Recently, China Entrepreneur magazine released the 2023 "Rising Star 100" enterprise list, which aims to identify promising rising enterprises among numerous start-ups that are expected to grow rapidly and may lead the future of their respective industries. As a company specializing in the R&D of intelligent visual perception chips and the development of basic computing power platforms, Axera was successfully selected into the list of enterprises in the chip/semiconductor sector.

The "Rising Star 100" is one of the "Future Star" series of selection activities by China Entrepreneur magazine. For this year's selection, based on recommendations from investment institutions and expert groups, and with reference to quantitative indicators such as company valuation, financing round and total financing amount, 100 rising companies across 16 industries were carefully selected from tens of thousands of enterprises.

Upholding the mission of "Democratizing AI for a Better Life" and the vision of "Building a world-class perception and computing platform", Axera focuses on the R&D of high-performance, low-power AI chips for the edge and end sides. Up to now, the company has completed the R&D and mass production of four generations of multiple chip products. Adhering firmly to independent R&D, Axera has developed two core proprietary technologies — Axera Smart Vision AI-ISP and Axera Smart Compute mixed-precision NPU, and has also become the first chip company in the industry to commercialize and mass-produce AI-ISP and mixed-precision NPU across its entire product line. At present, Axera's chip products are widely applied in the huge edge and end-device markets such as smart cities, intelligent driving, robotics and AR/VR. This selection into the "Rising Star 100" list is a recognition of Axera's technological strength and development prospects by the industry.

In the future, focusing on perception and computing, Axera will stay true to its original aspiration and keep focusing on R&D. With advanced technologies, high-performance products and comprehensive services, the company will continue to build world-leading intelligent chips, accelerate the implementation of AI on edge and end-side devices, and truly make democratized AI benefit people's lives.