Once best known for interface products such as fingerprint sensors and touchpads, Synaptics’ portfolio now expands into edge-AI processors.

At one time Synaptics Inc. was best known for its interface products, including fingerprint sensors, touchpads, and display drivers for PCs and mobile phones. The company is now making a big push into the consumer IoT market as well as computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions at the edge, propelled by several acquisitions over the past several years. The company sees big opportunities in computer vision across all markets, and recently launched its edge-AI processors that target real-time computer vision and multimedia applications.

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