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Andes Technology: Stepping into the 18th Year with Perseverance and Proud Accomplishments

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Thursday, February 9, 2023
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Andes has made remarkable strides in its intellectual property portfolio, and the cumulative number of IP license contracts has exceeded 450, establishing Andes as a leader in the industry.

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  • Andes has made remarkable strides in its intellectual property portfolio, and the cumulative number of IP license contracts has exceeded 450, establishing Andes as a leader in the industry.
  • In 2022, Andes’ customers deployed their solutions into a variety of applications such as AI, Datacenter, FPGA, IoT, MCU, Sensing, Server, Touch Panel, Video/TDD and Wireless.
  • Due to its commercial success, Andes won numerous awards for its unique technologies and contributions to the industry.
  • “We remain committed to reshaping the computing industry by delivering the best-in-class RISC-V processors and the companion solutions.

Quadric Announces Completion of Series B Funding

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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Quadric, the general purpose neural processing unit (GPNPU) processor IP market leader, announced today an extension and completion of its Series B funding round, raising an additional $10M of equity and debt financing in addition to the $21M equity investment announced in February of this year.

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  • Quadric, the general purpose neural processing unit (GPNPU) processor IP market leader, announced today an extension and completion of its Series B funding round, raising an additional $10M of equity and debt financing in addition to the $21M equity investment announced in February of this year.
  • Chimera GPNPUs are an alternative to complicated heterogeneous multicore solutions, simplifying both the design and programming of devices running leading-edge machine-learning algorithms.
  • The market has enthusiastically received the announcement of the Chimera GPNPU, said Veerbhan Kheterpal, Co-founder and CEO of Quadric.
  • This Series B funding extension gives us even more financial firepower to bolster that expansion.

Morse Micro Raises $140M in Series B Funding to Accelerate IoT Connectivity and Revolutionize our Digital Future

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022
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Morse Micro , a fabless semiconductor company reinventing Wi-Fi for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced $140M in Series B funding.

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  • Morse Micro , a fabless semiconductor company reinventing Wi-Fi for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced $140M in Series B funding.
  • Morse Micro intends to use the capital raised to revolutionize our digital future by achieving unprecedented scale and demand for its Wi-Fi HaLow technology.
  • A strategic business partnership with MegaChips accompanies the investment and will usher in a new era for Wi-Fi HaLow across East Asia.
  • MegaChips shares our vision to revolutionise connectivity and build enduring Wi-Fi HaLow solutions for the future.

EdgeCortix Expands its Strategic Advisory Board with the Appointment of Semiconductor Industry Veteran Akira Takata

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022
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, the innovative fabless semiconductor design company with a software first approach, focused on delivering class-leading compute efficiency and latency for edge artificial intelligence (AI) inference; announced a key new appointment to its EdgeCortix Strategic Advisory Board.

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  • , the innovative fabless semiconductor design company with a software first approach, focused on delivering class-leading compute efficiency and latency for edge artificial intelligence (AI) inference; announced a key new appointment to its EdgeCortix Strategic Advisory Board.
  • The company announced today the appointment of Akira Takata, former CEO and President of MegaChips Corporationwho will serve as the Semiconductor Sector Advisor on the EdgeCortix Strategic Advisory Board (ESAB).
  • From 2014 to 2019, Mr. Takata also served on the Board of Directors of Global Semiconductor Alliance, a leading Semiconductor industry organization.
  • "I am very pleased to be joining the EdgeCortix Strategic Advisory Board at this transformative moment in the semiconductor business.

Motus Labs to Showcase Innovative Robotics Gear Solutions at Automate 2022

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Monday, June 6, 2022
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Motus Labs is a next-generation gear solutions company that designs and manufactures offerings for automation and robotics applications.

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  • Motus Labs is a next-generation gear solutions company that designs and manufactures offerings for automation and robotics applications.
  • Robotics developers can leverage Motus Labs gears to maximize the performance and efficiency of actuators, offering automation benefits that can enhance their clients solutions.
  • New, patented gear designs from Motus Labs will be showcased at the upcoming Automate 2022 conference in Detroit, Michigan on June 6 - 9 at Booth 2319.
  • The entire Motus Labs family is excited to kick off Automate 2022 with its new, innovative and proprietary gear series.

MegaChips Forms Strategic Partnership with BrainChip

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Thursday, May 26, 2022
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SAN JOSE, Calif. and LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MegaChips, the leading custom ASIC company in Japan, and BrainChip Holdings Ltd, the world's first commercial producer of ultra-low power neuromorphic AI IP, formally announced a strategic partnership signed late last year. MegaChips, which recently announced its emergence into the U.S. custom ASIC market, will now leverage BrainChip Akida™ IP to provide U.S. customers with innovative applications across a wide variety of applications, such as consumer tech, telecom/network, industrial and automotive.

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  • "By MegaChips partnering with BrainChip we can deliver customers highly sought-after edge AI solutions and expedite time to market," said Douglas Fairbairn, Director of Business Development for MegaChips LSI USA.
  • "Together we plan to develop innovative LSIs as the silicon partner of BrainChip, helping take customers from ideation to silicon.
  • "The MegaChips and BrainChip partnership furthers both companies' mission to offer unprecedented products," said Rob Telson, BrainChip Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing.
  • MegaChips LSI USA in Campbell, California is a wholly owned subsidiary of MegaChips Corporation headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Quadric and MegaChips Form Partnership to Bring IP Products to ASIC and SoC Market

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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BURLINGAME, Calif. and OSAKA, Japan, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Quadric, an innovator in high-performance edge processing platforms for on-device AI, and MegaChips, a leading ASIC and SoC services company based in Japan, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver ASIC and SoC solutions built on Quadric's groundbreaking edge AI processor architecture. MegaChips announced an equity stake in Quadric in January 2022 and is also a major investor in a $21M Series B funding round announced in March through their MegaChips LSI USA Corporation subsidiary. The round aims to help Quadric release the next version of its processor architecture, improve the performance and breadth of the Quadric software development kit (SDK), and roll out IP products to be integrated in MegaChips' ASICs and SoCs.

Key Points: 
  • "Quadric's stellar team, market traction with key customers and innovative edge AI solution contributed to our decision to invest in Quadric.
  • We are proud to work with Quadric to bring its end-to-end IP products to our mutual customers in the form of customized silicon."
  • As technology partners, MegaChips and Quadric are dedicated to bringing a broad range of solutions to customers building products that require edge AI capabilities.
  • MegaChips has more than 30 years of experience delivering custom ASIC products and services to a wide range of customers worldwide.

Quadric and MegaChips Form Partnership to Bring IP Products to ASIC and SoC Market

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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Quadric , a leading processor technology intellectual property (IP) licensor, and MegaChips , a leading ASIC and SoC services company based in Japan, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver ASIC and SoC solutions built on Quadrics groundbreaking edge AI processor architecture .

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  • Quadric , a leading processor technology intellectual property (IP) licensor, and MegaChips , a leading ASIC and SoC services company based in Japan, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver ASIC and SoC solutions built on Quadrics groundbreaking edge AI processor architecture .
  • Quadrics stellar team, market traction with key customers and innovative edge AI solution contributed to our decision to invest in Quadric.
  • We are proud to work with Quadric to bring its end-to-end IP products to our mutual customers in the form of customized silicon.
  • MegaChips has more than 30 years of experience delivering custom ASIC products and services to a wide range of customers worldwide.

MegaChips Focuses on Edge AI with Custom ASIC Solutions

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Friday, April 22, 2022
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SAN JOSE, Calif., April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MegaChips, the leading custom ASIC company in Japan, today announced the launch of its AI Partner Program, which allows companies to integrate powerful AI capabilities without requiring in-house AI experts, allowing vendors to focus on their key strengths and ensuring top quality for the final product.

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  • The AI Partner Program marks the entry of MegaChips into the global Edge AI chips market, which was valued at $9 billion in 2020, and is projected to reach $59.6 billion by 2030 - an average growth rate of 21.2%.
  • "MegaChips is thrilled to offer the most turn-key solution for enterprise companies looking to implement AI technology," said Douglas Fairbairn, Director of Business Development.
  • MegaChips is one of the world's leading custom ASIC providers for consumer, telecom/network, industrial and automotive applications.
  • Headquartered in Japan, with offices in Silicon Valley and Taiwan, Megachips has over 30 years in business and has successfully completed morethan 1,500 ASIC projects.

DENSO Group Company NSITEXE Leads Quadric's $21 Million Series B Funding Round to Enhance AI Solutions

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DENSO group company NSITEXE, Inc., a designer and developer of semiconductor components enabling next-generation automotive applications, has led Quadric's $21 million Series B funding round. MegaChips also contributed major investment and existing investors Leawood VC, Pear VC, Uncork Capital, and Cota Capital participated in the round.

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  • Investment advances DENSO's commitment to achieve an environmentally-friendly, safe and secure mobility future
    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DENSO group company NSITEXE, Inc., a designer and developer of semiconductor components enabling next-generation automotive applications, has led Quadric's $21 million Series B funding round.
  • MegaChips also contributed majorinvestment and existing investors Leawood VC, Pear VC, Uncork Capital, and Cota Capital participated in the round.
  • "As the AI market matures, businesses are under pressure to accelerate machine learning initiatives and need production-ready, easy-to-deploy AI solutions that don't require building from the ground up," said Tony Cannestra, director of Corporate Ventures at DENSO.
  • DENSO established NSITEXE in 2017 to create next-generation, high-performance semiconductor devices that innovate automotive solutions.