Taipei, Taiwan, June 3, 2026 – Synaptics® Incorporated (Nasdaq: SYNA), Accton Technology Corporation, Gallopwave Incorporation, and Hsuan Yuan Technology Co. Ltd. (“HYTech”) today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) involving Edge AI technologies for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) applications.
The MoU provides a framework for the parties to evaluate opportunities for technical collaboration, and potential research and development related to UAV applications. Any such collaboration would remain subject to the parties entering into definitive agreements.
The collaboration will bring together expertise across Edge AI, wireless connectivity, navigation software, UAV technologies, and system integration. The parties intend to explore how these complementary capabilities may support future UAV applications in areas such as search-and-rescue, delivery, and wildlife conservation.
“Combining Synaptics’ compute and connectivity with Gallopwave’s navigation software and HYTech’s UAV platform lets us evaluate how these technologies can work together as an integrated system,” said Enco Liew, VP of Value Line PBU, Accton Technology Corporation. “Our focus is on bringing together the different components required to support reliable operation in real-world environments.”
“Navigation is fundamental to helping UAVs understand their position and surroundings,” said Max Lai, CEO, Gallopwave. “We are excited to explore how our positioning and navigation technologies can complement advances in Edge AI and connectivity, helping enable more capable and adaptable UAV applications across a range of operating conditions.”
“Edge AI enables devices to process and respond to information closer to where it is generated,” said Vikram Gupta, VP & GM, Edge Compute & Connectivity Solutions Division, Synaptics. “Through this collaboration, we intend to explore how onboard AI processing, connectivity, navigation technologies, and UAV platforms may work together to support future innovation in intelligent aerial systems.”