Four leading European research institutes — CEA-Leti in France, IMEC in Belgium, Fraunhofer in Germany, and VTT in Finland — are accepting design proposals to prototype edge AI technologies at their facilities.
In 2022, the institutes set up an EU consortium to accelerate testing and development of edge AI hardware.
Dubbed Prevail, the project will create a multi-hub network that will validate new, low-power, and high-performance edge AI components. It will also build infrastructure to fabricate early research prototypes for testing in edge AI applications.
The focus will be on technologies that address different specifications for edge AI chips. These are non-volatile embedded memories, 3D integration, and integrated photonics and RF components.
“The PREVAIL project’s ultimate goal is to position Europe with an easy-access, advanced manufacturing infrastructure enabling users to make early research samples of innovative and trustworthy products and accelerate their commercialisation,”