Synaptics announced the addition of two new microcontroller families to its Astra Edge AI platform: the SR80 Audio MCU and the SRW1500 Wireless MCU. The SR80 is engineered for premium audio and voice applications, featuring a programmable Arm Cortex‑M33 core, an integrated audio CODEC, high‑speed USB and SDIO interfaces, and dedicated NPU and DSP acceleration for on‑device inference. The SRW1500 pairs an Arm Cortex‑M52 core with Helium DSP and a 200 MHz, 50 GOPS Arm U55 NPU, and includes integrated Wi‑Fi 7 connectivity, PSA Level 3 security, and advanced power‑management features for multimodal sensing and AI workloads.
The SR80’s architecture supports real‑time audio processing and voice recognition, while the SRW1500’s Wi‑Fi 7 module delivers the low latency and high throughput required for edge‑AI applications in smart home and industrial IoT devices. Both families are slated to enter sampling in the second calendar quarter of 2026, with production scheduled for the last quarter of 2026 and development kits expected for early sampling.
Synaptics’ Core IoT segment has shown strong momentum, with revenue rising 12 % year‑over‑year to $266.6 million in Q3 2025 and 13 % year‑over‑year to $302.5 million in Q2 2026. The new microcontrollers reinforce the company’s strategy to capture growing demand for edge AI in wearables, smart home, and industrial IoT markets, building on the Astra platform launched in 2024.
The launch positions Synaptics to compete in high‑performance audio and wireless AI markets, differentiating its offerings with Wi‑Fi 7 and PSA Level 3 security. By expanding its Astra portfolio, Synaptics aims to provide customers with a unified, production‑proven architecture that accelerates time‑to‑market and reduces development costs, supporting the company’s long‑term growth trajectory in the edge‑AI space.
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