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Leading AI Chipmaker Hailo Partners with AITg of WPG Holdings to Support Growing Customer Base in Asia Pacific
TAIPEI and TEL AVIV, Israel, March 2, 2022, /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/--

By collaborating with AITg, an APAC supply chain expert, Hailo will be better 
suited to serve its growing base of customers in China and Taiwan

AI chipmaker for edge devices Hailo [https://www.hailo.ai/ ] today announced 
its partnership with AITg (part of WPG Holdings), a leading global 
semiconductor distributor, to promote and support Hailo's products in Taiwan 
and the Greater China region. The agreement with AITg will enable Hailo to 
expand its presence in key Asian markets, extending its reach to customers in 
sectors such as smart retail, smart cities, smart homes, industry 4.0, and more.

The agreement is part of Hailo's strategy to strengthen partnerships with 
existing customers in Taiwan and China, while expanding further into other 
Asia-Pacific markets to enable companies from a wide array of industries to 
accelerate AI computing performance at the edge. Hailo will continue to offer 
its innovative product line to customers in the region, including its 
specialized AI processor [https://hailo.ai/product-hailo/hailo-8/ ] for edge 
devices, the Hailo-8(TM), as well as its M.2 and Mini PCIe high-performance AI 
acceleration modules [https://hailo.ai/product-hailo/hailo-8-m2-module/ ].

"AITg's strong relationships with vendors and customers in China and Taiwan 
will assist us in strengthening our presence in these key regions, where demand 
for Edge AI solutions is growing rapidly," said Orr Danon, CEO of Hailo. 
"Customers from a wide variety of industries seek to empower their devices with 
AI to improve their flexibility, scalability, versatility and energy 
efficiency. We are proud to work with AITg to bring unmatched edge processing 
solutions to existing customers and new ones, further expanding our robust AI 
offerings across the globe."

"We are excited to work with a leading AI chip company such as Hailo to 
leverage the vast potential of their innovative AI solutions at the edge," said 
Jackie Hsu, CEO of AITg. "Our experience in guiding customers in new technology 
adoption and demand creation, coupled with Hailo's powerful AI solutions, will 
bring significant value to customers in Taiwan and China."

The Hailo-8(TM) delivers unprecedented performance to edge devices. Featuring 
up to 26 Tera Operations Per Second (TOPS), the module is built with an 
innovative architecture that enables edge devices to run sophisticated Deep 
Learning applications that could previously only run on the cloud. Hailo-8's 
advanced structure translates into higher performance, lower power, and minimal 
latency, enabling enhanced privacy and better reliability for smart devices 
operating at the edge.

About Hailo

Hailo [https://www.hailo.ai/ ], an AI-focused, Israel-based chipmaker, has 
developed a specialized Artificial Intelligence (AI) processor that delivers 
the performance of a data center-class computer to edge devices. Hailo's AI 
processor reimagines traditional computer architecture, enabling smart devices 
to perform sophisticated deep learning tasks such as object detection and 
segmentation in real time, with minimal power consumption, size, and cost. 
Supported by its Hailo-8(TM) M.2 and Mini PCIe high-performance AI acceleration 
modules, the Deep Learning processor is designed to fit into a multitude of 
smart machines and devices, impacting a wide variety of sectors including 
automotive, industry 4.0, smart cities, smart homes, and retail.  

About AITg

AITg is a professional IC distributor. AITg offers best technical and logistic 
support for vendors and customers in the regions of China and Taiwan.

AITg offers turnkey reference solutions and supports customer's customized 
application design activities. Focused applications include mobile, PC, IOT, 
Network, LCD TV, Power and related accessories (like TWS headset and keyboard).

About WPG

WPG Holdings [http://www.wpgholdings.com/ ] is the largest electronics 
distributor in Asia and the world*, headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan (TSE:3702). 
WPG is operating through four leading semiconductor components distributors 
(WPIg, SACg, AITg, and YOSUNg) and serves as a franchise partner for about 250 
worldwide suppliers. With 5,000 staff in 80 sales offices around the world, WPG 
achieved US$27.81 billion in 2021 revenue (Unaudited). WPG, the first holding 
company in semiconductor components industry, has the global operation, local 
flexibility, and long-term development in the Asia-Pacific Market. Under the 
new manufacturing trend, we are committed to transform into a Data-Driven 
enterprise and build an online digital platform - WPG DADAWANT 
[https://www.wpgdadawant.com/ ]. We are positioned as a LaaS (Logistics as a 
Service) provider to advocate smart logistics and assist our customers in 
facing the challenges of smart manufacturing. (*Source: Ranked No. 1 by Gartner 
Research Mar. 2021.)

Hailo Press Contact
Garrett Krivicich
Headline Media
garrett@headline.media
+1 786 233 7684

AITg Press Contact
Thomas Chen
Sr. Product Manager
thomas.chen@aitgroup.com.tw 
+886 2 2191 0098
 
SOURCE: Hailo