On Day 3 of the Defence Industry delegation visit to Tokyo, Japan, ATLA and the Embassy of India facilitated visit to EdgeCortix, a Japan-based semiconductor company specialising in hardware-software Co-design for energy-efficient AI edge computing. The delegation met with the leadership and technical team at EdgeCortix and engaged in discussions on the company’s cutting-edge AI and semiconductor design technologies, followed by live demonstrations of its solutions. EdgeCortix’s SAKURA-II AI accelerator and MERA software framework support advanced AI workloads, including Generative AI, vision and multimodal applications, with use cases across defence, aerospace, robotics and other demanding environments. The visit provided the SIDM delegation with valuable insights into Japan’s growing semiconductor design and AI ecosystem, and explored potential avenues for technology collaboration and industry partnerships between Indian and Japanese companies. SIDM remains committed to strengthening India–Japan defence and technology industry partnerships and fostering greater collaboration in emerging technologies.