瑞萨电子处理器与Reality AI工具及解决方案相结合，为 IIoT、消费电子及汽车应用提供无缝端点AI
2022 年 6 月 9 日，日本东京讯 - 全球半导体解决方案供应商瑞萨电子（TSE：6723）今日宣布，已与嵌入式AI解决方案供应商Reality Analytics, Inc.（Reality AI）达成最终协议，根据协议，瑞萨将以全现金交易方式收购Reality AI。该交易已获得两家公司董事会的一致批准，在获得股东和所需的监管机构批准以及其他惯例成交条件后，预计将于2022年年末前完成。此次收购将显著增强瑞萨电子在端点人工智能的实力，为系统开发人员提供更大的灵活性和效率，帮助他们的产品 AIoT（物联网人工智能）做好准备并更快进入市场。
随着端点工作负载需求增加，将人工智能嵌入产品的重要性近期在互联世界中突显。对于IIoT（工业物联网）、消费电子、汽车和其他需要基于机器学习的智能决策在物理上更接近数据源的嵌入式应用，低延迟和高安全性是不可或缺的。通过与合作伙伴合作，瑞萨电子持续提供开发环境和软件，得以将AI嵌入至其低功耗、高度安全的MCU（微控制器）和MPU（微处理器）产品中。收购Reality AI使瑞萨电子能够扩展其内部实力，从硬件和软件的角度提供全面且高度优化的端点解决方案。这使系统开发人员能够在广泛的IIoT、消费电子和汽车应用中实现端点智能。
Reality AI总部位于美国马里兰州哥伦比亚市，为汽车、工业和消费类产品中的高级非视觉传感提供广泛的嵌入式AI和微型机器学习（TinyML）解决方案。他们为机器学习提供先进的信号处理算法，并提供适合最小MCU的快速、高效的机器学习推理。Reality AI的旗舰Reality AI Tools®是一种为支持整个产品开发生命周期而构建的软件环境，可提供来自非视觉传感器数据的分析。基于推理的AI解决方案可在各种端点AI应用程序中运行。该公司丰富强大专业知识的例证就是使用人工智能构建的传感器进行工业异常检测和汽车声音识别。
将这些技术与瑞萨旨在提供一流的人工智能推理与信号处理能力的MCU和MPU产品相结合，将帮助开发人员把先进的机器学习和信号处理无缝地应用于复杂问题。
除了扩展嵌入式AI技术、关键IP、软件和工具外，此次收购还将通过吸纳Reality AI的专家，在马里兰州建立AIoT卓越开发中心。此举将扩大瑞萨电子全球软件开发人才库，首先致力于满足客户对利用人工智能的需求。
瑞萨电子总裁兼CEO柴田英利表示：“端点数据的重要性和需求正以前所未有的规模快速增长。收购AI技术是满足客户对端点智能的新兴需求的一个重要里程碑。将Reality AI的AI解决方案添加到我们现有的嵌入式AI产品阵容中，将进一步巩固我们作为卓越的AIoT解决方案供应商的地位。”
Reality AI CEO Stuart Feffer表示：“客户越来越需要高度定制化解决方案，包括嵌入式机器学习、信号处理、高性能处理器以及硬件集成和解决方案开发协助。我们与瑞萨已有一定合作基础，期待能够为客户提供更完整的解决方案——尤其是在工业物联网、消费电子和汽车领域，机器学习的使用正在迅速增长。”
(备注) Reality AI Tools是Reality AI的注册商标。其他产品或服务名称是其各自所有者的财产。
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