Compact modules run demanding AI workloads at the edge
EP&T Magazine
Automation / Robotics Electronics Semiconductors AI computing CONGATEC CPU edge GPU module NPUCONGATEC COM Express Compact modules based on the Intel Core Ultra processors provide a combination of heterogeneous compute engines, including CPU, GPU and NPU. Modules are suitable to run demanding AI workloads at the edge. Next to the powerful P-cores and efficient E-cores for general computing and the high-performance Intel Arc GPU for graphics-intensive tasks, the integrated Neural Processing Unit (NPU) called Intel AI Boost contributes advanced neural processing capabilities to the overall computational architecture. The integrated NPU enables highly efficient integration of advanced artificial intelligence workloads at lower system complexity and costs than discrete accelerators. This makes the new Intel Core Ultra processor-based Computer-on-Modules especially beneficial for combining high-performance real-time computing with powerful AI capabilities in surgery robots and medical imaging and diagnostic systems,