Norwegian AI software firm Elliptic Labs and Maryland-based Ceva are working together to improve context-aware sensing on low power edge devices.

This will bring Elliptic Labs’ AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform to Ceva’s NeuPro-Nano neural processing unit (NPU).

From semiconductor companies to consumer electronics brands, Ceva customers can now leverage Elliptic Labs’ full-stack AI software platform on the NeuPro-Nano NPU, enabling precise, optimised AI models for rich, contextual user experiences at the edge.

This provides seamless interaction in devices such as noise-cancelling earbuds, touchless smart displays, presence-aware thermostats and predictive industrial sensors. Together with Ceva’s NeuPro Studio SDK, this integration is production-ready, accelerating development and deployment of intelligent sensing features across a wide range of AIoT applications.

“This collaboration is a major step forward in expanding the reach of our AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform,” said Laila Danielsen, CEO of Elliptic Labs. “Combining our full-stack AI capabilities with Ceva’s highly efficient NeuPro-Nano NPU creates a powerful synergy that helps device makers bring context-aware, intelligent features to a new generation of smart devices. Together, we’re unlocking true edge AI scalability.”

Chad Lucien, vice president at Ceva, added: “Elliptic Labs software-first approach to AI aligns perfectly with our NeuPro-Nano NPU’s strength in ultra-low power, high-performance processing. By integrating Elliptic Labs’ platform, we’re enabling our customers to rapidly deploy intelligent sensing and interaction capabilities and deliver smarter, more responsive products across the AIoT spectrum.”

The Elliptic Labs platform supports efficient model deployment, quantisation and runtime optimisation for real-time sensor fusion, gesture detection, presence sensing and other contextual AI applications. When paired with Ceva’s NeuPro-Nano NPU (www.ceva-ip.com/product/ceva-neupro-nano), the combination improves performance for edge computing with little resource consumption.

This partnership is said to highlight both companies’ commitment to advancing AI innovation at the edge, delivering smarter, more responsive user experiences without compromising power efficiency or latency.

Deployed in more than 500 million devices, the Elliptic Labs platform works across devices, operating systems, platforms and applications. By using system-level telemetry data to cloud-based large language models, the AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform (ellipticlabs.com/products) delivers the capability to use output data from every available data source. This approach helps devices better understand and respond to their environment, making technology more intuitive and user-friendly.

Elliptic Labs (ellipticlabs.com) is headquartered in Norway with a presence in the USA, China, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

Ceva (www.ceva-ip.com) has its headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, with a global customer base supported by operations worldwide.