SiMa.ai Advances Physical AI with Modalix™: Compact MLSoC for Robotics, AVs, and Automation

• SiMa.ai Launches Modalix™ to Tackle Power, Performance, and Integration Challenges in Physical AI

SiMa.ai, a leader in Physical AI solutions, today announced the production and immediate availability of its second-generation Machine Learning System-on-Chip (MLSoC™) – Modalix™ – designed to accelerate the scaling of Physical AI across industries.

As sectors such as robotics, autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, and aerospace increasingly push AI to the edge, they face a common challenge: achieving high performance within the strict power, size, and integration constraints of edge devices. Cloud-based AI often falls short due to latency and high energy consumption. Modalix™ addresses this gap by delivering high performance and accuracy under 10 watts, capable of running LLMs, transformers, CNNs, and GenAI workloads efficiently.

Performance, Flexibility, and Low Power

Built on a flexible Arm-based architecture with a native GenAI software stack, Modalix™ supports real-time perception, decision-making, and natural language interaction. Its compatibility with key interfaces such as camera, Ethernet, and PCIe makes it adaptable for use in robotics, automotive, industrial automation, aerospace and defense, smart vision, retail, and healthcare applications.

Complete Platform for Physical AI

Alongside Modalix™, SiMa.ai introduced:

• Pin-Compatible System-on-Module (SoM) – Developed with Enclustra, the compact, power-efficient SoM offers a drop-in replacement for leading GPU SoMs, integrating MIPI, memory, and essential I/O for rapid deployment.
• LLiMa™ Framework – A unified on-device platform for running LLMs, LMMs, and VLMs entirely offline, with features such as curated model zoo access, automated quantization/compilation, and support for agent-to-agent systems, MCP, and RAG.

The integrated Palette™ SDK software, enables developers to move from prototype to production quickly and cost-effectively.

Industry Partnerships Driving Innovation

“SiMa.ai’s Modalix showcases the scale of innovation possible on Arm’s flexible, high-performance, power-efficient compute platform,” said Ami Badani, Chief Marketing Officer, Arm. “By bringing AI and LLM capabilities to Physical AI applications at the edge, SiMa.ai is enabling smarter, faster, and more sustainable systems across industries.”

“The development of Physical AI applications requires validated, purpose-built silicon and software, only possible using advanced design solutions,” said Ravi Subramanian, Chief Product Management Officer, Synopsys. “Achieving a successful first tapeout of MLSoC Modalix illustrates the mission-critical role of Synopsys AI-powered design and IP.”

“This Enclustra–SiMa.ai SoM is more than just a module – it’s a ready-to-deploy Physical AI platform,” added Philipp Baechtold, CEO of Enclustra.

Leadership Perspective

“The era of Physical AI is here,” said Krishna Rangasayee, Founder and CEO of SiMa.ai. “With Modalix™ now in production, we’re accelerating its global adoption and simplifying on-device LLM deployment. Demand for our Modalix SoM is strong, and we’re enabling developers worldwide to bring GenAI to Physical AI systems faster than ever.”

TSMC’s advanced N6 process technology powers Modalix™, ensuring it meets stringent embedded power, thermal, and reliability demands. “TSMC is proud to collaborate with SiMa.ai to deliver advanced SoCs that meet the growing demand for Physical AI,” said Sajiv Dalal, President of TSMC North America.

About SiMa.ai

SiMa.ai is a leader in Physical AI, delivering a purpose-built, software-centric platform that brings best-in-class performance, power efficiency, and ease of use to Physical AI applications. Focused on scaling Physical AI across robotics, automotive, industrial automation, aerospace & defense, smart vision, and healthcare, SiMa.ai is led by seasoned technologists and backed by top-tier investors. Headquartered in San Jose, California. Learn more at www.sima.ai.

Transforming Factories: SiMa.ai and Cisco Partner to Power Edge AI in Industry 4.0

SiMa.ai, a leading provider of Machine Learning System on a Chip™ (MLSoC) silicon and the Palette ™ software platform, today announced a go-to-market collaboration with Cisco to bring artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to Industry 4.0 environments. By integrating SiMa.ai's energy-efficient Modalix AI platform with Cisco's new, robust and ruggedized IE3500 portfolio of switches, customers can now deploy powerful, production-grade edge AI solutions across manufacturing, logistics, and industrial automation use cases.

Transforming Industrial Operations with Edge AI

The integration addresses the growing demand for low-latency, high-performance AI at the edge, delivering the privacy, reliability, security, and performance required for mission-critical Applications.

"This collaboration with Cisco marks a significant milestone in making edge AI accessible and practical for industrial environments," said Krishna Rangasayee, CEO and Founder, SiMa.ai. "Our Modalix platform's ability to deliver high-performance AI inference with exceptional energy efficiency, combined with Cisco's proven industrial networking infrastructure, creates a necessary solution for Industry 4.0 transformation."

Empowering Industry 4.0 Use Cases

Together, the two products enable a wide range of Industry 4.0 applications across multiple sectors:

• Smart Manufacturing: Real-time quality control, predictive maintenance, and production optimization
• Industrial Automation: Intelligent robotics, automated inspection, and process control
• Supply Chain and Logistics: Inventory management, package sorting, and warehouse automation
• Energy and Utilities: Grid monitoring, equipment diagnostics, and safety compliance
• Transportation: Fleet management, route optimization, and autonomous vehicle systems

Technical Excellence and Innovation

SiMa.ai's Modalix platform is engineered specifically for edge AI applications, featuring a unique architecture that delivers exceptional performance per watt while supporting diverse AI workloads. The platform's software-defined approach enables rapid deployment of new AI models and applications without hardware changes.

Cisco's IE3500 switches provide the industrial-grade networking infrastructure essential for edge AI deployments. With features including advanced security, precise timing, and environmental hardening, the IE3500 series can provide reliable connectivity and data transmission in challenging industrial environments.

"Cisco is committed to enabling digital transformation for manufacturing, energy and transportation industries," said Vikas Butaney, SVP & GM, Secure Routing and Industrial IoT, Cisco. "Our work with SiMa.ai will enable customers to unlock the full potential of Industry 4.0 by combining AI and secure industrial networking technologies."

Market Impact and Future Outlook

The global edge AI market is experiencing rapid growth, driven by increasing demand for real-time processing, data privacy concerns, and the need to reduce bandwidth costs. According to industry analysts, the edge AI market is expected to reach a significant scale over the next five years, with industrial applications representing a major growth segment.

This collaboration well positions both companies for this transformation, which will provide customers with a solution that addresses the unique challenges of deploying AI in industrial environments.

Availability and Next Steps

The combined offer of SiMa.ai Modalix and Cisco IE3500 switches is available for evaluation today. Go-to-market initiatives will include technical webinars, proof-of-concept programs, and comprehensive support services to help customers evaluate and deploy edge AI solutions.

About SiMa.ai

SiMa.ai is the software-centric, embedded edge machine learning system-on-chip (MLSoC) company. SiMa.ai delivers ONE Platform for Edge AI that flexibly adjusts to any framework, network, model, sensor, or modality. Edge ML applications that run completely on the SiMa.ai MLSoC and Modalix product family see a tenfold increase in performance and energy efficiency, bringing higher fidelity intelligence to ML use cases spanning computer vision to generative AI, in minutes.

With SiMa.ai, customers unlock new paths to revenue and significant cost savings to innovate at the edge across industrial manufacturing, retail, aerospace, defense, agriculture, and healthcare. SiMa.ai was founded in 2018, has raised $270M and is backed by Fidelity Management & Research Company, Maverick Capital, Point72, MSD Partners, VentureTech Alliance and more.

SiMa.ai Welcomes New Investor MSD Partners, Bringing Total Investment to $187 Million

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SiMa.ai, the machine learning company enabling effortless deployment and scaling at the embedded edge, today announced it has extended its Series B1 round to $67 million with new participation from MSD Partners, L.P. The round also includes participation from existing partners: Fidelity Management & Research Company, Amplify Partners, Dell Technologies Capital, Wing Venture Capital, Alter Venture Partners, +ND Capital and Lip-Bu Tan.

“I would like to welcome MSD Partners as our newest investor,” said Krishna Rangasayee, CEO and founder, SiMa.ai. “This latest funding allows us to build upon our product strength and customer momentum, while scaling the company more aggressively than we originally planned and validating our ability to disrupt the embedded edge industry by bringing effortless machine learning to this multi-trillion-dollar market. We are grateful to all our investors for believing in our company’s vision and team as we enter into our next growth phase.”

The Series B1 financing enables SiMa.ai to accelerate hiring and scale critical functions worldwide. In addition, the investment will provide the capital to drive customer success and operations globally.

“We are excited to invest in SiMa.ai and the team led by Krishna Rangasayee at this pivotal time in the wider adoption of machine learning,” said Victor Hwang, Managing Director and Co-Head, MSD Growth. “To unlock the power of machine learning’s advanced capabilities, the embedded edge industry needs an iconic, forward-thinking, industry disruptive company like SiMa.ai that enables customers to bring their innovative products to market. SiMa.ai is just at its beginning but has already accomplished a tremendous amount in a short period of time.”

SiMa.ai has made significant strides in positioning itself as a breakthrough machine learning (ML) innovator. More recently, the company announced it has started shipping the industry’s first purpose-built software-centric MLSoC Platform for the embedded edge market with first-time-tape-out commercial success. The innovation behind SiMa.ai’s platform is in a class of its own, delighting customers with a working product that simplifies the integration of ML which in turn allows them to bring their products to market faster with best-in-class performance.

“We have participated in every round of funding since SiMa.ai’s initial round,” said Mike Dauber, General Partner, Amplify Partners. “SiMa.ai has continued to gain our vote of confidence with their incredible team-building, execution and progress. We strongly believe they will bring a new product category to the embedded edge market with their purpose-built MLSoC Platform."

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About SiMa.ai
SiMa.ai is a Machine Learning company delivering the industry’s first software-centric, purpose-built MLSoC platform. With push-button performance, we enable Effortless ML deployment and scaling at the embedded edge by allowing customers to address any computer vision problem while achieving 10x better performance at the lowest power. Initially focused on computer vision applications, SiMa.ai is led by technologists and business veterans backed by a set of top investors committed to helping customers bring ML on their platforms.

 

About MSD Partners
MSD Partners, L.P. is a leading investment firm focused on maximizing long-term capital appreciation across its core areas of investing expertise – Credit, Growth, Private Capital and Real Estate. The Firm deploys capital on behalf of Dell Technologies founder and CEO Michael Dell and his family, as well as other like-minded, long-term-oriented investors. It currently manages in excess of $20 billion. MSD Growth seeks to back private high-growth companies with proven business models and large market opportunities, and to date has invested in such companies as 6Sense, Fanatics, Flexport, Guesty, iCapital, Stripe and Verkada. For further information about MSD Partners, please see www.msdpartners.com.

 

About Amplify Partners
Amplify Partners is an early-stage investor for technical founders building technical products in AI and ML, developer tools, data, and cybersecurity. Our team of investors and operators specialize in helping founders turn their earliest ideas and projects into beloved products and companies. To learn more about Amplify's portfolio and people, please visit amplifypartners.com.

 

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SiMa.ai Partners with GUC to Accelerate Time to Market for Industry’s First Purpose-Built Machine Learning Platform for the Embedded Edge

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SiMa.ai, the machine learning company enabling effortless deployment and scaling at the embedded edge, today announced it has partnered with GUC (Global Unichip Corporation) to help leverage the company’s turnkey semiconductor services for continued first-time right design of its MLSoC Platform.

 

The SiMa.ai MLSoC, which is shipping to customers now, addresses any computer vision application and delivers a 10x better performance/power solution – all with a push-button software experience. It operates at the lowest power, effortlessly scaling in minutes for computer vision applications. A critical design partner during the platform development, GUC’s physical, package, test design services and manufacturing logistics allowed SiMa.ai to focus on machine learning IP development.

 

“SiMa.ai is bringing a revolutionary solution to the embedded edge market,” said Dr. Louis Lin, Senior Vice President, Design Service, GUC. “We are proud of GUC’s contribution in helping SiMa.ai’s MLSoC Platform become a reality and now shipping to customers. We look forward to further supporting SiMa.ai as they continue to design innovative products for the embedded edge market.”

 

“At SiMa.ai, we believe in the power of partnerships to make our vision of 10x improvement in ML performance per watt for embedded edge customers become a reality,” said Chee Hu, Sr. Director, Physical Design at SiMa.ai. “We were able to get to market quickly, benefitting from GUC’s turnkey design services and working in tandem with them to bring Effortless ML to our customers.”

 

The SiMa.ai MLSoC Platform is available today. For more information, visit https://sima.ai/get-10x-now/.

 

About SiMa.ai
SiMa.ai is a Machine Learning company delivering the industry’s first software-centric, purpose-built MLSoC platform. With push-button performance, we enable Effortless ML deployment and scaling at the embedded edge by allowing customers to address any computer vision problem while achieving 10x better performance at the lowest power. Initially focused on computer vision applications, SiMa.ai is led by technologists and business veterans backed by a set of top investors committed to helping customers bring ML on their platforms.

 

About GUC
GLOBAL UNICHIP CORP. (GUC) is the Advanced ASIC Leader who provides the semiconductor industry with leading IC implementation and SoC manufacturing services, using advanced process and packaging technology. Based in Hsin-Chu, Taiwan, GUC has developed a global reputation with a presence in China, Europe, Japan, Korea, and North America. GUC is publicly traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under the symbol 3443.

 

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SiMa.ai Develops the Industry’s First Purpose-Built Machine Learning System-on-Chipwith TSMC’s Power Efficient Technology

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SiMa.ai, the machine learning company enabling effortless deployment and scaling at the embedded edge, today announced it has delivered a software-centric MLSoC Platform that enables quick and Effortless ML experiences for the embedded edge, benefiting from TSMC’s power efficient process technology and most comprehensive design ecosystem.

The SiMa.ai MLSoC, which is shipping to customers now, addresses any computer vision application and delivers a 10x better performance/watt solution – operating at the most efficient frames per second/watt. SiMa.ai’s push-button software experience allows users to effortlessly scale machine learning in minutes for robotics, smart vision, government, autonomous vehicles, drones, and healthcare applications.

As SiMa.ai’s foundry partner, TSMC manufactured SiMa.ai’s first-generation design of its MLSoC on the TSMC 16nm technology, which provides superior performance and optimal power consumption – an advantage for high-end edge applications.

“We partnered with TSMC to manufacture our MLSoC Platform because we wanted to work with the best. Our first-time-right silicon success allowed us to begin shipping products to customers immediately,” said Gopal Hegde, SVP Engineering & Operations, SiMa.ai. “Our customers have been waiting for a purpose-built software and hardware MLSoC platform and we are thrilled to work with TSMC to deliver the industry’s first and only solution that enables Effortless ML.”

For over three decades, TSMC has collaborated with countless innovative technology companies, helping them quickly launch their differentiated products to market with TSMC’s industry-leading process technology and manufacturing excellence. To help customers address design complexity and improve first-time silicon success, TSMC also works with its ecosystem partners via the most comprehensive design ecosystem, the TSMC Open Innovation Platform^® (OIP).

“TSMC has long-partnered with industry innovators to help them achieve the best possible power, performance and area (PPA) for their next-generation designs,” said Lucas Tsai, Director of Market Development and Emerging Business Management, TSMC North America. “We look forward to our continued collaboration with innovators like SiMa.ai to transform their forward-looking idea from inspiration into real products and enable advances in machine learning and countless other applications.”

The SiMa.ai MLSoC Platform is available today. For more information, visit https://sima.ai/get-10x-now/.

About SiMa.ai
SiMa.ai is a Machine Learning company delivering the industry’s first software-centric, purpose-built MLSoC platform. With push-button performance, we enable Effortless ML deployment and scaling at the embedded edge by allowing customers to address any computer vision problem while achieving 10x better performance at the lowest power. Initially focused on computer vision applications, SiMa.ai is led by technologists and business veterans backed by a set of top investors committed to helping customers bring ML on their platforms.

 

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