Rutronik and VIA Technologies expand alliance to boost IoT solutions in Europe

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Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente GmbH and VIA Technologies announced on Tuesday the expansion of their partnership for the European Market. VIA specialises in high-performance edge IoT platforms for applications including edge computing, industrial IoT, smart home, and future mobility.

Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, VIA connects businesses to advanced AI, IoT, and computer vision technologies with intelligent automotive, edge, industrial, and building solutions that transform operational safety and efficiency. VIA’s global network links the high-tech hubs in the USA, Asia, and Europe. The company’s customer base includes high-tech, manufacturing, and transportation companies.

“VIA’s intelligent edge solutions provide a broad selection of highly integrated modules, boards, starter kits, and systems that accelerate time-to-market for innovative industrial, retail, and commercial Edge AI devices,” said Anja Schaal, senior manager of product marketing boards and storage at Rutronik. “Partnering with VIA opens up the opportunity to offer our customers all of Mediatek’s design-level solutions – from chip-level design to modules and even full highly integrated system designs. We are excited to have VIA’s cutting-edge solutions in our portfolio, enabling our current and future customers to unlock the power of edge computing.”

“We enable enterprises to transform the efficiency, and sustainability of their operations by combining advanced Edge AI, computer vision, and cloud technologies with powerful and reliable systems and devices,” said Epan Wu, general manager at VIA Intelligent Solutions. “With Rutronik, we have a very experienced distribution partner with roots in Europe and a global network. The deep understanding of design-in processes but also insights along the entire product life cycle is an extremely valuable quality that will help us to expand our customer base in Europe and beyond.”

Powered by MediaTek Genio processors, VIA Intelligent Edge Solutions offer a comprehensive range of platforms for various use cases, featuring interactive human machine interfaces (HMI), AI-powered computer vision, and future-proof smart edge devices. VIA provides a comprehensive portfolio of system-on-modules, single-board computers, and edge AI systems. 

VIA’s intelligent edge modules and boards are available in a choice of SOM, Mini-ITX, and Pico-ITX form factors. Built to the highest quality standards, they have guaranteed longevity to support extended product life cycles. Android and Linux board support packages and software evaluation kits are included to simplify system development for Arm-based platforms. Flexible hardware and software customization services are also available to accelerate time-to-market and minimise development costs.