Europa

Overview

Axelera AI launched the Europa architecture on September 15, 2026, an AI Processing Unit (AIPU) built from eight second-generation AI processing cores plus 16 RISC-V vector processing cores, 128 MB of L2 SRAM, and 200 GB/s of DRAM bandwidth, reaching up to 629 TOPS at 45 W TDP with INT4/INT8/INT16 precision support. Europa ships in three form factors -- a bare chip for custom board designs, the half-height Edge 232p PCIe card, and the full-height Server 250p PCIe card -- with the Edge 232p already validated in Dell XE5 and Supermicro 111AD servers. Axelera reports a sales pipeline exceeding $1.5 billion and more than 600 customers.

This is a sourced directory entry. Features and capabilities are reported in the linked sources; this entry does not document independent Aymorphic testing.

Key features

• Up to 629 TOPS at 45 W TDP across INT4/INT8/INT16 precision
• 8 second-generation AI processing cores plus 16 RISC-V vector processing cores
• 128 MB on-chip L2 SRAM with 200 GB/s DRAM bandwidth, PCIe 4.0 x4 interface
• Available as bare chip, Edge 232p PCIe card, or Server 250p PCIe card
• Pre-validated in Dell XE5 and Supermicro 111AD server platforms

Use cases

• Enterprise and data-center edge inference as a lower-power alternative to GPU accelerators
• Custom board designs using the bare Europa chip
• Drop-in inference acceleration via validated Dell and Supermicro servers

Pricing

unknown -- not publicly disclosed; sold through OEM/ODM partners and system integrators

Pricing reflects the source record and may change. Confirm current terms with the provider.

Dates and sources

Released

15 Sept 2026

Record updated

1 Oct 2026

Record last checked

1 Oct 2026

• techpowerup.com/352768/axelera-launches-europa-ai-processing-unit-aipu-with-up-to-629-tops
• datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/axelera-ai-launches-europa-chip-makes-hardware-available-in-dell-and-supermicro-servers/
• hpcwire.com/bigdatawire/this-just-in/axelera-ai-launches-europa-aipu-for-enterprise-and-data-center-inference/