VeriSilicon and Google Jointly Launch Open-Source Coral NPU IP

Targeting edge LLM applications, accelerating edge AI ecosystem development

Shanghai, China -- November 13, 2025 -- VeriSilicon (688521.SH) recently announced the joint launch of the Coral NPU IP with Google, targeting always-on, ultra-low-energy edge Large Language Model (LLM) applications. The IP is based on Google’s foundational research in open machine learning compilers and enhanced with AI security features, providing developers with a unified open-source platform to build a robust edge AI ecosystem.

The Coral NPU is built on the open RISC-V instruction set architecture, featuring native tensor processing capabilities, supporting mainstream machine learning frameworks such as JAX, PyTorch, and TensorFlow Lite (TFLite), and utilizing open-standard tools like Multi-Level Intermediate Representation (MLIR) from the Low Level Virtual Machine (LLVM) project for compiler infrastructure. It is designed for always-on, ultra-low-energy edge AI applications, particularly for wearable devices and ambient sensing systems.

The Coral NPU IP is now open-sourced on the Google Developers website and available to developers worldwide. VeriSilicon will offer a commercial-ready, enterprise-grade version of the IP and leverage its rich IP portfolio and chip design and verification capabilities to offer one-stop custom silicon services. Currently, VeriSilicon is working on a validation chip based on the Coral NPU IP, targeting AI/AR glasses and smart home applications, accelerating LLM deployment at the edge.

“This builds on our prior experience on the Open Se Cura open-source project and represents the continued deep integration of Google’s open-source technology with VeriSilicon’s chip design and commercialization capabilities,” said Wiseway Wang, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Custom Silicon Platform Division at VeriSilicon. “We will continue to leverage our strengths in chip design, verification, and system-level optimization to advance the edge AI ecosystem, support the deployment of open-source technologies in real-world products, and enable edge LLM applications, providing strong support for industry innovation.”

About VeriSilicon

VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (VeriSilicon, 688521.SH) is committed to providing customers with platform-based, all-around, one-stop custom silicon services and semiconductor IP licensing services leveraging its in-house semiconductor IP.

VeriSilicon possesses six categories of in-house processing IPs, namely Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) IP, Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU) IP, Video Processing Unit (VPU) IP, Digital Signal Processing (DSP) IP, Image Signal Processing (ISP) IP, and Display Processing IP, as well as more than 1,600 analog and mixed-signal IPs and RF IPs.

Leveraging its own IPs, VeriSilicon has developed a wealth of software and hardware custom chip design platforms targeting Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications, covering always-on ultralight spatial computing devices such as smartwatches and AR/VR glasses, high-efficiency edge computing devices such as AI PCs, AI phones, smart cars, and robots, as well as high-performance cloud computing devices like data centers and servers.

In response to the trend of System-on-Chip (SoC) evolving towards System-in-Package (SiP) driven by the demand for large computing power, VeriSilicon put forward the concepts of "IP as a Chiplet”, "Chiplet as a Platform", and "Platform as an Ecosystem”. The company keeps advancing the R&D and industrialization of its Chiplet technologies and projects from the perspective of interface IP, Chiplet architecture, advanced packaging technology, and others for AI-Generated Content (AIGC) and autonomous driving solutions.

Under its unique “Silicon Platform as a Service” (SiPaaS) business model, VeriSilicon serves a broad range of market segments, including consumer electronics, automotive electronics, computer and peripheral, industry, data processing, Internet of Things (IoT), among others. Its main customers include fabless, IDM, system vendors (OEM/ODM), large internet companies, and cloud service providers.

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Shanghai, China, VeriSilicon has 9 design and R&D centers, along with 11 sales and customer service offices worldwide. VeriSilicon currently has more than 2,000 employees.