Qualcomm Unveils AI Multimedia Development Framework IMSDK 2.0 to Accelerate Edge AI Application Deployment

Odaily Planet Daily News: Qualcomm Technologies announced the launch of the Qualcomm Intelligent Multimedia SDK (IMSDK) 2.0, providing a unified development framework for AI and multimedia application development based on the Qualcomm Dragonwing platform.

Qualcomm stated that IMSDK 2.0 aims to help developers build intelligent applications on edge devices that integrate generative AI, multimedia processing, and real-time analysis capabilities, bringing AI model inference, cameras, audio, video, sensors, and cloud connectivity into a single development environment. It covers scenarios such as smart cameras, industrial robots, drones, and IoT devices.

The new SDK adds a Pipeline API and Python and C++ application building tools, reducing developers' reliance on underlying multimedia frameworks. Additionally, IMSDK 2.0 supports multiple AI inference paths, including the Qualcomm AI Runtime SDK (QAIRT), ONNX Runtime, and TensorFlow Lite, and can run models on CPU, GPU, or NPU as needed.

Furthermore, IMSDK 2.0 introduces Coding Agent Skills for AI programming assistants, Documentation as Code, and containerized microservices capabilities, helping developers complete application building, debugging, deployment, and optimization through natural language instructions.