Axelera, which competes with companies such as Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) in the artificial intelligence accelerator market, unveiled its second inference processor on Tuesday, known as Europa.
The Netherlands-based company said that Europa, which it describes as an AI processor unit, will be used for running AI models and not training them. Unlike its previous Metis line, Axelera believes Europa will be sold to customers in industrial settings, such as a factory that needs cameras and sensors and data has to be analyzed.
“Organizations shouldn’t have to choose between the raw compute power they want and the real-world usability they need,” said Fabrizio del Maffeo, CEO of Axelera, in a statement. “Europa makes enterprise class AI processing power available to nearly anyone. From manufacturing automation to intelligent surveillance to autonomous systems, Europa enables the next generation of breakthrough AI applications without compromise, complexity or massive budgets. We’re changing the equation of what’s possible with AI at scale.”
The chip will be manufactured by Samsung’s (OTCPK:SSNLF) foundry and shipments will begin in the “first half” of 2026, Axelera added.
