Taipei, July 3, 2025 / PRNewswire / – As generator AI and edge computing technologies continue to evolve, edge AI has become an important driver of the industry pursuing smart transformation. Recognizing this opportunity, Silicon Application Corp. (SAC) Group announced that it is a subsidiary of WPG Holdings, a global leader in the distribution of semiconductor components, and has acquired exclusive distribution rights in the Asia-Pacific region of Axelera AI-AI-AN Emerging European Edge AI Chip Company. The two parties work together to combine SAC's strengths in supply chain integration with Axelera AI innovations to enable equipment manufacturers to accelerate the development of EDGE AI devices, innovate independent software vendors (ISVs) more quickly, and strengthen the equipment of system integrators (SISs) smart applications.
“We have launched the Axelera Partner Accelerator Network program, a global partner program, to promote widespread adoption of AI. We are pleased to work with WPGHoldings' SAC Group as a core strategic partner in the Asia-Pacific region to accelerate the implementation and application of EDGE AI solutions. Wilkins pointed out that SAC will bring deep technical resources, years of customer relationships and a strong commitment to innovation materials, making them the ideal partner for bringing transformative AI technologies to a wider range of markets. Through our partnership with SAC, equipment manufacturers, SIS and ISVs will be able to offer Axelera We believe that AI's extremely flexible, high-performance, scalable edge AI solutions can be adopted more quickly. This shortens the development cycle from proof of concept to mass production, and accelerates the deployment of smart applications in a variety of areas, including security surveillance, drones, retail, healthcare, and industrial automation.”
“We are pleased to announce that we are committed to providing a comprehensive range of services,” said Laurancechan, Vice President of Tactical Development BU, WPG Holdings SAC Group. He said many of the product lines currently distributed by SAC already support Edge AI applications that span a variety of scenarios, including smart manufacturing, smart buildings and in-vehicle systems. This collaboration further strengthens and completes SAC's Edge AI product portfolio. Going forward, SAC will continue to enhance its technical support capabilities, providing customers with end-to-end service from early stage evaluations and product selection recommendations to system integration testing. This helps clients recruit more efficiently as they move together towards a completely intelligent, AI-driven future.
“In the first half of 2025, WPG Holdings has achieved the highest global revenue of any semiconductor distributor and has consistently led the industry of computing chip-related technology investment.” Since the rapid rise in AI in 2023, WPG Holdings has launched an AI acceleration initiative focusing on three core areas. On the product front, the company is recognized by over 30 suppliers of AI-related chips, including people who specialize in other key components supporting AI applications, as they expand their AI product portfolio to meet increasing customer demand. Now we can provide the full range of hardware and resources needed for AI servers and data centers. From a service perspective, WPG Holdings trained its sales team to gain a deeper understanding of AI project requirements. In addition to basic component support, it offers sophisticated, integrated sales services for system-level servers and AI computing power management. From an investment perspective, WPG Holdings is taking part in strategic investments in advanced process IC designs, helping more strategic partners thrive and build a collaborative AI ecosystem. Aiming to become a key player in the AI Industry chain, WPG Holdings' trustworthy partnership with Axelera AI will serve as a tangible step to achieving a mutually beneficial and prosperous future for the industry as a whole.
About Axelera ai
Axelera AI provides AI with the world's most powerful and advanced solutions. The Metis® AI platform that defines its industry – a complete hardware and software solution for AI inference at the edge – will become more accessible, powerful and user-friendly than ever. Based in the AI Innovation Centre on its high-tech campus in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Axelera AI employs more than 195 people in 18 countries. Our team of AI software and hardware experts comes from top AI companies and Fortune 500 companies.
About WPG Holdings and its subsidiaries
Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, WPG Holdings is a leading international electronic distributor in the Asia-Pacific region. WPG is operated through four major semiconductor component distributors. With 5,000 employees and 5,000 employees in 69 offices around the world, WPG achieved $88.061 billion in unaudited revenue in 2024. As the first holding company in the semiconductor components industry, WPG supports regional agility and long-term growth across the Asia-Pacific market. WPG has been awarded the Outstanding International Brand Distributor Award for 24 consecutive years. WPG Holdings continues to work on ESG progress and sustainable development. For the third year in a row, the company has been internationally recognized for its MSCI ESG rating of A. Amid evolving manufacturing trends, it transforms into a data-driven company, establishes itself as a logistics-as-a-service (LAAS) provider, promotes smart logistics and helps customers face smart manufacturing.
As a member of WPG Holdings, SAC Group offers a comprehensive product portfolio and holds distribution rights for leading IC manufacturers such as Infineon, Mediatek, Samsung, Ambonol, Winbond, AMS Osram, Elan, Richtek, Nuvoton, and Sitime. SAC Group serves a diverse customer base in the automotive, industrial, IoT, communications networking, computing and consumer electronics sectors.
