Synaptics expands into low power edge AI applications with new platform Synaptics has unveiled the Katana Edge AI platform, as it looks to address a growing industry gap for solutions that enable battery powered devices for consumer and industrial IoT markets. The platform combines Synapticsâ low power SoC architecture with energy-efficient AI software, enabled by a partnership with Eta Compute. The solution has been optimised for a wide range of ultra-low power use cases in edge devices for office buildings, retail, factories, farms and smart homes. Typical applications include people or object recognition and counting, visual, voice or sound detection, asset or inventory tracking and environmental sensing.