Ambarella Unveils N1-655 Edge GenAI SoC: Powering On-Premise AI with Unprecedented Efficiency

Ambarella Introduces N1-655 Edge GenAI SoC

Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMBA), a leading edge AI semiconductor company, has announced the N1-655 edge GenAI system-on-chip (SoC) during CES 2025. This new chip represents a significant advancement in on-premise AI processing capabilities, offering high performance with remarkably low power consumption 1

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Key Features and Capabilities

The N1-655 boasts impressive specifications, including:

• On-chip decode of 12 simultaneous 1080p30 video streams
• Concurrent processing of video and multiple multimodal vision-language models (VLMs) and traditional CNNs
• Support for popular multimodal VLMs and large-language models (LLMs)
• Power consumption of only 20 watts, which is 10-100x lower than cloud processors
• Ability to run models like Phi, Gemma, LLaVA-OneVision, and Llama without an internet connection 2

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Applications and Use Cases

The N1-655 is designed for various edge AI applications, including:

• On-premise AI boxes
• Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs)
• Smart-city security video recorders

These applications benefit from the chip's ability to process GenAI models locally, improving privacy and reducing the total cost of ownership compared to cloud-based inference processing.

Edge AI Processing Trend

Ambarella's N1-655 aligns with the growing trend of performing more GenAI processing at the edge. This shift is driven by several factors:

• High bandwidth costs associated with cloud-based processing
• Ongoing service fees for cloud solutions
• High power usage of cloud processors
• Data security and privacy concerns

To address these challenges, Ambarella employs advanced fine-tuning techniques like QLoRA, which reduces the footprint sizes of popular GenAI models for edge applications 1

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Cooper Developer Platform Expansion

To support N1-655 based designs, Ambarella is expanding its Cooper™ Developer Platform with the new Cooper Pro developer kit. This industrial-class performance kit, powered by the N1-655, will begin shipping after CES 2025 2

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Availability and Demonstrations

N1-655 samples are currently available upon request. Ambarella is showcasing the new SoC and the Cooper Pro kit at their invitation-only exhibition during CES in Las Vegas. Interested parties can contact Ambarella representatives or visit their website for more information or to schedule a demo 1

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