Altera Pushes the Boundaries of Edge AI with New Holoscan Sensor Bridge Solutions - Altera Pushes the Boundaries of Edge AI with New Holoscan Sensor Bridge Solutions As industries race to unlock real-time insights from massive volumes of sensor data, the need for high-performance, low-latency computing at the edge has never been greater. From medical imaging to industrial automation and autonomous robots, success depends on the seamless integration of data capture, processing, and AI-driven decision-making. That’s why Altera is proud to be an ecosystem partner of NVIDIA Holoscan, working together to enable a new class of accelerated computing platforms designed for sensor-rich, AI-powered applications. Leading the Way in High-Speed Connectivity Innovation at the edge starts with moving data fast and reliably. Altera is proud to offer the FPGA industry’s only 25G and 100G Holoscan Sensor Bridge designs, providing the high-bandwidth infrastructure needed to handle today’s most demanding Edge AI workloads. These high-speed interfaces are critical for: Streaming multiple high-resolution video or other high-bandwidth data streams Processing large radar, robotics, drone, or medical imaging datasets Enabling low-latency, deterministic decision-making in mission-critical environments “With Altera FPGAs driving these capabilities, developers can scale their applications confidently, knowing their systems won’t be bottlenecked by sensors and data movement pipelined via Holoscan Sensor Bridge into NVIDIA GPUs,” says Farhad Shafai, Altera, Head of Business Solutions and Vertical Marketing. Why Altera FPGAs + GPUs Are Better Together Modern intelligent systems require both flexibility and performance, which is why combining Altera FPGAs and GPUs is becoming the architecture of choice. Here’s how this powerful pairing works: FPGA Capability How It Enhances GPU-Based AI Sensor Connectivity and Data Ingestion FPGAs excel at interfacing directly with diverse sensors, handling custom protocols, and aggregating data streams efficiently. Ultra-Fast Processing With deterministic, low-latency performance, FPGAs can preprocess and filter data before it reaches the GPU, ensuring only the most relevant information is passed along. AI Acceleration FPGAs can be designed into your solution to pre-process and prepare your data for the most efficient AI processing by the GPU. Flexibility and Futureproofing FPGAs offer reconfigurability, allowing systems to adapt to evolving standards and algorithms without redesigning hardware. Enhanced Security With built-in hardware-level security features, FPGAs can encrypt sensor data directly at the source, helping ensure that sensitive information is protected from the edge to the compute/GPU, critical in industries like defense, and industrial automation. Together, Altera FPGAs and NVIDIA accelerated computing create an architecture that delivers both performance and adaptability, enabling developers to build smarter, faster, and more efficient systems. See It in Action: Altera’s 25G Demo on Agilex® 5 SoC FPGAs Want to see how high-speed connectivity and intelligent processing come together in real-world applications? Watch the demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikmNKdOHbUU This demonstration highlights Altera’s latest 25G Holoscan Sensor Bridge design, enabling multi-camera sensor data flow and accelerated processing at the edge. Ready to Get Started? Developers can jump in quickly and start building with our 10G, 25G, and 100G reference designs at: Get started on GitHub https://github.com/altera-fpga/holoscan-sensor-bridge/tree/altera-release-2.6.0/fpga/altera Whether you’re building next-generation medical devices, robotics platforms, or AI-powered industrial systems, Altera and NVIDIA Holoscan provide the foundation you need to succeed. Learn More Explore Altera’s 10G – 100G Holoscan Sensor Bridge offerings at: http://www.altera.com/holoscan-sb