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Synaptics Expands Astra Edge AI Portfolio with SR80 Series for AI-enhanced Premium Audio and SRW1500 Series for Connected Distributed Intelligence

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  • Synaptics Incorporated unveiled the Astra™ SR80 series of AI-native microcontrollers designed for high-performance, immersive audio applications with on-device security.
  • The Astra™ SRW1500 series provides single-chip AI compute paired with integrated Wi-Fi 7 connectivity to enable continuous intelligence at the IoT far Edge.
  • The SR80 series features a programmable Arm Cortex-M33 core, dedicated NPU & DSP acceleration, and supports multimodal sensor fusion for voice-first interaction in devices like headsets, earbuds, and AR systems.
  • The SRW1500 series utilizes an Arm Cortex-M52 with Helium DSP running at 200 MHz alongside a 200 MHz, 50 GOPS Arm U55 NPU for efficient on-device inferencing and sensor fusion.
  • Both series incorporate PSA Level 3 certified Root-of-Trust security, advanced power management, and turnkey software support for algorithms such as AI-based Noise Reduction.
  • Vikram Gupta, SVP & GM of the Edge Compute & Connectivity Division, stated the new series enable customers to standardize on a single architecture for multimodal sensing and secure connectivity.
  • Development kits for the SR80 and SRW1500 series are expected to be available for sampling in early 2026.
  • Product sampling is scheduled to begin in the second calendar quarter of 2026, with mass production targeted for the last calendar quarter of 2026.