California-based Synaptics has announced a series of multimodal edge AI processors for intelligent devices that make the cognitive IoT possible.

The Astra SL2600 series will launch with the SL2610 product line, featuring five processor families tailored for diverse edge AI applications. These processors are purpose-built for smart appliances, home and factory automation equipment, charging infrastructure, healthcare devices, retail point of sale terminals and scanners, autonomous robotic systems, UAVs, casual gaming devices, and more.

The processors are powered by the firm’s Torq edge AI platform (github.com/synaptics-torq), combining future-ready NPU architectures with open-source compilers, to set a standard in IoT AI application development. Torq delivers the first production deployment of Google’s Risc-V-based Coral NPU (developers.google.com/coral) with dynamic operator support, future-proofing edge AI designs.

Leveraging an open-source IREE/MLIR compiler and runtime, it embodies a developer-first approach. The SL2610 line integrates Arm Cortex-A55, Cortex-M52 with Helium, and Mali GPU technologies, and these processors take a multi-layered approach to building security directly into the silicon, enabling immutable root of trust, threat detection and an application crypto coprocessor to manage intensive AI workloads.

The line (www.synaptics.com/products/embedded-processors/sl2610-product-line) encompasses five pin-to-pin compatible families – SL2611, SL2613, SL2615, SL2617 and SL2619 – built for a wide range of applications from battery-powered and passively cooled devices to high-performance industrial vision systems. These processors deliver hallmark power efficiency and seamless integration with Synaptics Veros connectivity (www.synaptics.com/products/wireless) across Wifi 6/6E/7, BT/BLE, Thread and UWB, providing a unified developer experience that can accelerate time to market.

“With the Astra SL2610 product line, Synaptics is redefining what’s possible for edge AI,” said Vikram Gupta, senior vice president at Synaptics (www.synaptics.com). “Through industry-leading power efficiency and breakthrough multimodal AI acceleration, these processors deliver the architectural foundation for customers to design scalable, next-generation IoT.”

Google (research.google) vice president Yossi Matias added: “Google Research is excited to collaborate with Synaptics on edge AI. By integrating our Coral NPU ML accelerator, we are helping create an ecosystem that will simplify development and unlock powerful new experiences. This partnership is a catalyst to move the industry forward and help make devices even more useful.”

And Pedro Bandeira, senior vice president at Deutsche Telekom (www.telekom.com), said: “At Deutsche Telekom, we believe the future of the connected home lies in intelligent options that are both powerful and secure. By working with Synaptics, we are bringing AI into the home in a way that ensures data never need to leave the customer’s environment. This new generation, powered by AI-native SoCs, enables us to deliver innovative services today and unlock entirely new experiences for tomorrow, all while keeping privacy at the centre.”

The Astra SL2610 product line is sampling to customers now with general availability planned for Q2 2026.