Hardware & Gadgets
MCU, SoC with NPU, or FPGA: How to Choose Your Edge AI Hardware Category
Choosing the right edge AI hardware for consumer electronics involves evaluating power budget, inference workload, team expertise, and product lifecycle. This article provides a decision framework to compare MCUs, SoCs with NPUs, and FPGAs based on these key project constraints.
Kaleo Kekoa·November 1, 2026