Originally reported by Kosuke Sugiyama, EE Times Japan
Developing Edge AI Solutions for Defense and Industrial Applications
In a system that integrates edge AI functionality by combining a commercially available computer with EdgeCortix’s SAKURA-II, an enhanced YOLO model was demonstrated. For example, when enclosing a detected object with a rectangular frame, the system previously handled the object’s movement by appropriately changing the size of the frame, but now a function to “rotate the frame itself” has been added.
When detecting a ship turning 90 degrees from above using YOLO, the standard model initially encloses the ship with a vertical frame, switching to a horizontal frame once the ship has turned beyond a certain angle. However, the enhanced model rotates the vertical frame in conjunction with the ship, transitioning from an oblique position to a horizontal one. This allows for the detection of not only the movement but also the orientation of objects, contributing to high-precision analysis of images captured by satellites and drones in fields such as defense.
Other features on display included the ability to freely configure the objects to be detected and a function to provide text explanations of the video content, utilizing applications such as multimodal generation AI, making them usable in manufacturing, industrial, and defense settings. As a simple use case, they also demonstrated a low-latency generation AI live demo using a system combining a Raspberry Pi with the
SAKURA-II-Equipped AI Accelerators and Server Architecture on Display
Unigen, a US company, also exhibited its SAKURA-II-equipped Amaretti E1.S/ E3.S AI accelerator modules, which were announced in April 2026, as well as the compatible server Poundcake. The Amaretti E1.S/E3.S has an inference performance of up to 1920 TOPS of inference performance and uses 20% of the Watts with TPUs compared to training GPUs.
Unigen’s Poundcake server is fully compatible with AMD’s 4th Generation EPYC processors and can be configured with up to 16 Amaretti E1.S/E3.S accelerators
About EdgeCortix Inc.
EdgeCortix is pioneering the future of the connected intelligent edge. Founded in 2019 with R&D headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, EdgeCortix focuses on energy-efficient AI processing of Generative AI workloads at the edge. The company’s patented, software-first “hardware and software co-exploration” system powers its AI-specific runtime-reconfigurable accelerator, delivering exceptional performance for edge applications in defense, aerospace, smart cities, Industry 4.0, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. For more information about EdgeCortix, visit edgecortix.com
About Unigen Corporation
Founded in 1991, Unigen is an established global leader in the design and manufacture of OEM products including SSDs, DRAM modules, NVDIMMs, Enterprise IO, and AI solutions. Unigen also offers a full array of Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS), including design, quick-turn prototyping, new product introduction, volume production, supply chain management, assembly & test, and aftermarket services. Headquartered in Newark, California, the company operates state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities (ISO-9001/14001/13485 and IATF 16949) in the heart of Silicon Valley as well as offshore in Vietnam and Malaysia. Unigen offers its products and services to customers worldwide targeting a broad range of end markets including automotive, computing and storage, embedded, medical, AI, robotics, clean energy, defense, aerospace, and IoT. Learn more about Unigen’s products and services at Unigen.com.
