Advantech Collaborates with Phison

Advantech Collaborates with Phison to Develop GenAI Computing Platform for Edge and Industrial Applications

Advantech has collaborated with Phison to develop GenAI computing platform for edge and industrial applications.

Advantech, a global edge computing company, announced a collaboration with Phison, a provider of NAND controllers and NAND storage solutions, to jointly produce GenAI computing platforms tailored for edge and industrial applications.

Miller Chang, President of Advantech Embedded-IoT Group, said, “Our collaboration with Phison is poised to lower barriers to entry in the AI sector, fostering greater accessibility to local AI computing and training.”

“The innovative SQ aiDAPTIV+ seamlessly incorporates Advantech’s Edge AI SDK and services, streamlining AI training processes by eliminating the necessity for numerous costly GPUs and VRAM. Moreover, it empowers Edge AI applications aspiring for corporate or departmental integration to discover feasible opportunities and effortlessly translate business impacts within the AI realm,” Miller added.

K.S. Pua, CEO of Phison Electronics, said, “The partnership between Phison and Advantech has spanned over 15 years. Phison and Advantech have forged a powerful alliance in embedded and industrial systems, spanning from early USB DOMs, CF cards, and SATA SSDs to the latest PCIe 4.0/5.0 SSD specifications. Our collaboration reaches new heights with the introduction of Phison’s proprietary aiDAPTIV+ technology solution, seamlessly integrating with Advantech’s Edge AI Solutions.”

“Together, our alliance empowers customers across the global industrial sector to develop widely accessible GenAI deployment solutions, propelling the adoption of intelligent applications like smart factories, healthcare, and logistics; playing a pivotal role in establishing secure and reliable edge GenAI environments to shape the future of smart living,” K.S. Pua added.

Advantech’s Edge AI Solutions and Phison’s aiDAPTIV+ amplifies AI LLM capabilities, enabling the execution of advanced AI training models with limitless computational capacity.