Renesas Electronics Corporation has completed the acquisition of Greece-based Irida Labs, a specialist in embedded software for AI-powered visual perception systems, in a move aimed at strengthening its edge AI embedded processing portfolio and accelerating system-level Vision AI solutions. The acquisition supports Renesas’ broader digitalization strategy by combining its AI-enabled RA microcontrollers and RZ microprocessors with Irida Labs’ lightweight PerCV.ai Vision AI software and development tools. The integrated offering is designed to simplify the deployment of power-efficient edge AI systems for industrial automation, robotics, smart cities, IoT, healthcare, agriculture, and automotive applications. As part of the deal, Irida Labs’ technology will also be integrated into Renesas 365, the company’s cloud-based platform for unified electronics system development and lifecycle management.
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“This acquisition accelerates our efforts to simplify how intelligence is designed and deployed at the edge,” said Gaurang Shah, Vice President and General Manager, Embedded Processing Product Group. “With Irida Labs’ Vision AI tools, software and highly competent AI engineers now part of Renesas, our solution brings together AI perception, embedded processing, development tools and system integration to significantly reduce the learning curve for developers.” Vassilis Tsagaris, CEO & Co-Founder of Irida Labs, added, “The joining of Irida Labs into Renesas marks an important milestone in our edge vision AI journey. By combining Irida Labs’ edge Vision AI expertise and our PerCV.ai software with Renesas hardware and global ecosystem, we open up exciting new opportunities to deliver meaningful impact on edge AI worldwide
