Synaptics launches the next generation of Astra multimodal GenAI processors
Synaptics has announced the new Astra SL2600 Series of multimodal Edge AI processors designed for power and performance. The Astra SL2600 series enables a new generation of cost-effective intelligent devices that make the cognitive Internet of Things (IoT) possible.
The SL2600 Series will launch with the SL2610 product line, featuring five processor families tailored for diverse Edge AI applications. These processors are purpose-built for the next wave of smart appliances, home and factory automation equipment, charging infrastructure, healthcare devices, retail point of sale terminals and scanners, autonomous robotic systems, UAVs, casual gaming devices, and more.
The Astra SL2610 processors are powered by the new Synaptics Torq Edge AI platform, combining future-ready NPU architectures with open-source compilers, to set a new standard in IoT AI application development. Torq delivers the first production deployment of Google’s RISC-V-based Coral NPU with dynamic operator support, future-proofing Edge AI designs. Leveraging an open-source IREE/MLIR compiler and runtime, it embodies a developer-first approach. The SL2610 product line integrates Arm Cortex-A55, Cortex®-M52 with Helium, and Mali GPU technologies, and these processors take a comprehensive, multi-layered approach to building security directly into the silicon, enabling immutable root of trust, threat detection, and an application crypto coprocessor to manage intensive AI workloads.
The SL2610 product line encompasses five pin-to-pin compatible families: SL2611, SL2613, SL2615, SL2617, and SL2619, built for a wide range of solutions from battery-powered and passively cooled devices to high-performance industrial vision systems. These processors deliver hallmark power efficiency and seamless integration with Synaptics Veros Connectivity—across Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, BT/BLE, Thread, and UWB—providing a unified developer experience that accelerates time-to-market.
The Synaptics Astra SL2610 product line is sampling to customers now with general availability planned for calendar Q2 2026.
