Sept. 15, 2025 –
Axelera AI, the leading provider of purpose-built AI hardware acceleration technology, today announced Metis M.2 Max, a new addition to the company's class-leading Metis AI processor unit (AIPU) family. Delivering the performance of a PCIe card in the M.2 form factor, Metis M.2 Max is designed for the most compute-intensive AI inference applications at the edge, including better performance for large language models (LLMs) and vision transformer networks.
Metis M.2 Max enhances the current Metis M.2 with double the memory bandwidth, a slimmer profile, advanced thermal management features and additional security capabilities. Metis M.2 Max will have up to 16 GB of memory. In addition, Axelera will offer versions of Metis M.2 Max for both standard operating temperature range (-20°C to +70°C) and extended operating temperature range (-40°C to +85°C) for harsh environments. These enhancements make Metis M.2 Max ideal for applications in industrial manufacturing, retail, security, healthcare and public safety.