Compute subsystems bring real-time intelligence to AI platforms
MIPS has unveiled the MIPS Atlas portfolio of compute subsystems, designed to empower leading automotive, industrial, and embedded technology companies to deploy safe, secure, and efficient Physical AI at the edge.
The Atlas portfolio of compute subsystems is designed to provide turn-key enablement for the three categories of computing that constitute physical AI – Sense, Think, and Act. Physical AI platforms interpret their environment using a diverse array of sensors, generating data that must be seamlessly transferred, integrated, and processed in real-time. This data is processed by the platform’s embedded AI engine to facilitate rapid, private decision-making for safe and precise actions. The dexterous control of motors and actuators is achieved through real-time compute platforms capable of remarkably low-latency control-loop processing in robotic movements.
“The need for efficient autonomous platforms to advance next-generation driverless vehicles, factory automation, and many other applications is directly aligned with the MIPS Atlas portfolio,” said Sameer Wasson, MIPS CEO. “Our core competencies of safety, efficient data processing and experience in autonomy have enabled us to expand our portfolio with real-time intelligence that is the essential tech stack for Physical AI platforms. MIPS customers can take our compute subsystems with software stacks as a turnkey solution to build physical AI platforms.”
By combining high-performance real-time computing with functional safety and edge deployment of post-generative AI models, the Atlas product suite enables the development of next-generation autonomous platforms to address the huge AI market opportunity.
The new MIPS Atlas portfolio comprises the M8500, I8600, and S8200 compute subsystems that act as application-specific turnkey enablers. Enabled by the MIPS Atlas Explorer software platform, customers can employ shift-left methodology to develop and deploy their applications with MIPS Atlas subsystems in a digital twin universe for faster time to market.
Select customers can evaluate the MIPS M8500 real-time compute subsystem with Atlas Explorer in mid-2025, with evaluation boards in 4Q25, and reference silicon platforms available in 1H26. A MIPS automotive platform featuring M8500 is expected to commence production in 2027.
“The MIPS Atlas portfolio represents a significant leap forward in enabling Physical AI at the edge, delivering the real-time compute power needed for autonomous platforms to thrive in industrial and automotive applications,” said Steven Dickens, CEO and Principal Analyst at HyperFRAME Research. “By integrating safety, efficiency and cutting-edge intelligence, MIPS is well-positioned to accelerate innovation across the rapidly expanding $1 trillion Physical AI market.”
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