Tortuga logic, Inc. dba Cycuity

What Tortuga logic, Inc. dba Cycuity does

Cycuity (formerly Tortuga Logic, now an Arteris brand) sells the Radix platform, a pre-silicon hardware security verification suite used by semiconductor manufacturers, defense prime contractors, and IP vendors to detect and remediate security weaknesses in chip designs before fabrication. The platform is built on a proprietary Information Flow Tracking methodology and ships in three modules — Radix-S for simulation-based verification, Radix-M for emulation-based system-level verification, and Radix-ST for static RTL analysis — that share a common rules engine and map findings to MITRE hardware Common Weakness Enumeration entries (covering approximately 80% of the hardware CWE catalog and 9 of 11 entries on the 2025 Most Important Hardware Weaknesses list). Radix integrates directly with the simulation and emulation tools of Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA, allowing the same security rules to scale from IP blocks to SoCs and full hardware/software systems.

The company is headquartered in San Jose, California, operates with 11-50 employees, and traces its origins to hardware security research at UC Santa Barbara. Its go-to-market combines high-touch enterprise field sales (quote-based licensing, "Talk to a Security Expert" CTAs) with a long-cycle U.S. government contracting motion, headlined by a 7-year, $99 million IDIQ contract from the U.S. Department of Defense (SBIR Phase III via Air Force AFWERX), earlier SBIR Phase II awards, the DARPA Toolbox initiative, and selection for the ARI Silicon Crossroads Microelectronics Commons Hub. Named commercial customers include AMD, Xilinx, SiFive, Mercury Systems, and BAE Systems, spanning aerospace and defense, automotive, data center, and FPGA/RISC-V segments. Revenue is generated primarily through Radix software licensing supplemented by government contracts, training, and technical support.

On December 11, 2025, Arteris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIP) announced its intention to acquire Cycuity, and on January 14, 2026, closed the acquisition to combine Radix hardware security assurance with Arteris's network-on-chip system IP, targeting secure on-chip data movement from AI data centers to edge devices. Cycuity now operates as an Arteris brand under CEO Andreas Kuehlmann, with co-founder Dr. Jason Oberg continuing as CTO.

Name

Tortuga logic, Inc. dba Cycuity

Legal name

Cycuity, Inc.

Website

https://cycuity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cycuity (formerly Tortuga Logic, now an Arteris brand) sells the Radix platform for pre-silicon hardware security verification, serving semiconductor manufacturers, defense prime contractors, and IP vendors who need to detect chip-level vulnerabilities before fabrication.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Hardware Security Verification Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Security Systems Services (56162)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDAHAFAG

Verification IP (VIP) & Protocol Compliance Suites

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Semiconductors & Electronic Components/Electronic Design Automation (EDA) & IP Cores

SECONDARYFSAPABAI

Smart Contract Security Tooling (static/dynamic analysis, formal verification)

Financial & Insurance/Blockchain & Web3/Smart Contract Platforms & Developer Tooling (SDKs, APIs, indexing, oracles)

Keywords

• Hardware security verification
• Pre-silicon security
• RTL security analysis
• Semiconductor cybersecurity
• CWE weakness detection

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Radix Software Licensing: Primary commercial revenue stream from licensing Radix-S, Radix-M, and Radix-ST to semiconductor manufacturers and system developers for pre-silicon hardware security verification. Licensing described as enterprise/site-level (e.g., Xilinx licensing Radix).
2. U.S. Government Contracts (DoD / SBIR): Multi-year U.S. government IDIQ and SBIR contracts for design supply chain and microelectronics security assurance, including a 7-year $99M IDIQ DoD contract (SBIR Phase III via Air Force AFWERX) and prior multi-million dollar SBIR Phase II awards.
3. Training, Documentation, and Technical Support: Companion enablement services around Radix deployments including training, documentation, and technical support to help customers embed hardware security into their verification processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cycuity (formerly Tortuga Logic) sells the Radix platform, a pre-silicon hardware security verification suite that detects and prevents security vulnerabilities in semiconductor chip designs. Radix is delivered as three interoperating modules — Radix-S (simulation-based verification), Radix-M (emulation-based system-level verification), and Radix-ST (static RTL analysis) — that together apply Information Flow Tracking to map security assets, convert plain-English security requirements into executable rules, and align findings with MITRE hardware Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) entries. The platform is licensed to semiconductor manufacturers, IP providers, and defense/aerospace customers and integrates with mainstream EDA simulation and emulation tools from Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens.

Product overview

Cycuity (formerly Tortuga Logic, now an Arteris brand) sells a single platform called Radix for hardware security verification, delivered as three interoperating modules: Radix-S for simulation-based security verification, Radix-M for emulation-based verification, and Radix-ST for static RTL security analysis. Together they cover the chip design lifecycle from early RTL code through IP, SoC, firmware and system-level integration, providing asset-based information-flow tracking, CWE-mapped weakness detection, measurable security coverage, and security signoff with documented compliance evidence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Radix: The Radix product family comprises hardware security verification solutions including Radix-S (simulation-based security verification), Radix-M (emulation-based security verification for complex systems), and Radix-ST (static security analysis for early-stage RTL design). Marketed as the company's flagship product line.

Products and services

• Radix Platform Cycuity's flagship hardware security verification platform. Radix provides systematic, asset-based, measurable security verification that converts security requirements into reusable rules and tracks information flow of security assets through RTL, IP blocks, SoCs, firmware and software to deliver security signoff for semiconductor manufacturers, IP providers, and defense/aerospace customers.
• Radix-S Simulation-based security verification product for semiconductor design and verification teams. Detects and remediates security issues in IP blocks and SoC subsystems during design creation and verification by injecting a hardware Security Model into the design and running rules inside commercial simulators from Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA. Supports Verilog and VHDL and identifies ~80% of hardware weaknesses in the MITRE CWE database.
• Radix-M Emulation-based security verification product for SoC system-level hardware/software integration. Extends Radix-S rules to SoC system-level verification by running firmware and software on the SoC inside commercial emulators from Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens, simultaneously analyzing the entire system to uncover Root of Trust and processing-system vulnerabilities.
• Radix-ST Static security analyzer for early-stage RTL designs launched on 2025-08-27. Performs deep, testbench- and constraint-free inspection of RTL code using proprietary detection engines, integrates with the Radix GUI, and maps findings to MITRE hardware CWEs to enable shift-left hardware security assurance without simulation or emulation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Covers approximately 80% of MITRE hardware Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) weaknesses
• +3 more outcomes

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Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Integration4 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Arteris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIP)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 January 2026Arteris announced on December 11, 2025 its intention to acquire Cycuity, and on January 14, 2026 closed the acquisition. By combining Arteris's network-on-chip (NoC) system IP with Cycuity's hardware security assurance technology, the combined company aims to address secure on-chip data movement from AI data centers to edge devices.
• SiFivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2025Cycuity announced a collaboration with SiFive and BAE Systems to demonstrate advanced microelectronics design supply chain security, validating Cycuity's Radix technology for securing RISC-V third-party IP.
• BAE SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2025BAE Systems joined Cycuity and SiFive in a collaboration to demonstrate advanced microelectronics design supply chain security for defense applications, supporting Radix validation across aerospace and defense.
• Applied Research Institute (ARI) — Silicon Crossroads Microelectronics Commons HubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2025ARI selected Cycuity to enhance microelectronics security through the Silicon Crossroads Microelectronics Commons Hub, a U.S. DoD-backed program focused on advancing domestic microelectronics assurance capabilities.
• U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) / Air Force AFWERX / DARPAflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-decade partnership via SBIR Phase II and Phase III IDIQ contracts, including a 7-year $99M IDIQ award, the DARPA Toolbox initiative extension, and prior multi-million dollar Phase II awards through AFWERX — used to expand Radix capabilities for microelectronics assurance across the design supply chain.
• MITRE CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-year collaboration with MITRE, Intel, AMD, Arm, and Riscure to develop hardware CWEs and the 2025 Most Important Hardware Weaknesses (MIHW) list. Cycuity's CTO Dr. Jason Oberg co-led these efforts and sits on the CWE/CAPEC Board.
• CadencecoreTechnology or IntegrationRadix-S integrates with Cadence commercial simulators; Radix-M integrates with Cadence commercial emulators, allowing Radix security rules to run natively in Cadence verification flows.
• SynopsyscoreTechnology or IntegrationRadix-S integrates with Synopsys commercial simulators and Radix-M with Synopsys commercial emulators, enabling plug-in security verification across Synopsys-based design flows.
• Siemens EDAcoreTechnology or IntegrationRadix-S integrates with Siemens EDA commercial simulators and Radix-M with Siemens commercial emulators, supporting Radix security rules inside Siemens-led verification environments.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Avery Design Systems: Verification IP and SoC verification company offering pre-silicon verification solutions including security-focused extensions. Directly comparable to Cycuity as a niche pre-silicon verification vendor selling into the same semiconductor customer base.
• Secure-IC: Provider of hardware security IPs, security verification tools, and certification services for semiconductors and embedded systems. Competes head-to-head with Cycuity's Radix in pre-silicon hardware security verification and serves overlapping automotive, defense, and IoT segments.
• Riscure: Hardware and embedded security testing company offering side-channel analysis, fault injection, and security evaluation tools. Co-developed the 2025 MIHW list with Cycuity/MITRE/Intel/AMD/Arm and competes in the broader hardware security assurance market.

Broad incumbents

• Synopsys: EDA incumbent with the broadest portfolio of verification tools (VCS, ZeBu emulation, VC Formal) plus security capabilities through the Synopsys Software Integrity portfolio. Cycuity integrates with Synopsys simulators/emulators and competes for security verification budgets against Synopsys's broader verification suite.
• Cadence Design Systems: EDA incumbent with JasperGold formal verification, Palladium emulation, and the Cadence Security IP/Appurance product lines. Cycuity integrates with Cadence simulators/emulators and competes against Cadence's broader verification and security IP portfolio.
• Siemens EDA (Tessent): Siemens's EDA business unit (formerly Mentor Graphics) includes Tessent for silicon lifecycle management and built-in self-test with security features. Cycuity integrates with Siemens simulators/emulators and competes against Tessent's secure IC and DFT security capabilities.
• Ansys: Simulation and verification software company with semiconductor multiphysics and sign-off tools that increasingly overlap with reliability and security verification use cases. Comparable as a broad engineering software incumbent adjacent to Cycuity's verification niche.

Emerging players

• OneSpin Solutions (Siemens EDA): Formal verification specialist (acquired by Siemens EDA) with security assertion and trust verification capabilities targeting the same pre-silicon security verification workflow as Radix. Comparable as a focused formal-security player competing in the same SoC verification motion.

Market position

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Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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