Google Unveils Coral Board: A RISC-V SBC for On-Device Gemma 3
Google has announced the Coral Board (SL2610), an open-source single-board computer built on RISC-V architecture, designed to run the Gemma 3 270M language model entirely on-device. At its core is the open-source Coral NPU from Google Research paired with a Synaptics Astra SL2619 SoC—a dual-core 2 GHz processor with 2 GB RAM delivering up to 1 TOPS of AI performance.
The board is purpose-built for integration into compact wearables like AR glasses, smartwatches, and earbuds. On-stage demos showcased real-time speech translation, voice-controlled peripherals, and a striking generative audio demo where a YOLOv8 model tracked jellyfish movements and converted them into music in real time.
Source code for all demo projects is available on GitHub. Shipments are expected to begin this summer; pricing has not yet been disclosed.