Taipei, Taiwan, Yokohama, Japan, and Tel Aviv, Israel, May 12, 2020 :
Foxconn, a global leader in smart manufacturing, is joining Socionext, a major provider of advanced SoC solutions for video and imaging systems, and leading artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker Hailo to launch the next-generation AI processing solution for video analytics at the edge.
According to a press release, Foxconn has combined its high-density, fan-less edge computing solution, “BOXiedge”, with Socionext’s high-efficiency parallel processor “SynQuacer” SC2A11, and the Hailo-8 deep learning processor. The new combination provides market-leading energy efficiency for standalone AI inference nodes, benefiting applications including smart cities, smart medical, smart retail, and industrial IoT.
This joint solution helps address the need for cost-effective multiprocessing capabilities required in video analytics, image classifications, and object segmentation. The robust, high-efficiency product is capable of processing and analysing over 20 streaming camera input feeds in real-time, all at the edge. The result is a high-density, low-power, complete local VMS server, ensuring top performance for video analytics and privacy, including image classification, detection, pose estimation, and various other AI-powered applications.
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