ALINX Showcases at electronica China, Outlining a New Blueprint for the Intelligent Industry with FPGA Technology

From July 8th to 10th, the most authoritative electronics industry event in the Asia-Pacific region, electronica China, was successfully held in Shanghai, with over 1600 industry enterprises participating. The exhibition encompassed various representative companies and cutting-edge technologies across the entire electronics industry chain, from product design to application implementation. As a technical solution enterprise deeply rooted in FPGA technology for over a decade, ALINXshowcased multiple new FPGA products and industry solutions at the exhibition, demonstrating the latest achievements in FPGA.

In today's rapidly evolving technology landscape, flexible and high-performance solutions have become crucial for companies to quickly launch products and capture market share. FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), as a programmable semiconductor device, has become the preferred choice for many enterprises due to its powerful parallel processing capabilities and low latency performance. According to Gartner and IDC forecasts, the global FPGA market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.4% from 2024 to 2029, expanding from USD 12.1 billion in 2023 to USD 25.8 billion.

The immense market demand is driving continuous advancements in FPGA product technology. At electronica China, we witnessed the thriving development of markets such as communications, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), AI, and intelligent driving, which continuously spur innovation and progress in FPGA technology.

FPGAs Maintain Dominance in Traditional Industries, While Medical Demand Grows Rapidly

According to Frost & Sullivan, communications and industry remain the major application areas for FPGAs, accounting for 72.7% of the total. In scenarios requiring rapid response and processing of various complex signals, FPGAs demonstrate significant advantages. They can quickly adapt to ever-changing standards and protocols, enabling high-speed data processing and signal conversion, as well as meeting complex control logic and high-precision data acquisition needs, thereby enhancing the efficiency of industrial production processes.

At electronica China, ALINX unveiled the new Z19-M FPGA+GPU heterogeneous video and image processing development platform. Based on an AMD Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC + NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX heterogeneous design, it achieves efficient object recognition and performance calculation in fields such as semiconductor inspection, electronics manufacturing, photovoltaic energy, lithium batteries, and assembly. Specifically, when using the YOLOX object recognition algorithm, the Z19-M achieves an mAP of up to 0.9 and a recognition speed of 50FPS, significantly enhancing visual processing capabilities in industrial automation processes.

Addressing pain points in the endoscopy and surgical robot industries, such as light source processing, color distortion, high data latency, and 3D image processing of imaging data, XinYi Electronics showcased its "Endoscopy and Surgical Robot Solution" developed based on the Z19-M at the exhibition. This solution meets the requirements of high-speed data transmission, AI computing processing, high-definition video image acquisition and processing, and 3D image processing, with video resolution capabilities that even satisfy 8K high-definition video display needs. Additionally, it features low video data latency and left-right eye synchronization, achieving an end-to-end delay of less than 50 milliseconds and a synchronization accuracy of 1 line between left and right eye video data. This provides doctors with clearer, more three-dimensional, and precise visual information, enhancing the accuracy and safety of minimally invasive surgeries.

In the era of electric vehicle racing, FPGA facilitates an intelligent leap for new energy vehicles.

Not only in traditional industries, but the application of FPGA in emerging markets is also increasing year by year. In 2024, the new energy automobile industry has entered a fierce competition phase. To enhance product competitiveness, automakers have intensified R&D investments and accelerated the intelligent upgrade of vehicles. At the exhibition, many visitors showed strong interest in XinYi Electronics' AUMO intelligent in-vehicle products.

As the intelligent in-vehicle brand under XinYi Electronics, AUMO, based on its self-developed autonomous driving data processing workstation AD Station W100, has launched an "Autonomous Driving Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Simulation Solution" targeting OEMs, autonomous driving solution providers, and other industry customers. This solution is compatible with various mainstream serial and deserializer chips, allowing the system to flexibly adapt to different autonomous driving scenarios. It enables functions such as video data acquisition and injection, enabling customers to deploy simulation software environments onto the W100 server, thereby constructing a more comprehensive HIL simulation testing environment.

Furthermore, AUMO demonstrated an electronic rearview mirror (CMS) solution tailored to commercial vehicle needs. This solution employs FPGA-controlled hardware, and its products have garnered favor from renowned automakers worldwide, including Daimler Benz and FAW Jiefang. They have been designated by multiple automakers and have passed rigorous winter and summer tests, demonstrating stability and reliability under extreme weather conditions.

By providing more comprehensive, accurate, and three-dimensional visual information, FPGA-based solutions enhance the precision and safety of minimally invasive surgeries.

The Wave of Edge Computing: FPGA Drives Fusion Innovation of AI High-Efficiency and Privacy Protection

In recent years, the rapid development of AI has seen industries embracing AI technology for digital and intelligent transformation. Driven by the dual pursuit of fast computation response speed and user privacy protection, edge computing has emerged, necessitating AI chips with high energy efficiency, miniaturization, and high reliability to adapt to the stringent requirements of edge environments. Amidst this trend, the FPGA industry is innovating towards higher performance and efficiency.

ALINX's VD100, the first domestic Versal AI Edge adaptive computing acceleration platform developed based on AMD Versal AI Edge VE2302, is a high-performance development board specifically designed for AI edge computing. It combines the powerful computing capabilities and high security features of AMD Versal AI Edge VE2302, supporting various high-speed connectivity options, including PCIe 3.0x4, SFP+ optical fiber, MIPI Lanex4 camera interfaces, and more. The VD100 is widely applicable in scenarios requiring real-time response and high security sensitivity, such as autonomous driving, wearable devices, aerospace, medical imaging, and beyond.

With a Long Way to Go, ALINX Contributes to the Localization Process of FPGAs

The exhibition showcased the latest localization achievements of numerous domestic semiconductor enterprises, not only highlighting the continuous rise of China's semiconductor industry but also bringing more diversified options to the global electronics market.

In terms of FPGA localization, XinYi Electronics' ALINX has launched over a dozen solution board products developed based on UNISOC FPGA chips. At this exhibition, ALINX presented a groundbreaking product jointly developed with UNISOC - the first Kosmo-2 Programmable System Development Kit, AXK400. This product adopts a "core board + expansion board" model, with 100% localization of core board components. It boasts characteristics and advantages far exceeding similar products in the market, such as high performance, low power consumption, multiple interfaces, and large capacity. AXK400 is particularly suitable for application scenarios requiring extensive computation, such as image processing and machine learning, and its rich interfaces ensure compatibility with various industries.

"ALINX has launched over 100 FPGA SoM modules and accompanying boards, with products exported to more than 40 countries worldwide," said Ma Rui, General Manager of ALINX. "We serve thousands of enterprises and tens of thousands of independent developers, covering a wide range of applications such as vision, healthcare, industrial automation, communications, artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, and more. ALINX holds a crucial position in the international market."