Ambiq®, a technology leader in ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions for edge AI, has been honored with the 2025 Embedded World Award in the Artificial Intelligence category for the groundbreaking heartKIT™ AI Development Kit (ADK).
heartKIT, an open-source vital signs reference AI model, enables developers to easily create personalized, real-time heart-monitoring applications that operate efficiently on battery-powered devices. As part of Ambiq’s neuralSPOT ModelZoo library of AI models, heartKIT delivers a comprehensive set of datasets and optimized model architectures for critical cardiac monitoring functions, including heart rate variability analysis, oxygen saturation detection, and arrhythmia identification – all on resource-strained devices without connecting to the cloud.
The latest version of heartKIT harnesses the exceptional power and performance capabilities of Ambiq’s Apollo510 MCU, which itself earned the top honor as the winner of the Hardware award at Embedded World 2024. This powerful combination delivers remarkable efficiency gains, reducing heartKIT’s CPU usage by 10x while extending the battery life of ECG monitoring devices by 3x compared to implementations on the previous generation Apollo4 Plus MCU. These significant improvements enable truly continuous, long-term cardiac monitoring in compact wearable devices.
“This recognition from Embedded World validates our commitment to making AI accessible at the edge,” says Fumihide Esaka, CEO of Ambiq. “heartKIT represents the convergence of AI innovation and ultra-low-power technology that can fundamentally transform digital health. By enabling always-on, intelligent cardiac monitoring in everyday devices, we’re creating solutions that can literally save lives while establishing new standards for energy efficiency in edge AI.”
The Embedded Awards, which are hosted at the annual Embedded World tradeshow and conference, recognize the latest achievements and innovations shaping the future of embedded technology. Each year, hundreds of companies compete for 9 award categories, selected as the most innovative by the Embedded World panel of judges. This year, Ambiq competed and won the Artificial Intelligence award category—a highly sought-after award category in the embedded industry.
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