Ambiq Technologies

APOLLO MCU

Ambiq’s core technologies — SPOT®, turboSPOT®, blueSPOT®, neuralSPOT®, secureSPOT®, and graphiqSPOT® — deliver industry-leading energy efficiency, transforming how edge-AI, wearables, smart home, and IoT devices perform. With minimal power draw, these platforms enable battery-powered products to run sensing, processing, graphics, connectivity, and AI inference — all while preserving long battery life and high performance across consumer, industrial, and healthcare applications.

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Core Benefits

Energy Efficiency

Offering total system advantage over energy efficiency on the chip to run sensing, data storage, analysis, inference, and communications within ~1mW

Ultra-Low Power Consumption

Enabling battery-powered endpoints beyond the edge to run inference and mimic human intelligence without compromising performance, quality, or functionality

Run Inference and Mimic Human Intelligence

Providing the most energy-efficient sensor processing solutions in the market with the ultimate goal of enabling intelligence everywhere

Efficient Sensor Processing Solution

Providing a higher level of performance with extreme ultra-low power consumption for endpoint devices to last for days, weeks, or months on one charge

A Smart Life

In the near future, your daily life will be more enjoyable when all endpoint devices become intelligent and untethered.

The One and Only

Leverage our proprietary platform to unleash the true potential of your consumer and industrial edge products with exceptional battery life

Apollo SoC and MCU

The neuralSPOT AI Development Kit (ADK) streamlines AI model deployment on Apollo SoCs, liberating developers from hardware intricacies. This accelerates innovation by enabling focus solely on AI refinement.

turboSPOT^® is Ambiq's ultra-low power dynamic performance scaling technology. Built on Ambiq's SPOT^® platform, it enables a higher frequency (HP) operating mode for the CPU and memory to run at an elevated frequency. First introduced in Apollo3 Blue in 2018, turboSPOT is now available in many Apollo products. To find products with turboSPOT technology, visit the Apollo3 Blue product page.

In an increasingly connected world, device security plays a vital role in safeguarding sensitive data, preserving privacy, and upholding the integrity of digital systems and communications. Our secureSPOT technology addresses these essential concerns by delivering a comprehensive suite of security features without compromising device performance or battery life.

Ambiq's graphics solutions offer stunning visual performance while maintaining ultra-low power consumption, making them ideal for a wide range of applications. Leveraging innovative technology, graphiqSPOT delivers crisp and vibrant graphics that enhance user experiences without compromising energy efficiency.

SPOT^®, Sub-threshold Power Optimized Technology, is a proprietary technology platform by Ambiq^®. It revolutionizes the possibilities of #EdgeAI by delivering the world's most energy-efficient solutions available on the market.

Built on the SPOT^® platform, blueSPOT^® is Ambiq's ultra-low power Bluetooth Low Energy technology. With its rich feature set, it's designed as a companion chip for Apollo SoCs to deliver ultra-low power Bluetooth Low Energy capabilities.

What is Edge AI?

Edge artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the deployment of AI models and algorithms directly on power-constrained local devices at the edge, rather than in a centralized cloud environment.

More info

While cloud-based AI platforms like ChatGPT have captured the spotlight since 2022, a quieter but equally transformative revolution has been unfolding —Edge AI. As devices become more advanced and versatile, AI must evolve beyond cloud-based implementations to thrive in environments where computing and energy resources are limited.

Where To Buy

Ambiq® partners with industry leaders to create a seamless edge environment. We provide top turnkey solutions by expanding our partner network, resulting in numerous alliances.

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