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Synaptics and Google Research Expand the Coralboard™ Ecosystem

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  • Synaptics & Google Research announced general availability of the Coralboard SL & SR through DigiKey starting October 20, 2026.
  • The Coralboard SL features the Synaptics Astra SL2619 with a 1 TOPS Torq NPU, dual 2GHz Arm Cortex-A55 cores, 2GB DDR4, & M.2 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth support.
  • The Coralboard SR utilizes the Astra SR200 Series xMCUs with 400 GOPS Torq NPU, integrated SRAM up to 8MB, high-bandwidth DRAM up to 256MB, & dual ISPs.
  • Both platforms use the open-source Synaptics Torq compiler & runtime to ensure consistent Edge AI development across the portfolio.
  • Torq supports day-0 execution for models including Google Gemma3 270M, LiquidAI LFM2.5, & Ultralytics YOLO26 via active research techniques.
  • Target applications for the Coralboard family include wearables, smart home devices, industrial control systems, & robotics.
  • Google Research highlights the collaboration as a step toward defragmenting the Edge AI developer experience across hardware generations.
  • Synaptics & DigiKey aim to provide an open, cost-optimized starting point for millions of engineers globally.
  • Additional partners Liquid AI & ENERZAi endorse the platform for its ability to run advanced Edge AI models & its flexible open-source compiler architecture.