EDGE-AIMARKETANALYSIS:APPLICATIONS,PROCESSORS&ECOSYSTEMGUIDE PreparedFor:EDGE-AI PreparedBy:RichardWawrzyniakJosephByrne July2025SHD102.b-25 Authors: Richard Wawrzyniak, Joseph Byrne Table of Contents 2025© The SHD Group.All Rights ReservedEdge-AIMarket Analysis: Applications, Processors and EcosystemGuideSHD102.b-25iiTable of ContentsiiList ofFiguresviI. Executive Summary1Report Methodology....................................................................................................................................1Interview Findings........................................................................................................................................1Survey Findings............................................................................................................................................1II. Foreward2Key Highlights..............................................................................................................................................4Survey Results.............................................................................................................................................4Edge-AI Market Growth:...............................................................................................................................4Edge-AI SoC Market Penetration...................................................................................................................43rdParty SIP Market:....................................................................................................................................43rdParty AI SIP Market.................................................................................................................................4Edge-AI Regional Revenues...........................................................................................................................4Edge-AI SoC Design Starts:............................................................................................................................4III. Introduction5Scope..........................................................................................................................................................5IV. Industry Segments andEdge-AIDefinitions6Industry Segments.......................................................................................................................................6V. Interview Findings8Deployment.................................................................................................................................................8Training Expectations...................................................................................................................................9Neural Network Types..................................................................................................................................9Other Neural Networks Still Have Roles......................................................................................................10VI. Looking Forward10Specific Neural Networks............................................................................................................................10Segments/Categories and Required Neural Networks..................................................................................11Communicating NPUDifferentiations..........................................................................................................11Additional Differentiators...........................................................................................................................12VII. Survey Findings13Respondent Characteristics........................................................................................................................13Targeted Segments.....................................................................................................................................14Supported NNs..........................................................................................................................................17Frameworks and Benchmarks.....................................................................................................................32Looking Forward........................................................................................................................................35Additional Discussion on Neural Networks..................................................................................................36VIII. Effectsof AI on SoC Designs40IX. Architectural Definition for a SoC43X. Silicon Design Trends:Rising Design Complexity45Forecast.....................................................................................................................................................45 2025© The SHD Group.All Rights ReservedEdge-AIMarket Analysis: Applications, Processors and EcosystemGuideSHD102.b-25iiiXI. Edge-AI Semi