Expedera Wins “Best Edge AI Processor IP” at 2026 Edge AI Awards

Expedera, a leading provider of AI accelerator IP for edge and data–centre systems,  announced that its Origin Evolution™ NPU IP has been named "Best Edge AI Processor IP" in the 2026 Edge AI and Vision Product of the Year Awards, presented by the Edge AI and Vision Alliance. The award recognises innovative building–block IP powering edge AI and vision solutions, as judged by an independent panel of industry experts and promoted through the Alliance's platform and the Embedded Vision Summit.

"We designed Origin Evolution to solve the memory and power bottlenecks that prevent real–world deployment of GenAI at the edge," said Siyad Ma, CEO and co-founder of Expedera. "Being recognised as Best Edge AI Processor IP by the Edge AI and Vision Alliance validates our approach to right–sized, memory–efficient NPUs and reinforces our position as the go–to IP partner for SoC teams who want to ship GenAI accelerators without doubling their die size or system power."

Expedera's Origin Evolution addresses three key challenges for customers developing AI applications on edge devices:

First, faster and more private AI. By running inference on the device rather than in the cloud, you reduce latency and keep sensitive data local, resulting in faster, more secure user experiences.

Second, more performance in the same footprint. Our packet-based architecture breaks networks into packets and routes them through dedicated blocks, reducing external memory transfers by more than 75 per cent for popular edge AI models. That lowers system power while boosting throughput.

Third, scalability across your portfolio. You can scale up to 128 TFLOPS per core—and even higher with multiple cores—supporting everything from flagship smartphones and edge devices to cars and data centres, all on one NPU IP platform.