ModelCat™ Launches eIQ® Model Creator to Turbocharge AI Model Development for NXP Devices

Collaboration to bring production-ready machine learning models to NXP-based devices in days— unlocking edge AI for more device businesses than ever before

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ModelCat™ (formerly Eta Compute), a pioneer in agentic AI model creation, today announced the launch of eIQ® Model Creator powered by ModelCat, an exclusive version of its AI model building software developed in collaboration with NXP® Semiconductors. Optimized for NXP's i.MX applications processors, MCX microcontrollers, and i.MX RT crossover microcontroller devices, eIQ Model Creator powered by ModelCat delivers custom, ready-to-run machine learning models to NXP customers faster than conventional methods — reducing development cycles from 12–24 months to a few days.

The software expands NXP's acclaimed eIQ® AI Software Development Environment, adding more automated AI model creation capabilities to complement NXP's eIQ Time Series Studio and other tools.

ModelCat's patented AI-in-the-Loop platform automates the entire AI model development lifecycle, reducing a lengthy process of iteration and optimization to a single-step, fully automated workflow that delivers production-ready models in days. By removing the need for extensive in-house AI expertise, eIQ Model Creator powered by ModelCat enables engineers, product leaders, and data scientists to deliver production-grade AI models tailored for each specific NXP device, accounting for the chips' AI acceleration capabilities, memory footprint characteristics, execution speed, and power consumption.

 "This collaboration with NXP fundamentally changes the game for on-device AI," said Evan Petridis, CEO of ModelCat. "By integrating our automated, AI-in-the-Loop platform with NXP's extensive ecosystem, we've removed the barriers that make high-performance AI deployment slow and uncertain. Now, NXP customers can get fully optimized models in days, accelerating the creation of a new generation of intelligent products."

"This collaboration with ModelCat puts powerful AI capability into the hands of more NXP customers," said Ajith Mekkoth, Executive Vice President, Engineering. "By integrating eIQ Model Creator powered by ModelCat into our ecosystem, we're enabling developers to unlock new use cases for our broad silicon lines—without the time, cost, and complexity of building AI models from scratch."

One Platform Covers the Range

eIQ Model Creator powered by ModelCat is an AI model creation solution that spans the NXP portfolio — from small, power-efficient microcontrollers like the MCX series, through the i.MX RT microcontrollers series, and up to applications processors like the i.MX 8M Plus SoC, i.MX 93 SoC, and i.MX 95 SoC. This unified approach means NXP customers can develop AI solutions once, then deploy them anywhere in the broad performance range of NXP devices, without changing tools or workflows.

Key Benefits for NXP Customers:

• 100x faster delivery— from prepared data to ready-to-run model in days
  
  
• Precision fit for specific memory, power, and performance requirements
  
  
• Exclusive support for NXP i.MX applications processors, MCX microcontrollers, and i.MX RT crossover microcontroller devices
  
  
• Seamless integration with NXP's eIQ AI software development toolchain

eIQ Model Creator powered by ModelCat will be available starting September 8, 2025. NXP customers can access a trial version via NXP's official development kits, with full versions available directly from ModelCat.

See ModelCat in Action
eIQ Model Creator powered by ModelCat will debut at NXP Tech Days in Irvine, CA, on September 9, 2025. Attendees can see live demonstrations of the software in action. Register here to attend.

About ModelCat
ModelCat is an AI-first company that uses AI to build custom machine learning models for edge devices. Using AI to build AI, ModelCat delivers precision-fit, production-ready models in days. Developers, product leaders, and engineers can all use ModelCat to create custom ML models for their projects. Learn more at modelcat.ai.

Contact:
Jon Gettinger
ModelCat
[email protected] 

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