What Arteris does

Arteris, Inc. is a Campbell, California-based semiconductor intellectual property company founded in 2003 and listed on NASDAQ under ticker AIP. The company provides Network-on-Chip (NoC) interconnect IP that replaces traditional bus and crossbar architectures in complex system-on-chip designs, separating transaction, transport, and physical layers to improve performance, power consumption, and die area. Its product portfolio spans FlexNoC and FlexGen (non-coherent interconnect with AI-driven topology optimization), Ncore (cache coherent interconnect implementing MOESI with directory-based tracking), CodaCache (last-level cache IP), FlexWay, and the Magillem SoC integration automation platform (Packaging, Connectivity, Registers modules). Following the January 2026 acquisition of Cycuity, the company also offers Radix hardware security assurance software for pre-silicon vulnerability detection.

Arteris generates revenue primarily through multi-year IP licensing agreements with semiconductor companies and system OEMs, complemented by per-chip royalties (reported trailing twelve-month royalties of $7.9 million, up 67% YoY), annual maintenance and support contracts, and professional services. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. FY2025 revenue reached $70.6 million (up 22% YoY), with 47.6% of revenue from the Asia Pacific region. The company has shipped IP into more than 4 billion chips and chiplets across 925+ design starts, serving customers including AMD, Samsung, NXP, Renesas, Mobileye, Bosch, Baidu, Li Auto, Altera, MIPS, Blaize, Black Sesame Technologies, Rebellions, Alibaba DAMO Academy, Texas Instruments, and SiEngine across AI accelerators, automotive ADAS/autonomous driving SoCs, consumer electronics, enterprise computing, and industrial applications.

The company is integrated into the broader semiconductor ecosystem through partnerships with Cadence, Synopsys, Arm, TSMC, Samsung Foundry, Intel Foundry, MIPS, SiFive, Andes Technology, and Semidynamics. Distribution is sales-led via direct engagement with customer engineering and procurement teams, supported by field application engineers. Leadership comprises CEO K. Charles Janac, COO Laurent Moll, and CFO Nicholas B. Hawkins (retiring effective August 31, 2026). Key majority investor Bayview Legacy, LLC has been divesting shares per SEC filings.

Name

Arteris

Legal name

Arteris, Inc.

Website

https://arteris.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Arteris provides Network-on-Chip interconnect intellectual property and SoC integration automation software for semiconductor companies designing AI accelerators, automotive, enterprise computing, and consumer electronics chips. Its IP is silicon-proven across 4 billion+ chips and 925+ design starts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor IP (Network-on-Chip interconnect)

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Patent Owners & Lessors (6794)

akta.pro primary industry

Hardware/Chip Design IP Cores (Processor, Interface, Analog, Security) (HDAHAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Silicon IP Subsystems & Chiplet IP (Die-to-Die, UCIe, NoC, I/O chiplets) (HDAHAFAH), System-Level, Multi-Physics & Package/PCB Co-Design (EDA) (HDAHAFAD), Hardware Security EDA & IP (Secure Design, PUF, Crypto, Anti-Tamper) (HDAHAFAK)

Keywords

• Network-on-chip IP
• SoC interconnect IP
• Semiconductor IP licensing
• Cache coherent interconnect
• Chiplet design automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Campbell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. IP Licensing: Arteris licenses its semiconductor IP products including FlexNoC, FlexGen, Ncore, CodaCache, and Magillem software to semiconductor companies. Licensing arrangements are typically multi-year contracts with upfront license fees.
2. Royalties: Variable royalty revenue stream from chips shipped using Arteris technology. The company reports trailing twelve-month variable royalties, historically growing at approximately 20% annually. Royalty revenue is driven by the 4 billion+ chips and chiplets deployed with Arteris technology.
3. Maintenance and Support: Annual maintenance and support contracts for licensed products, providing technical support, maintenance releases, bug fixes, and patches.
4. Professional Services: Custom integration, training, and design support services for customers implementing Arteris technology.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Arteris licenses Network-on-Chip (NoC) interconnect intellectual property and SoC integration automation software used by semiconductor companies to build complex system-on-chip and chiplet designs. The product portfolio spans non-coherent and coherent interconnect IP (FlexNoC, FlexGen, FlexWay, Ncore), last-level cache IP (CodaCache), the Magillem SoC integration automation platform (Packaging, Connectivity, Registers), and the Cycuity Radix hardware security assurance software acquired in January 2026.

Product overview

Arteris offers a comprehensive system IP portfolio for semiconductor chip design, centered on Network-on-Chip (NoC) interconnect intellectual property and SoC integration automation. The core product line includes FlexNoC, FlexGen (smart NoC with AI optimization), FlexWay, and Ncore cache coherent interconnect IP, complemented by CodaCache last-level cache IP. The Magillem Platform provides unified SoC integration automation through three modules: Magillem Packaging (IP packaging), Magillem Connectivity (SoC assembly), and Magillem Registers (hardware/software interface). Following the acquisition of Cycuity in January 2026, the portfolio expanded to include Cycuity Radix hardware security assurance software. This integrated portfolio enables efficient data movement, power management, timing closure, and security verification across AI, automotive, communications, consumer, enterprise computing, industrial, and aerospace/defense applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FlexGen: Smart Network-on-Chip IP for AI-driven semiconductor designs
• FlexNoC
• Ncore
• CodaCache
• Magillem
• Cycuity

Products and services

• FlexNoC Interconnect IP Non-coherent network-on-chip interconnect IP providing physically-aware fabric technology to accelerate timing closure, reduce wire count, and increase SoC performance, with multi-protocol support and quality-of-service features for heterogeneous multi-core systems.
• FlexGen Smart Interconnect IP Smart non-coherent interconnect IP that uses AI-driven heuristics to minimize wire length, refine topology, and reduce latency for AI-enabled chip and chiplet architectures, including next-generation AI compute platforms.
• FlexWay Interconnect IP Non-coherent interconnect IP for flexible on-chip connectivity supporting various topologies and protocols in SoC designs.
• Ncore Cache Coherent Interconnect IP Cache coherent interconnect IP that manages cache-to-cache communication and ensures data consistency across processor caches using MOESI state management and directory-based tracking for multi-core and heterogeneous systems.
• CodaCache Last-Level Cache IP Last-level cache IP that efficiently moves high-bandwidth data in and out of SoCs, preserves predictable latency, and supports flexible partitioning for varying workloads in AI and compute applications.
• Magillem Platform (SoC Integration Automation) Unified end-to-end SoC integration automation platform that combines IP-XACT-based packaging, SoC assembly connectivity, and hardware/software register management for streamlined IP reuse, SoC assembly, and hardware/software interface development.
• Magillem Connectivity SoC integration automation tool that streamlines and accelerates SoC assembly with portable design processes, supporting collaborative work and accurate data management for IP and chiplet integration.
• Magillem Packaging Automated IP packaging solution that imports legacy RTL and creates IEEE IP-XACT descriptions, maps physical ports to bus interfaces, and captures memory maps for reusable IP blocks.
• Magillem Registers Hardware/software interface automation tool for collaborative register management, ensuring address map consistency and generating high-quality collaterals including RTL, C headers, and UVM RAL files.
• Cycuity Radix Hardware Security Assurance Hardware security assurance software that uncovers design vulnerabilities and enables shift-left security verification for pre-silicon detection of hardware security weaknesses, offered in Radix-S, Radix-M, and Radix-ST variants.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 4 billion chips and chiplets shipped with Arteris technology
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AMDcoreTechnology or IntegrationAMD has licensed Arteris FlexGen smart NoC IP for use in AMD's next-generation AI chiplet designs. The collaboration combines Arteris' FlexGen NoC IP with AMD's Infinity Fabric interconnect to address complexity in modern SoC architectures, optimizing wire length, reducing latency, and improving power efficiency in chiplet-based semiconductor designs.
• ArmcoreTechnology or IntegrationArm and Arteris collaborate on optimized solutions for Arm-based designs. Arteris NoC IP is validated and optimized for Arm AMBA specifications, enabling seamless integration of Arm processor cores with Arteris interconnect fabrics.
• NXP SemiconductorscoreTechnology or IntegrationNXP has expanded its use of Arteris system IP products across its AI-enabled silicon solutions for intelligent vehicles, advanced industrial systems, and secure consumer edge applications. Collaboration involves FlexNoC, Ncore, CodaCache, and Magillem software.
• RenesascoreTechnology or IntegrationRenesas has licensed and deployed Arteris FlexNoC network-on-chip interconnect IP for its R-Car Gen 5 SoC series designed for highly automated driving applications. The 3nm SoC achieves up to 400 TOPS AI performance while reducing power consumption by 30-35%.
• Cadence Design SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationCadence and Arteris collaborate on chiplet design ecosystem. Arteris is an initial IP partner in Cadence's Chiplet Spec-to-Packaged Parts ecosystem, combining Cadence's chiplet framework with Arteris IP for physical AI, data center, and HPC applications.
• SynopsyscoreTechnology or IntegrationArteris multi-die solution integrates with EDA tools from Synopsys for comprehensive chiplet design workflows. The partnership enables customers to leverage Arteris NoC IP within Synopsys design environments.
• TSMCcoreTechnology or IntegrationTSMC is a foundry partner in Arteris' ecosystem, with Arteris IP validated for TSMC process nodes including advanced nodes used for AI and automotive applications.
• Samsung FoundrycoreTechnology or IntegrationSamsung Foundry collaborates with Arteris on silicon prototype demonstrations for chiplet platforms. Arteris is part of Samsung Foundry's chiplet ecosystem supporting advanced packaging solutions.
• MIPS (GlobalFoundries)coreTechnology or IntegrationArteris announced a strategic collaboration with MIPS to accelerate development of physical AI computing platforms. MIPS integrates Arteris FlexGen Smart NoC IP and Magillem SoC Integration Automation Software into its RISC-V processor-based platforms targeting automotive, robotics, and embedded computing markets.
• Alibaba DAMO Academy XuanTiecoreTechnology or IntegrationArteris and Alibaba DAMO Academy's XuanTie extended their partnership to accelerate high-performance RISC-V SoC designs. The collaboration combines Arteris interconnect IP with XuanTie RISC-V CPU cores, with completed integration across multiple SoC reference designs including C908, C920, and C930 CPUs.
• AlteracoreTechnology or IntegrationAltera licensed Arteris' broad product portfolio for development of next-generation FPGA and SoC FPGA solutions to advance intelligent computing across cloud-to-edge applications. The collaboration streamlines design workflows and optimizes data movement.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Synopsys: Synopsys acquired Netspeed Systems and now offers competing on-chip interconnect IP alongside its dominant EDA platform. It directly overlaps Arteris in coherent and non-coherent NoC IP for AI, automotive, and SoC designs, and can bundle interconnect IP with broader tool commitments.
• Cadence Design Systems: Cadence offers interconnect IP and chiplet infrastructure as part of its broader EDA and IP portfolio. As an Arteris ecosystem partner for chiplet design, it is also a competitor for NoC IP and can leverage its tool install base to bundle competing solutions.
• Alphawave Semi: Alphawave Semi is a focused IP company specializing in high-speed SerDes, die-to-die, and on-chip connectivity IP for data center and AI chips. It is one of the closest pure-play comparables to Arteris in connectivity IP licensing.
• Rambus: Rambus licenses high-speed interface IP (memory and interconnect) to semiconductor and systems companies, monetizing primarily through IP and royalties. It is comparable to Arteris as a publicly traded IP licensor with similar end-customer and licensing economics.
• CEVA, Inc. CEVA licenses DSP, AI, and connectivity IP to semiconductor and OEM customers on a per-chip royalty basis. It is a comparable IP-licensing business model targeting similar SoC customers, although focused on different IP categories.
• Imagination Technologies: Imagination licenses GPU, AI, and connectivity IP to chipmakers, with a similar IP-licensing-and-royalty model. It competes for the same design-start wallet across AI, automotive, and consumer SoC customers.

Broad incumbents

• Arm Holdings: Arm is the dominant processor IP licensor and a strategic Arteris partner (NoC validated for AMBA). It is a broad incumbent in semiconductor IP licensing whose ecosystem decisions strongly influence Arteris's footprint in Arm-based SoCs.

Emerging players

• SiFive: SiFive is a RISC-V processor IP company and a partner of Arteris for RISC-V SoC designs. It is a partial competitor within an ecosystem partnership: SiFive's IP integrates with Arteris NoC but competes indirectly for design-start share in AI and automotive.
• MIPS: MIPS (a GlobalFoundries subsidiary) licenses RISC-V processor IP and has an explicit partnership integrating Arteris FlexGen and Magillem into its platforms. It is a complementary/partner peer rather than a direct competitor in interconnect IP.
• Achronix Semiconductor: Achronix provides FPGA and embedded FPGA IP plus high-performance data movement solutions targeting AI and networking. It overlaps with Arteris at the high-performance SoC and AI infrastructure customer level, particularly for data-movement-intensive workloads.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors8 records

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M&A3 records

Investments

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