Business Details
Your Trusted Partner for GPU IP & Edge AI Solutions
Imagination Technologies has been at the forefront of semiconductor innovation for over three decades, pioneering advanced GPU IP and parallel processing architectures that power next-generation graphics, compute acceleration, and AI inference at the edge. Our industry-leading solutions deliver unmatched performance, efficiency, and innovation for connected devices worldwide, serving key markets including automotive, mobile, consumer electronics, and data centres. With a proven heritage in PowerVR architecture and continuous optimisation for performance-per-watt leadership, we enable partners to break new ground in digital evolution.Our ecosystem of developers, customers, and partners benefits from cutting-edge tools and resources that accelerate time-to-market and seamless integration across applications. Backed by ISO 26262 functional safety compliance and global RISC-V compatibility, we provide future-ready platforms for scalable graphics, AI, and compute acceleration tailored to diverse market needs.
Services
GPU IP Licensing
Edge AI Acceleration
Ray Tracing Solutions
Functional Safety Compliance
Software Development Kits
Power Efficiency Optimisation
Multi-Core Architecture Design
Virtualisation Technology
Mobile Graphics Processing
Automotive System Integration
Highlights and features
- 30+ years of pioneering GPU architecture innovation
- Industry-leading PowerVR technology with 14 generations of optimisation
- ISO 26262 functional safety compliance for automotive applications
- RISC-V processor-agnostic IP with standard interconnect support
- Global ecosystem with offices across 6 countries
Associations and certifications
- ISO 26262
Services
GPU IP Licensing
Imagination's GPU IP licensing provides scalable solutions from wearables to cloud systems. Our PowerVR architecture enables tile-based deferred rendering for power efficiency while supporting advanced APIs like Vulkan and DirectX. Customers benefit from 30+ years of optimisation in performance-per-watt leadership across mobile, automotive, and consumer electronics markets.
Edge AI Acceleration
Our edge AI solutions leverage GPU parallelism for simultaneous graphics and neural processing. With up to 200 TOPS INT8 compute performance and support for FP8/BF16 formats, these solutions enable real-time AI inference in power-constrained devices. OpenCL libraries and oneAPI integration ensure developer flexibility for evolving AI workloads across automotive and IoT applications.
Ray Tracing Technology
Imagination pioneered hardware-based ray tracing for mobile devices, offering Level 4 RTLS compliance. Our solutions deliver cinematic lighting effects with power efficiency, supporting HDR rendering and variable rate shading. This technology enables photorealistic visuals in gaming, automotive UI, and AR/VR applications while maintaining industry-leading energy efficiency.
Functional Safety Compliance
We provide ISO 26262-certified GPU IP for automotive applications, achieving ASIL-B functional safety without performance overhead. Our solutions meet rigorous safety requirements for digital instrument clusters, infotainment systems, and ADAS, with proven deployment in over 20 million automotive units annually across leading vehicle manufacturers.
Software Development Kits
PowerVR Insider ecosystem offers cross-platform SDKs, performance analysis tools, and open-source drivers. Developers access optimised sample apps, asset export tools, and PC emulation environments. Our comprehensive toolchain supports Vulkan, OpenGL, and DirectX APIs, ensuring efficient 3D graphics development and AI workload optimisation across multiple operating systems.
Questions
What GPU IP solutions does Imagination offer?
We provide scalable GPU IP including E-Series, D-Series, and B-Series architectures with features like neural cores, ray tracing, and virtualisation for automotive, mobile, and consumer electronics applications.
How does Imagination support edge AI development?
Our PowerVR-based GPUs combine graphics processing with dedicated neural cores for efficient AI inference, supporting industry-standard number formats and OpenCL compute libraries for parallel processing.
Are your solutions automotive-ready?
Yes, our ISO 26262-certified GPU IP meets automotive functional safety standards with ASIL-B compliance for digital instrument clusters and ADAS systems.
Do you support RISC-V architectures?
Our GPU IP is fully optimised for RISC-V CPUs with standard interconnect support and comprehensive development tools for embedded and edge platforms.
How do you ensure power efficiency?
Our tile-based deferred rendering (TBDR) architecture minimises memory bandwidth usage, while Burst Processors technology reduces data movement to lower power consumption by 35%.
