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CRI Middleware Begins Collaboration with DMP, an Edge AI Semiconductor Vendor

CRI Middleware has begun a collaboration with DMP to implement its video compression solution, CRI DietCoder Bridge, in DMP's edge AI SoC, Di1, with the aim of deploying it in surveillance cameras, drones, and other applications. The two companies will combine video optimization and edge AI technologies.

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¥100 million (cumulative sales target through 2030)
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Agreements reached under this partnership

Business alliance
3698CRI Middleware Co.,Ltd.
Alliance partnerDigital Media Professionals Inc.
Details of the alliance
  1. 1

    CRI Middleware will contribute the video optimization technology used in CRI DietCoder Bridge and other products, while DMP will contribute its edge AI technology.

  2. 2

    The companies aim to provide their technologies to a broad range of industries, including surveillance cameras and drones where adoption of Di1 is expected.

  3. 3

    By implementing CRI DietCoder Bridge on Di1, the company will provide its high-quality video compression functionality to a variety of embedded devices.

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Numerical targets under the alliance

By 2030, the companies aim to generate cumulative sales of ¥1 billion through CRI DietCoder Bridge and deploy the product in multiple fields.

About the partner
Business DescriptionIP core licensing related to GPUs and AI; development and sale of products including semiconductors and modules; and provision of professional services related to GPUs and AI
LocationNakano-ku, Tokyo
Contract Date5 November 2026Alliance start date5 November 2026 (start of collaboration)
Agreements reached under this partnership
ItemDetails
Name of alliance partnerDigital Media Professionals Inc.
Alliance partner's business activitiesIP core licensing related to GPUs and AI; development and sale of products including semiconductors and modules; and provision of professional services related to GPUs and AI
Alliance partner's locationNakano-ku, Tokyo
Type of allianceBusiness alliance
Details of the allianceCRI Middleware will contribute the video optimization technology used in CRI DietCoder Bridge and other products, while DMP will contribute its edge AI technology., The companies aim to provide their technologies to a broad range of industries, including surveillance cameras and drones where adoption of Di1 is expected., By implementing CRI DietCoder Bridge on Di1, the company will provide its high-quality video compression functionality to a variety of embedded devices.
Numerical targets under the allianceBy 2030, the companies aim to generate cumulative sales of ¥1 billion through CRI DietCoder Bridge and deploy the product in multiple fields.
Contract Date5 November 2026
Alliance start date5 November 2026 (start of collaboration)
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The companies aim to combine DMP's edge AI SoC, Di1, with CRI Middleware's video optimization technology to provide technologies to a broad range of industries, including surveillance cameras and drones, and to provide video compression functionality for a variety of embedded devices.

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