Raspberry Pi Receives Strategic Investment from Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

Establishing strategic partnership for the further enhancement of the edge AI solution development

TOKYO, Japan and Cambridge, UK, April 12, 2023 - Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation ( SSS ) and Raspberry Pi Ltd. ( RPL ) today announced the agreement by SSS to make a strategic investment in RPL. The minority investment cements the relationship between the two companies, to provide a development platform for SSS's edge AI devices to the worldwide community of Raspberry Pi users.

Our goal is to provide new value to a variety of industries and support them in solving issues using our innovative edge AI sensing technology built around image sensors, said Terushi Shimizu, President and CEO of Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation. We are very pleased to be partnering with Raspberry Pi Ltd. to bring our AITRIOS platform which supports the development of unique and diverse solutions utilizing our edge AI devices to the Raspberry Pi user and developer community, and provide a unique development experience.

Sony Group is a longstanding and valued strategic partner. Our pre-existing relationship encompasses contract manufacturing, and the provision of image sensors and other semiconductor products, said Eben Upton, CEO of Raspberry Pi Ltd. This transaction will allow us to expand our partnership, bringing Sony Semiconductor Solutions' line of AI products to the Raspberry Pi ecosystem, and helping our users to build exciting new machine-learning applications at the edge.

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