to develop to Edge AI, Advantech’s core competitiveness in Embedded Design-in in addition to accumulated years of practical experience, but also to provide customers with a series of R&D services, technology Design services, including software and hardware. Compared to traditional embedded computing, Advantech sees a shift from low-power, standard general-purpose platforms to edge computing. Therefore, Advantech attaches great importance to the efficient development of products, especially under the HPEC framework. In addition, Advantech has also seen the trend of AI technology for the Edge computing industry and the embedded computer industry, so they are working hard to introduce AI technology to form the Edge AI platform.

Through practical application cases, Zhangjiahao detailed how Advantech uses deep AI technology to optimize plant management. He mentioned that with the help of deep AI technology, factory managers can not only see various data clearly, but also make quick and accurate decisions based on this data. This is of great significance for improving production efficiency and reducing costs. In addition to factory management, generative AI also shows great potential in other areas. Zhangjiahao specifically mentioned how this technology can help Advantech engineers better serve customers. Generative AI can quickly sift through a large amount of data to find the right answer, which allows Advantech to provide customers with satisfactory answers at any time, greatly improving service efficiency.

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In the field of AI, from acceleration modules to inference systems and machine learning training systems, Advantech has always had a comprehensive research and development direction in terms of hardware. But it’s not enough to just make the hardware, the value of the software is also critical. Therefore, in addition to developing hardware specifications, Advantech also provides software solutions for industrial needs. For example, Advantech has developed a SDK software suite called Edge AI, which integrates SDKS from intel, NVIDIA, rockchip, NXP, Qualcomm, MTK and other major AI chip companies. When customers buy Advantech hardware, they get this SDK to help them train and deploy AI models faster. The hardware platform provided by Advantech is very complete, and we expect the software interface to be developed in the same way, so that the software of major chip companies can be rapidly deployed and developed on this platform.

From this summit, whether it is Advantech, Arm, AMD or Microsoft, they are clearly aware that AI technology and edge computing will bring great changes to the future science and technology world. To seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Advantech is actively transforming itself to meet the new challenges. Advantech’s industry-driven strategy is not only an adjustment of the internal operating model, but also reflects the repositioning of the external market and industry. In this process, Advantech constantly responds to the challenges of the market and technology, and at the same time, they uphold the concept of innovation and are committed to providing customers with more perfect solutions.

In the face of all kinds of emerging embedded applications, Zhang Jiahao is optimistic about the future of Advantech. He believes that the traditional market for general-purpose embedded products still exists and has huge potential. With the continuous development of various emerging industries, the market demand is still growing. Advantech has made certain achievements and status in the field of embedded computing and edge computing, and hopes to open up a second growth point on this basis in the future. He further stressed that Advantech will continue to increase its investment in research and development and technological innovation to ensure that it remains at the forefront of the industry. Finally, Zhang Jiahao said: “Advantech’s industry-driven strategy is an inspiration to the entire industry. I firmly believe that Advantech will continue to write new glory in the future.”