What Quintauris does

Quintauris GmbH, headquartered in Munich, Germany, is a private joint venture founded in December 2023 by six global semiconductor companies — Bosch, Infineon, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP Semiconductors, Qualcomm, and STMicroelectronics — to industrialize the adoption of the open RISC-V instruction set architecture. The company operates as a centralized standards and reference-design body, producing RISC-V-based hardware reference architectures, software platforms, and semiconductor IP solutions intended to give OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers a single, interoperable source of compatible RISC-V building blocks rather than fragmented proprietary alternatives.

The product portfolio is anchored by RT-Europa, the company's flagship and first RISC-V Real-Time Platform for Automotive, which introduces a system-level standardization layer designed to ensure interoperability and reliability across diverse IPs and software configurations. The portfolio is organized into four product categories — Application Processors, Microcontrollers, Real-Time Processors, and Professional Services — with the Microcontroller and Real-Time Processor lines explicitly designed to support safety-critical automotive workloads (ADAS, vehicle control, zonal architectures) as well as IoT and consumer applications. The company has built a software ecosystem through partnerships with SiFive (processor IP), eSOL (RTOS), Vector (AUTOSAR Classic / MICROSAR), and IAR (safety-certified development tools), and reports progress toward ISO 26262 ASIL-D qualification for safety-critical functions.

Quintauris generates revenue through semiconductor IP licensing and royalties on its reference architectures and platforms, supplemented by Professional Services for reference-architecture development, software integration, and ecosystem enablement. Go-to-market is enterprise-direct, targeting automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, supported by a Development Partner Program for IP providers, software vendors, and tool partners. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held, has 1–10 employees, and completed a shareholder-backed capital increase in February 2026; revenue figures have not been disclosed.

Name

Quintauris

Legal name

Quintauris

Website

https://quintauris.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Quintauris is a Munich-based joint venture of six tier-one semiconductor companies (Bosch, Infineon, Nordic, NXP, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics) that develops RISC-V reference architectures, software platforms, and IP solutions — anchored by the RT-Europa real-time automotive platform — for automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and increasingly IoT and consumer markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Munich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Semiconductor IP Licensing and Platform Solutions: Quintauris provides reference architectures, software platforms, and semiconductor IP solutions to enable compatible RISC-V-based products across various industries. Revenue is generated through licensing of IP, reference designs, and professional services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Quintauris develops and supplies RISC-V-based semiconductor IP and reference architectures, anchored by the RT-Europa real-time platform for automotive. Its offering spans application processors, microcontrollers, real-time processors, and professional services aimed at industrializing RISC-V adoption across automotive, IoT, and adjacent safety-critical markets.

Product overview

Quintauris offers a portfolio of RISC-V based hardware platforms and professional services designed to industrialize RISC-V adoption across industries. The product lineup includes RT-Europa (the flagship real-time automotive platform), Application Processors, Microcontrollers, and Real-Time Processors. The company, founded in December 2023 as a joint venture of semiconductor leaders (Bosch, Infineon, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics), provides reference architectures and software platforms with two products launched at founding and two additional products planned. Professional Services complement the product offerings to support ecosystem enablement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RT-Europa: The first RISC-V Real-Time Platform for Automotive. Designed for integration, RT-Europa introduces a system-level standardization layer, ensuring interoperability and reliability across diverse IPs and software configurations.

Products and services

• RT-Europa RT-Europa is the first RISC-V Real-Time Platform for Automotive, designed for integration with a system-level standardization layer ensuring interoperability and reliability across diverse IPs and software configurations for safety-critical automotive applications.
• Application Processors RISC-V based application processor products targeting automotive and other markets requiring high-performance computing.
• Microcontrollers RISC-V based microcontroller products designed for embedded systems and IoT applications.
• Real-Time Processors RISC-V based real-time processor products optimized for deterministic performance in safety-critical automotive applications.
• Professional Services Professional services supporting RISC-V implementation including reference architecture development, software integration, and ecosystem enablement for OEM and Tier-1 customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• BMW reported 30% system cost reduction through ECU consolidation using RISC-V solutions
• +1 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• eSOLcoreTechnology or Integration · 10 March 2026Strategic partnership announced at Embedded World 2026 to integrate eSOL's real-time operating system technology into Quintauris' RISC-V platforms for automotive applications. Collaboration aims to accelerate production-ready RISC-V solutions for ADAS, vehicle control, and zonal architectures, providing OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers with a consistent foundation and migration path from proprietary architectures.
• SiFivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 January 2026Partnership to standardize high-performance RISC-V IP across next-generation automotive zonal controllers and ADAS platforms, marking RISC-V's emergence as the third pillar of automotive computing.
• SiFivecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 December 2025Strategic partnership announced in Munich on December 11, 2025 to integrate SiFive's processor IP into Quintauris' reference architectures for next-generation automotive zonal and ADAS ECUs. The collaboration targets greater flexibility, scalability, and interoperability for developers, representing another step in Quintauris' strategy to foster an open and collaborative RISC-V environment.
• VectorcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to integrate MICROSAR Classic, an AUTOSAR-compliant automotive software stack, onto Quintauris' RISC-V based reference platform for automotive applications. Integration aims to facilitate use of open-standard RISC-V hardware in automotive OEMs and suppliers, boosting development speed, reliability, and safety.
• IARsupportingTechnology or IntegrationPartnership to integrate IAR's safety-certified development tools into the RT-Europa RISC-V platform for automotive systems. Collaboration aims to enhance support for safety-critical design and certification, providing consolidated workflow for automotive developers working on RISC-V architectures requiring ISO 26262 compliance.

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SiFive: Largest independent RISC-V processor IP provider. SiFive is both a Quintauris partner and a direct supplier of CPU IP into Quintauris' reference architectures, making it the most directly comparable RISC-V IP company in the market.
• Andes Technology: Taiwan-listed RISC-V processor IP vendor with a broad automotive and IoT product line. Competes head-to-head with Quintauris' microcontroller and real-time processor categories and is a leading alternative RISC-V IP source for Tier-1s.
• Codasip: European RISC-V processor IP vendor offering configurable cores and Studio design tools. Targets similar embedded and automotive use cases as Quintauris and competes for the same IP-licensing wallet.

Broad incumbents

• ARM: Dominant incumbent in automotive and embedded processor IP. ARM's Cortex and Neoverse lines are the primary alternative Quintauris aims to displace, with deep AUTOSAR/ISO 26262 ecosystem entrenchment.
• Imagination Technologies: Processor IP vendor (CPU + GPU) targeting automotive and edge markets. Comparable as a peer IP licensor with a portfolio approach across heterogeneous compute, though its automotive CPU presence is smaller than Quintauris'.
• MIPS: Established processor IP vendor now owned by GlobalFoundries/others, pivoting toward RISC-V. Comparable to Quintauris as a heritage CPU IP company transitioning to the open ISA, with overlap in industrial and automotive segments.

Emerging players

• Rivos: RISC-V-based server and high-performance compute startup. An emerging RISC-V IP/chip vendor demonstrating the broader applicability of the architecture; competes indirectly for engineering talent and partner mindshare in the RISC-V ecosystem.
• Tenstorrent: AI-focused chip company building RISC-V based accelerators. Represents the broader RISC-V compute wave that validates the architecture and indirectly competes for embedded/edge compute design wins.

Others

• Synopsys: Provider of EDA tools and a broad portfolio of pre-verified semiconductor IP (including ARC processors). Adjacent to Quintauris as an enabler/supplier of design infrastructure for RISC-V adopters, though not a direct CPU architecture competitor.
• Cadence Design Systems: Major EDA vendor with its own IP catalog including Tensilica processors. Functions as an ecosystem enabler and tool vendor for RISC-V SoC designs rather than a direct architecture competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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