Qualcomm’s NPU Ecosystem Grows with BRICKS Partnerships across 2M Endpoints
Qualcomm selected Taiwan-based BRICKS in its Innovation Tech Competition, supplying NPU chips and SDK to develop the Agentic OS for edge AI. BRICKS used these tools to secure partnerships with Advantech, Castles Technology, MediaTek and CAYIN, making Qualcomm silicon the default AI runtime across over 2 million endpoints.
1. Qualcomm Innovation Tech Competition Selection
Qualcomm selected BRICKS for its Taiwan Innovation Tech Competition, granting early access to NPU chips and SDK. This collaboration enabled BRICKS to integrate Qualcomm’s silicon into its Agentic OS, demonstrating on-device AI inference and hardware actuation without human intervention.
2. Strategic Hardware Partnerships Expand Ecosystem
Leveraging Qualcomm’s technology, BRICKS secured partnerships with Advantech and Castles Technology, then became the reference design provider for MediaTek ecosystem OEMs including CAYIN Technology. The integration has driven deployment on over 2 million commercial display and POS endpoints globally.
3. Licensing Model and Silicon Demand Impact
BRICKS evolved from project-based development to SaaS subscriptions and now royalty licensing, positioning its OS as the default AI runtime. This model could accelerate Qualcomm chip sales by reducing time-to-market for edge AI features and locking in device volumes.