Advantech Co., Ltd. has introduced its latest line of high-performance edge AI compute solutions that will complement the needs of industrial applications. Most importantly, the Advantech solutions, namely AOM-6731, AIMB-293, and SOM-6820, are powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite platform.

The new Advantech platforms aim to meet the demanding requirements of modern industrial applications. Specifically, delivering exceptional processing power, integrated AI acceleration with up to 45 TOPS of AI performance, and fast 5G and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity into an industrial computer.

High Performance, Reduced Power Consumption

The solutions powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite 12-core and Snapdragon X Plus 10-core with a leading Qualcomm Oryoton CPUs. Therefore, reaching speeds of up to 3.4GHz. This high-performance processing not only ensures enables rapid data handling and seamless multitasking but also outperforms traditional x86 solutions. Moreover, it uses 28% less power on average for everyday tasks. Enhancing AI capabilities, these devices are integrated with Qualcomm® Hexagon NPU, providing up to 45 TOPS.

The solutions also come equipped with LPDDR5X memory, offering a 1.3 times more speed boost, that is from 6400MT/s to 8533MT/s. Despite this speed boost, its power consumption has been reduced by up to 20% compared to standard LPDDR5.

In addition, the integration of UFS 3.1 Gear 4 storage dramatically increases data transfer speeds from 1,000Mbps (PCIe Gen3 NVMe) to 16,000Mbps. For even greater durability and shock resistance, UFS 4.0 storage solutions are available, ensuring optimal performance in harsh industrial environments.

Meanwhile, to enhance multimedia-intensive applications, the integrated Snapdragon Adreno 5th Generation VPU supports 4K60p full-duplex H.264 video encoding/decoding. Additionally, the Adreno GPU—equipped with OpenCL, OpenGL, and Microsoft DirectX 12 support. Thus, ensuring superior graphics performance for vision-centric tasks.

Raises Connectivity to Next Level

Advantech’s products take connectivity to the next level with integrated Wi-Fi 7 and 5G technologies. For that reason, the portfolio can deliver ultra-fast, low-latency network performance, ensuring uninterrupted data streaming and real-time communication even in the most demanding industrial settings.

With Wi-Fi 7’s multi-gigabit speeds and enhanced network reliability combined with the expansive coverage and high-speed capabilities of 5G, these solutions support data-intensive AI applications and robust remote operations. The result is a truly agile and future-ready infrastructure that optimizes real-time processing and connectivity, empowering industries to harness the full potential of edge AI in today’s fast-paced digital landscape.

The AI module AOM-6731, the Mini-ITX motherboard AIMB-293, and the COM Express Type 6 module SOM-6820—will be available for engineering evaluations starting in March 2025. For further details on these models, please visit Advantech website.

14 July 2025