Analog Devices: The Next AI Boom Will Be Physical - The $1.35 Billion Deal Opens the Door Wider to Humanoids

Analog Devices acquires Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 billion, enhancing its existing humanoid portfolio with local AI processing and sensor fusion. Analog Devices is already addressing sensors, joint control, motors, power supply, connectivity, and simulation in humanoid robots – Alif now adds edge AI. With NVIDIA Jetson Thor, ADI is already working on an architecture where NVIDIA provides the central AI compute and ADI delivers the physical "nervous system” of the robot.   Analog Devices positions itself with a $1.35 billion...