CEVA Collaborates with Samsung for Advanced Chip Design

CEVA, Inc., a global pioneer in wireless connectivity and intelligent sensing technology, has exciting news to share. The company has joined forces with Samsung's Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE™), a prominent player in advanced semiconductor manufacturing. This collaboration aims to leverage Samsung's cutting-edge semiconductor fabrication processes to simplify chip design and accelerate product launch times for CEVA's licensed manufacturers.

Samsung's foundry facilities are renowned for offering competitive processes, design expertise, and a wide range of intellectual property (IP) options, backed by high-volume manufacturing capabilities. These technologies span from 28FD-SOI to 3nm GAA, including EUV technology for nodes above 5nm. CEVA's impressive IPs have already been successfully integrated into Samsung's foundry processes across various technology nodes, serving diverse markets like 5G infrastructure, automotive, surveillance, and consumer electronics. This partnership intends to provide CEVA's customers with an expanded array of advanced manufacturing options, reducing supply chain risks while ensuring seamless integration of CEVA's industry-leading wireless connectivity and intelligent sensing AI IPs into chip and die designs.

Moshe Sheier, Vice President of Marketing at CEVA, expressed enthusiasm, saying, "Through the SAFE™ program, we are collaborating with Samsung's foundry to combine top-notch semiconductor manufacturing services with versatile semiconductor IP offerings. This empowers customers to bring semiconductor products to market faster in the AI era. With soaring global demand for our IPs tailored to 5G, Wi-Fi, DSP, and edge AI applications, this collaboration harnesses our industry-leading energy efficiency and performance, along with Samsung's state-of-the-art foundry technology, facilitating the widespread adoption of intelligent connected devices."

The Samsung SAFE™ IP Partner Program is a crucial part of the Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE™), working to establish a strong partnership between Samsung's foundry and IP partners. Together, they deliver a diverse range of IP combinations catering to various application domains in response to customer needs. These combinations encompass both dedicated IPs tailored for performance-intensive applications and foundational IPs.

CEVA's groundbreaking wireless connectivity and intelligent sensing AI IPs are driving billions of devices worldwide across a wide range of industries, including mobile, consumer IoT, personal computers, infrastructure, and industrial sectors.