爱芯元智半导体（上海）有限公司成立于2019年5月，致力于打造世界领先的AI芯片。作为人工智能视觉芯片研发及基础算力平台公司，爱芯元智组建了从芯片设计、研发到生产的全功能团队，核心成员均参与过10颗以上芯片的设计和生产，在产品规划和产品落地上具有丰富经验。截至2022年1月，爱芯元智已经完成四轮融资，整体融资进程顺利，公司发展方向获得投资方高度认可。

爱芯元智专注于高性能、低功耗的人工智能视觉处理器芯片研发，并自主开发面向推理加速的神经网络处理器。集强大算力与超低功耗于一体，公司通过神经网络提升画质，支持物体检测、人脸识别等多种AI视觉任务。

目前，爱芯元智已成功研发并量产了两代四颗端侧、边缘侧AI视觉感知芯片——AX630A、AX620A、AX620U、AX170A，四款芯片均具备“高算力、低功耗、优异图像处理能力”的行业领先优势。凭借自研核心技术——混合精度NPU和AI-ISP，爱芯芯片产品可为合作伙伴提供全栈式解决方案，满足客户不同场景的产品需求。相关产品和解决方案已成功落地华东、华南、华北，广泛应用于智慧城市、智慧交通、智慧家居、智慧制造等领域。

技术立身、信念坚定、未来驱动，是爱芯人的共性和精神内核。我们希望，以AI视觉芯片拓展人类认知边界，并成为AI视觉芯片领域领导企业。我们相信，视界改变世界——AI视觉芯片，能够将视觉这一人们习以为常的能力，带往更加广阔和深邃的未来。

Axera is a high-tech semiconductor company focused on developing world class Artificial Intelligence (AI) SoCs for computer vision applications. Leveraging its vast number of combined years of chip design experience, and powered by its AI algorithm know-hows, Axera adopts an innovative approach to produce highly energy efficient chips with superior AI inference capabilities. These chips are particularly suitable for today's AIoT applications, such as smart cities, smart transportation, smart manufacturing and smart homes. They can be used to facilitate the extension of AI intelligence from the cloud to the edge and further to the end devices, with the goal to convenience people's life and make our society a better and safer place.

Each member of the core Axera team has more than 15 years of experience in chip development and production. Since its establishment in May 2019, Axera has grown to be a strong and full function team, capable of developing advanced SoCs with highly complex functionalities and the best power efficiency. Axera's first high-end AI SoC was successfully taped out to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) in barely nine months after its conception, a strong testament to the team's capability to deliver.

Since day one, Axera has committed to the vision of Power the Society with AI. Designing world class AI chips is the company's calling to create a better and more intelligent future.