German electronics company Infineon has introduced the Deepcraft software portfolio for edge AI and machine learning.

“The applications for edge AI seem almost limitless,” said Thomas Rosteck, president of Infineon’s connected secure systems division. “At Infineon we enable our customers to benefit from edge AI. We are proud to drive the development of innovative, trustworthy, convenient and green AI. By establishing Deepcraft, we’re making sure that our customers have a broad portfolio of edge AI to suit any need, with the added benefit that our edge AI software and state-of-the-art hardware work together seamlessly.”

The existing edge AI software products Imagimob Studio and Imagimob Ready Models have been rebranded Deepcraft Studio and Deepcraft Ready Models, respectively, and will be quickly expanded to provide Infineon customers with a wider range of edge AI and machine learning software tools and models.

For more information on Deepcraft, see www.infineon.com/cms/en/design-support/partner-products/embedded-software/deepcraft-edge-ai-solutions.

In parallel with the introduction of Deepcraft, the Infineon-owned edge AI company Imagimob has launched additional ready models. These AI models are easily deployable and ready for production. The five new models support gesture and surface detection via radar sensors, as well as human fall detection using an accelerometer, and extend the audio detection offering to industrial customers.

They can be used to trigger many functionalities tailored to customers’ needs. The five models are:

• Direction of sound arrival: This can be paired with other audio detection models to determine where a sound is coming from. When paired with the ready model for siren detection, for example, vehicles can understand which direction an emergency vehicle is coming from; That information can then be used to trigger various safety enhancements or to enable autonomous driving.
• Surface detection: This is designed to let smart lawn mowers determine whether a surface is grass or not using a radar-based model, bringing more sophistication to these devices.
• Factory alarm detection: This brings an added layer of safety to factory workers. It can, for example, be used to send an alert to workers wearing noise cancelling headphones or similar equipment when a siren or alarm goes off that might otherwise be inaudible.
• Gesture detection: This makes smart homes and lifestyle products easier to use. For example, items can be turned on or off and volume can be raised or lowered with a radar-based model that recognises five hand gestures.
• Fall detection: This uses an accelerometer to understand motion and recognise falling, with low battery consumption for long battery life in wearables, providing safety for users, especially senior citizens.

“Our expanded ready models portfolio makes it possible for customers to quickly integrate AI capabilities into their products and services and unlock new possibilities for smart, safe and sustainable options that transform industries and improve lives,” said Anders Hardebring, CEO of Imagimob.

Imagimob (www.imagimob.com) has been part of Infineon since May 2023 and drives innovation at the forefront of edge AI and tiny ML, enabling intelligent products.

At Novemberʼs Electronica in Munich, Infineon will be in Hall C3, Stand 502. More information is available at www.infineon.com/electronica.