Syntiant Brings Always-On Physical AI to STEPX Neo Agentic Phone
Key Highlights
- ➤Syntiant technology integrated into STEPX Neo agentic phone
- ➤STEPX Neo incorporates Syntiant NDP120 Neural Decision Processor
- ➤Six SiSonic MEMS microphones enable continuous ultra-low-power audio sensing
- ➤Step Amoo AI agent interprets objectives and orchestrates application actions
Expert Statements
Vince Graziani, SVP and GM of Syntiant’s AI Business Unit
“The next generation of smartphones will be defined by intelligent agents that understand users and their surroundings”
Vince Graziani, SVP and GM of Syntiant’s AI Business Unit
“The challenge is giving them continuous, localized access to relevant context without constantly activating power-hungry application processors.”
Vince Graziani, SVP and GM of Syntiant’s AI Business Unit
“Syntiant’s ultra-low-power sensing and neural processing help solve this challenge, bringing always-on Physical AI to STEPX Neo while maintaining exceptional power efficiency and supporting user privacy.”
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Syntiant Corp., a leading provider of full-stack Physical AI solutions that include processors, sensors and machine learning models, today announced that its ultra-low-power neural processing and sensing technologies have been integrated into the newly released STEPX Neo agentic phone from STEPX, a Shanghai-based AI company.
Described by STEPX as its first LLM-native agentic phone, STEPX Neo is designed from the ground up for agent-oriented interaction, reflecting a broader shift in mobile AI from application-centric experiences to intelligent agents capable of understanding intent and acting on behalf of users.
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