Lattice sensAI wins 2026 AI Edge Solution of the Year award

Lattice Semiconductor announced that its Lattice sensAI solution stack was named 'AI Edge Solution of the Year' by the 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards. The recognition highlights the stack's ability to enable low-power, small form factor artificial intelligence and machine learning applications across Industrial, Automotive, and Consumer systems. This award underscores the growing industry demand for efficient edge computing solutions that operate within real-world power and latency constraints.

Technology and Application

Lattice sensAI is a comprehensive edge AI solution stack designed to assist developers in building and deploying advanced vision and sensing capabilities. The technology supports applications such as defect and person detection, object and facial recognition, monitoring systems, and security and safety features. These capabilities are increasingly utilized in industrial and automotive markets where reliable intelligence is critical.

Industry Recognition

Raemin Wang, Vice President of Segment Marketing at Lattice Semiconductor, emphasized the transformative role of edge computing and AI in system operations. Wang stated that the company is honored by the recognition, noting that Lattice sensAI helps developers bring advanced capabilities to market. Steve Johansson, Managing Director of AI Breakthrough, added that the awards program focuses on technologies advancing practical AI adoption. Johansson highlighted that Lattice sensAI stands out for delivering AI performance and power efficiency to embedded systems with strict form factor requirements.

Key Attributes of Lattice sensAI

Attribute	Description
Primary Function	Low power, small form factor AI and ML deployment
Target Sectors	Industrial, Automotive, Consumer
Key Applications	Defect detection, person detection, object recognition, facial recognition, monitoring, security
Recognized Strengths	AI performance, power efficiency, deployment flexibility

Lattice Semiconductor is set to demonstrate its latest advancements in low power Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) at the upcoming FPGA Conference Europe 2026. The event, taking place from June 30 to July 2 at the NH München Ost Conference Center in Munich, Germany, will feature the company showcasing innovations in physical AI, advanced connectivity, and security technologies. The conference serves as a key platform for specialists in programmable logic devices across datacenters and telecommunications.

The company has outlined a comprehensive schedule of presentations and demo showcases. These sessions will highlight how low power FPGAs are driving innovation across multiple sectors, with a specific focus on systems that sense and act. Key topics include post-quantum cryptography, compliance with the Cyber Resilience Act, and the implementation of physical AI at the sensor level to offload robotic System on Chips (SoCs).

Speaker Sessions and Schedule

Lattice Semiconductor and its partners will conduct numerous technical sessions throughout the three-day event. The agenda includes deep dives into FPGA architecture, design tools, and security solutions.

Date	Time	Session
June 30	9:45 a.m.	FPGA Verification and Testing by Arrow
June 30	11:15 a.m.	Trusted Resilience Edge: Unified FPGA-TPM for Post-Quantum Cryptography RED & Cyber Resilience Act
June 30	12 p.m.	SIPHashIP for Embedded Security: Enabling RED Compliance and CRA Readiness in Smart AR/VR Systems
June 30	2:15 p.m.	Foundations of FPGA Security and Hardware Identity by Arrow
July 1	9 a.m.	Solving Your Power Puzzle: Lattice FPGAs' Path to Uncompromised Low Power
July 1	9:45 a.m.	Unlock Next-Gen SDR Design for SWaP-C Using Lattice FPGAs
July 1	1:30 p.m.	Security and Physical AI: FPGA Architectures for Systems That Sense and Act
July 1	5:15 p.m.	Role of Low Power FPGAs in Physical AI – Sensor Fusion, Compute Offloading, and Synchronization
July 2	9 a.m.	Efficient 360° Threat Detection for Parked Vehicles - A Distributed, Event-Driven Approach
July 2	9:45 a.m.	Building State of the Art Computer Vision Models for the Far Edge
July 2	11 a.m.	MIPI CSI-2 to USB 3.2 Video Pipeline with CrossLinkU-NX by Arrow
July 2	1:30 p.m.	Beyond the "Sledgehammer": Implementing Physical AI at the Sensor to Offload Robotic SoCs
July 2	2:15 p.m.	Smarter Robotics with Lattice FPGAs: From Vision to Motion
July 2	2:15 p.m.	Reset Strategies by Arrow
July 2	3:30 p.m.	Efficient Vision Pipelines on FPGAs: Design Patterns and Performance Tuning
July 2	4:15 p.m.	Crypto-Factories: Homomorphic Encryption Powers FPGA-Accelerated Confidential Computing for Industrial Edge AI
July 2	4:15 p.m.	Developing with Propel by Arrow

Technology Focus Areas

The presentations will address critical industry challenges such as power efficiency and security compliance. Sessions like "Solving Your Power Puzzle" will detail the path to uncompromised low power, while others will explore the use of FPGAs in Software Defined Radio (SDR) design for Size, Weight, Power, and Cost (SWaP-C) constraints. The company will also demonstrate vision pipelines and design patterns for performance tuning on FPGAs.

Lattice Semiconductor positions itself as the low power programmable leader, targeting the Communications, Computing, Industrial, Automotive, and Consumer markets. The company aims to demonstrate how its technology supports the creation of smart, secure, and connected systems from the Edge to the Cloud.