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OptAI Wins CES 2026 Innovation Award for its AI Optimization Solution, OptHancer™
OptHancer™ is an end-to-end on-device AI solution designed to solve the critical bottlenecks of running large-scale AI models on resource-constrained devices. This prestigious award validates the global expansion strategy and vision of " " that OptAI presented at IFA 2025.
OptAI has demonstrated its expertise by optimizing large language models (LLMs) for the latest mobile NPUs in collaboration with a major Korean telecommunications company, with the technology now preparing for commercial beta testing.
OptAI has also secured broad optimization capabilities for large language models such as ; vision models including ; and multimodal models such as . The company has demonstrated its technical strength across language, vision, and multimodal domains through optimization results on the latest NPUs, including the .
"We are thrilled to receive the CES Innovation Award," said
Junyoung Seo , COO of OptAI, who led the company's global expansion and its successful CES 2026 Innovation Award initiative. "This award validates our efforts to shape the future of on-device AI, enabling customized operations, enhanced security, and energy-efficient computing that transcends cloud dependency."
OptAI aims to leverage South Korea's strong manufacturing competitiveness to lead the global adoption of on-device AI. It has established technological credibility through collaborations with leading global enterprises, including , and has secured investments from . Building on these achievements, OptAI is pursuing global expansion into the United States , Japan , Germany , and beyond.
OptAI is a technology startup providing hardware-aware on-device AI optimization for industries requiring real-time processing, low power consumption, and data security, such as automotive, robotics, and mobile. The company has established technological credibility through collaborations with global enterprises and is pursuing global expansion.
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