CYPHER

What CYPHER does

Cirrus Logic, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Austin, Texas, founded in 1984 and listed on NASDAQ under the ticker CRUS since 1989. The company designs and markets low-power, high-precision mixed-signal processing solutions, with a portfolio that spans audio codecs (CS42L, CS47L, WM series), smart and boosted amplifiers (CS35L family), high-performance ADCs and DACs (CS430xP, CS530xP, CS5312x, CS4332x), closed-loop haptic drivers (CS40L series), audio DSPs, camera controllers, and battery and power management ICs - the latter expanded through the $335 million acquisition of Lion Semiconductor in July 2021 for switched-capacitor fast-charging IP. Supporting software includes SoundClear Studio, the WISCE development suite, and FlexGUI mixed-signal audio configuration tools.

The company's revenue model is predominantly hardware sales of integrated circuits sold directly to OEM manufacturers for embedding into consumer devices. Go-to-market is organized around reference designs co-developed with industry platform leaders such as Intel (Lunar Lake, Core Ultra) and Microsoft, supplemented by authorized distribution channels and ODM partnerships (e.g., Compal Electronics). Primary customers are the world's leading mobile and PC OEMs - the company's parts ship inside 5 of the top 10 smartphone manufacturers, 4 of the top 5 PC OEMs, and have cumulatively shipped more than 5 billion amplifiers. Customer segments span mobile and consumer electronics (primary), automotive (AEC-Q100-qualified haptic and audio), professional and prosumer audio (musical instruments, mixing consoles, USB audio interfaces), and smart home/IoT.

Cirrus Logic operates an engineering footprint of approximately 1,700 team members, anchored by its Austin headquarters and the Edinburgh, Scotland engineering center inherited from the 2014 Wolfson Microelectronics acquisition, plus San Francisco and Seoul offices acquired with Lion Semiconductor. The company has been recognized as a global market leader in audio ICs and holds more than 4,200 issued and pending patents worldwide. Reported revenue grew from $1.79 billion in FY2024 to $1.90 billion in FY2025 and a record $2.0 billion in FY2026.

Name

CYPHER

Legal name

Cirrus Logic, Inc.

Website

https://cirrus.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cirrus Logic is a fabless semiconductor company that designs low-power, high-precision mixed-signal ICs - audio codecs, smart amplifiers, ADCs/DACs, haptic drivers, and power management chips - for major smartphone and PC OEMs across consumer, automotive, and professional audio markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Signal Processing Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Speech Enhancement & Noise Suppression (AEC/NR) (HDAAAFAG)

Keywords

• Noise reduction software
• Signal processing solutions
• Audio extraction software
• Real-time signal analysis
• Device signal identification

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Semiconductor Product Sales: Cirrus Logic generates revenue primarily from selling semiconductor chips and integrated circuits to consumer electronics manufacturers. Products include audio codecs, amplifiers, converters, haptic drivers, and power management ICs. The company operates on a fabless model, outsourcing manufacturing to foundries like GlobalFoundries.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CYPHER develops software solutions for real-time noise reduction, signal identification, and signal extraction on various devices. The software is intended to be deployed on-device, processing audio/signal inputs in real time to isolate, classify, and extract relevant signals.

Product overview

Cirrus Logic is a fabless semiconductor company and leader in low-power, high-precision mixed-signal processing solutions. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of audio and mixed-signal products including: smart codecs (CS42L42, CS42L92, CS47L series), audio DSPs (CS48L series, CS4953xx, CS4970xx), boosted amplifiers, haptic drivers for consumer and automotive applications (CS40L51/52/53 AEC-Q100 qualified), camera controllers, battery and power ICs including Lion Semiconductor fast-charging solutions, analog-to-digital converters (CS530xP, CS5312x families), digital-to-analog converters (CS430xP, CS4332x families), and audio codecs (CS4282P, CS4233x families). Products are used in smartphones, tablets, laptops, wearables, AR/VR, automotive, musical instruments, and professional audio equipment. Supporting software includes SoundClear Studio, WISCE development tools suite, and FlexGUI. Cirrus Logic has shipped more than five billion amplifiers and holds over 4,200 issued and pending patents worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SoundClear: Audio processing software and tools including SoundClear Studio for configuring and controlling audio devices
• SmartHIFI
• CS35L series
• CS53L series

Products and services

• Real-Time Noise Reduction, Signal Identification, and Signal Extraction Software

Quantifiable outcome

• Dynamic range up to 129 dB for DACs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lion SemiconductorcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 July 2021Acquired for $335 million in cash to expand Cirrus Logic's portfolio of high-performance mixed-signal technologies with fast-charging ICs. Lion's switched-capacitor architectures enable outstanding wired and wireless fast-charging user experiences for smartphones and laptops. Expected to contribute approximately $60 million in revenue between deal close and end of FY22. Operations in San Francisco and Seoul, South Korea.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Krisp: Krisp offers real-time AI-powered noise cancellation and voice clarity software for calls and meetings, and has expanded into developer SDKs for embedding in third-party apps. It is the closest direct peer to CYPHER given the shared focus on real-time noise suppression delivered as software across devices.
• iZotope: iZotope's RX suite is a leading noise reduction, dialogue cleanup, and signal restoration toolkit used in audio post-production and broadcast. Its focus on noise/suppression and signal extraction aligns directly with CYPHER's stated capabilities, with iZotope being a more prosumer-leaning comparator.
• Waves Audio: Waves develops real-time audio processing plugins, noise suppression, and DSP engines used in pro audio, broadcast, and consumer/voice applications. Comparable to CYPHER through its focus on real-time audio signal processing software deployed across devices and use cases.
• Audyssey: Audyssey develops audio DSP software for noise management, room correction, and voice/audio enhancement deployed across consumer and AV products. It is a direct peer in the audio DSP software space, addressing device OEMs with signal-processing IP.

Broad incumbents

• Dolby Laboratories: Dolby is a large incumbent in audio processing with offerings in noise reduction, voice enhancement, and audio codecs across cinema, broadcast, mobile, and PC. It competes with CYPHER's noise-reduction capability and serves as a benchmark for what a scaled audio IP owner can do across devices.
• Synaptics: Synaptics provides audio and voice DSP silicon and software for IoT, hearables, and smart home devices, including noise suppression IP integrated with their SoCs. Its bundled hardware-plus-software approach competes with CYPHER for the same OEM design wins.
• Knowles Electronics: Knowles offers MEMS microphones and audio processing solutions, including noise suppression and voice enhancement algorithms for hearables and IoT. Comparable to CYPHER through its audio signal-processing IP targeting the same embedded device OEM market.

Emerging players

• Sonible: Sonible develops AI-powered audio processing plugins for music production and post-production including de-noising and source separation. Comparable to CYPHER as a smaller specialty audio AI software vendor with overlapping de-noise and signal extraction technology.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CirrusLogic
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cirrus-logic
• Instagraminstagram.com/cirrusrocks
• Xx.com/CirrusLogic

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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