femtoAI is expanding its partnership with ABOV Semiconductor, a top supplier of microcontrollers for everything from smart appliances to home automation. The goal: make it easier for brands to add fast, efficient AI features directly into everyday devices.
After working together in 2024, femtoAI and ABOV have signed a five-year deal. femtoAI’s SPU-001 chip and AI tools will now come bundled with ABOV’s microcontrollers, giving brands a simple way to add smart features like voice controls and predictive diagnostics to their products—without driving up costs or power use. This partnership helps bring edge AI to more devices, making advanced features accessible for everyone.
“There’s a lot of questions about where AI adoption really is and really driving new revenue but what most people don’t realize is that there’s quite a bit of AI being deployed in their everyday tech products. Together with ABOV, we empower customers to add AI features that actually improve their products, economically and with good ROI for the brand,” said Sam Fok, CEO and co-founder of femtoAI.
“We are excited to deepen our collaboration with femtoAI through the ADAM-100 and AI MCUs that enable true deep-learning-based AI features across a wide range of consumer electronics,” shared Won Choi, CEO of ABOV Semiconductor. “By combining FemtoAI’s efficient SPU technology with ABOV’s robust MCU and manufacturing expertise, we are accelerating the development of Edge AI MCUs with advanced on-device intelligence for power- and cost-sensitive home appliances and consumer applications.”
Bringing human-like AI to everyday tech
femtoAI’s work with ABOV shows how its full-stack platform is catching on. The company’s edge AI tech is designed to be right where people use it—built into the devices you use every day. For example, imagine asking your smart home for outfit ideas based on the weather. femtoAI’s software and chips make this kind of natural, on-device interaction possible by drawing on how the human brain works. This approach helps brands add features that feel smarter and more personal, giving their products a real edge and making life easier for users.
ABOV Semiconductor is a prominent South Korea–based fabless company with over 20 years of expertise. The company has delivered more than 8 billion MCUs to leading global brands, powering everyday electronics worldwide. By integrating advanced on-device AI capabilities with robust MCU R&D, ABOV empowers customers to bring sophisticated edge intelligence across Smart Home Appliances, Advanced Mobility, and Intelligent Industrial Systems, and continues to pursue its vision of becoming the ‘Global Top Edge AI MCU Innovator.’ For more information, please visit www.abovsemi.com.
femtoAI is a Silicon Valley-based technology company dedicated to empowering AI on every device. Founded by researchers from the Brains in Silicon Lab at Stanford University, their technology draws on principles of neuromorphic computing, such as sparsity and locality, enabling developers and enterprises to deploy high-performance models in low-resource environments. From wearables and household appliances to robotics, femtoAI brings the joy of AI to every device. Learn more at www.femto.ai.
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