The Power-Performance Trade-Off—Reimagined
For decades, engineers and designers have grappled with a tough choice: do you prioritize higher performance or longer battery life? Historically, these two goals were mutually exclusive. More computing power meant increased energy use, which resulted in shorter battery life. Fixes include using a larger battery; however, this creates another compromise in bulkier devices that generate a lot of heat.
At Ambiq, we’re redefining that equation. With our ultra-low power semiconductor solutions, we’ve demonstrated that manufacturers no longer need to sacrifice performance for energy efficiency. Thanks to Ambiq’s technology, they can achieve the trifecta: longer battery life, increased computing power, and a smaller footprint.
Breaking the Power Barrier with SPOT® Platform
The core of Ambiq’s breakthrough is our Subthreshold Power Optimized Technology (SPOT®) platform. SPOT works by operating transistors at voltages near or below their threshold levels, significantly cutting energy use, often by up to 10 times less power than traditional semiconductor designs.
This innovation enables edge AI devices, from smart wearables and hearables to home automation systems, medical monitors, and industrial IoT sensors, to perform advanced computations while using only microwatts of energy. The result is sustainable performance at the edge that extends product lifespan, reduces heat output, and cuts system costs.
With Ambiq’s SPOT platform, energy efficiency isn’t an afterthought; it’s the core design principle that enables the next generation of intelligent devices.
Smarter Systems Through Hardware-Software Co-Design
True efficiency doesn’t come from hardware alone. The future of energy-efficient AI depends on the harmony between silicon and software.
Ambiq’s Apollo510 SoC family, powered by SPOT platform, delivers high-performance compute and graphics capabilities with ultra-low power operation. Paired with neuralSPOT®, Ambiq’s open-source SDK for edge AI development, engineers can deploy optimized neural network models and intelligent workloads directly on our chips—no cloud dependency required.
This hardware-software co-optimization allows systems to adapt dynamically: increasing compute power when needed and intelligently conserving energy during idle times. The result? Devices that are faster, smarter, and far more efficient.
The Trifecta Effect: Power, Performance, and Footprint
Manufacturers who design with Ambiq’s ultra-low power solutions unlock the Trifecta Effect: a synergy that redefines what’s possible for edge AI.
- Longer Battery Life – Operate for weeks, months, or even years on a single charge or coin cell battery.
- Greater Compute Power – Enable complex AI algorithms, sensor fusion, and local decision-making at the edge.
- Smaller Form Factor – Reduce heat and power requirements, allowing for more compact, wearable-friendly designs.
By combining these three advantages, Ambiq delivers maximum performance per microwatt, making the future of AI not only intelligent, but sustainable.
Sustainability Through Efficiency
As the world moves toward greener, smarter technologies, energy efficiency is no longer optional—it’s essential. Every milliwatt saved extends battery life, reduces electronic waste, lowers cooling requirements, and decreases total system energy consumption. By enabling intelligent devices to operate efficiently at the edge, Ambiq reduces dependency on energy-intensive cloud infrastructure and contributes to a more sustainable computing ecosystem.
Ambiq’s mission is to enable the world’s most energy-efficient intelligent devices through continuous innovation in semiconductor design. From SPOT® platform to the Apollo510 and neuralSPOT® SDK, we’re helping manufacturers build products that are more capable, more efficient, and more responsible.
Because when performance meets power efficiency, possibilities expand—and the future of computing transforms.
Experience the Future of Edge AI
The next breakthrough in connected intelligence won’t come from bigger batteries or faster clocks alone. It will come from smarter power architecture—where performance scales without energy waste, and intelligence lives directly at the edge.
Ambiq’s ultra-low power semiconductor solutions are purpose-built for this new era.
Whether you’re designing a next-generation wearable, developing a medical monitoring device, building an industrial sensor capable of predictive maintenance, or enabling AI-driven consumer electronics, Ambiq provides the foundation to deliver intelligent performance within extreme power constraints.
Explore how our technology can elevate your next design:
SPOT platform
Learn how Subthreshold Power Optimized Technology (SPOT®) redefines energy efficiency at the transistor level—unlocking up to 10× lower power consumption and enabling always-on intelligence.
Apollo SoC Family
Discover high-performance compute, graphics, and multi-protocol capabilities engineered for ultra-low power operation, ideal for AI-enabled edge devices that demand both capability and efficiency. The latest in our lineup include:
neuralSPOT ADK and Helia Platforms
Accelerate edge AI development with an open-source software toolkit and exclusive runtime designed to optimize neural networks and intelligent workloads, built exclusively for Ambiq’s ultra-low-power SoCs. neuralSPOT is Ambiq’s AI Development Kit designed to streamline development and implementation on edge devices. Developers can easily add a range of popular AI models or build their own, helping them scale their AI efforts.
The HeliaAOT platform further reduces memory and code footprint, turning trained models into highly optimized, standalone C inference modules tailored specifically to Ambiq’s Apollo SoCs.
From silicon architecture to software deployment, Ambiq empowers engineers to build devices that are smaller, smarter, longer-lasting, and more sustainable. Visit ambiq.com to start building what’s next.
