What Silicon Creations does

Silicon Creations is a privately held, self-funded silicon intellectual property (IP) provider founded in 2006 with headquarters in Lawrenceville, Georgia (Atlanta metro) and an engineering center in Kraków, Poland. The company develops analog mixed-signal IP — precision and general-purpose timing (ring PLLs, LC-PLLs, oscillators, crystal oscillators), multi-protocol Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) interfaces, LVDS interfaces, voltage-temperature sensors, and analog glue logic — qualified in production across the broadest process range in its category, from 180nm down to 2nm at foundries including TSMC, GlobalFoundries, Samsung Foundry, Intel Foundry Services, SMIC, and UMC. Both the US and Poland sites hold ISO 9001 certification, supporting quality requirements for automotive (AEC-Q100) and medical customers.

The company generates revenue by licensing IP blocks — and collecting associated royalties — to semiconductor companies and fabless design houses for integration into customer SoCs. End applications span smartphones, wearables, consumer devices, processors, network devices, automotive, IoT, and medical devices. With GlobalFoundries alone, the company has completed over 115 collaborative projects from 65nm through 12LP+ process nodes, with the fractional PLL deployed in 50+ customer SoCs across GF nodes; named customers include Microchip Technology (SerDes PMA used in PolarFire FPGAs) and Teradyne (SerDes for silicon strategy applications). Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales from the US headquarters with a worldwide network of named regional channel partners covering nine regions (Americas, EMEA, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Israel, Southeast Asia/ANZ).

Silicon Creations has been recognized as TSMC's Mixed Signal IP Partner of the Year for nine consecutive years through 2025, and in 2025 became the inaugural recipient of GlobalFoundries' Analog Mixed Signal IP Partner of the Year award. In January 2026 the company joined Cadence's Chiplet Spec-to-Packaged Parts ecosystem as an initial IP partner alongside Arm, Arteris, eMemory, M31 Technology, and Trilinear Technologies, with chiplet solutions on Samsung Foundry's SF5A process targeted at physical AI, data center, and HPC applications — a notable vertical expansion beyond the company's historical consumer/automotive/IoT core.

Name

Silicon Creations

Legal name

Silicon Creations

Website

https://siliconcr.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Silicon Creations is a self-funded, privately held silicon IP provider founded in 2006, offering analog mixed-signal IP (PLLs, SerDes, LVDS, oscillators, sensors) for semiconductor companies and fabless design houses, with production-proven IP from 2nm to 180nm across consumer, automotive, HPC, and IoT applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor IP (Silicon IP)

NAICS

Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (334413), Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (3344)

SIC

Semiconductors & Related Devices (3674), Electronic Components, Nec (3679)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

IP Enablement, Characterization & Porting Services (HDAHAFAI)

Keywords

• Silicon IP licensing
• Mixed-signal IP
• PLL IP cores
• SerDes IP
• Semiconductor IP

Headquarters

HQ city

Lawrenceville

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, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Silicon IP Licensing: Licensing of silicon intellectual property including PLLs, SerDes, LVDS, oscillators and analog IP to semiconductor companies and fabless design houses for integration into customer SoCs

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Silicon Creations designs and licenses analog mixed-signal silicon intellectual property (IP) for semiconductor system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Its core products include precision and general-purpose timing IP (Ring PLLs, LC-PLLs, oscillators, crystal oscillators), multi-protocol SerDes PMA interfaces, bi-directional LVDS interfaces, VT sensors, and analog glue logic, with the portfolio in production across process technologies from 2nm to 180nm.

Product overview

Silicon Creations is a leading silicon IP provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of analog mixed-signal intellectual property for semiconductor designs. The company's product suite centers on precision timing solutions (Ring PLLs, LC-PLLs, Oscillators, Crystal Oscillators), high-speed connectivity interfaces (SerDes, LVDS), and supporting IP (VT Sensors, Analog Glue, Automotive). The portfolio spans process technologies from 2nm to 180nm, serving applications including smartphones, wearables, consumer devices, processors, network devices, automotive, IoT, and medical devices. The IP is proven and in high-volume mass production across the most advanced process nodes available in the industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ring PLLs Ring oscillator PLL IP with wide operational range for generating SoC clocks from PCIe3 references to Audio CODECs and spread spectrum DDR references using a single PLL.
• LC-PLLs Inductor-capacitor Phase-Locked Loop IP for precision timing applications.
• Oscillators Standalone oscillator IP for timing generation in semiconductor SoC designs.
• Crystal Oscillators Crystal oscillator IP for precision reference timing in SoC designs.
• SerDes IP Multi-protocol Serializer-Deserializer PMAs with FPGA-like flexibility, optimized PMAs for low area and low power with ring PLLs running over 25Gbps, supporting PCIe Gen 5/6/7.
• LVDS Interfaces Bi-directional LVDS interface IP in production from 90nm to 12nm and available in 7nm, operating over 2Gbps.
• VT Sensors Voltage and temperature sensor IP for process monitoring and system health management in SoC designs.
• Analog Glue Analog glue logic IP for connecting and interfacing analog and digital blocks in SoC designs.
• Automotive IP IP solutions designed for automotive applications, meeting automotive quality and reliability standards for use in ADAS, infotainment, and safety systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• First silicon to mass production success rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cadence Design SystemscoreTechnology or Integration · 6 January 2026Silicon Creations is an initial IP partner in Cadence's Chiplet Spec-to-Packaged Parts ecosystem, providing IP for chiplet solutions targeting physical AI, data center, and HPC applications. The ecosystem combines Cadence's Physical AI chiplet platform with pre-integrated partner IP on Samsung Foundry's SF5A process.
• GlobalFoundriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 August 2025Silicon Creations was named the first recipient of GlobalFoundries' Analog Mixed Signal IP Partner of the Year award. The partnership spans over 115 successful collaborative projects across GF process nodes from 65nm through 12LP+, including PLLs, SerDes, and LVDS IOs supporting PCIe Gen 5/6/7.
• TSMCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilicon Creations is a key IP partner in TSMC's Open Innovation Platform ecosystem, contributing to over 1,800 chip tape-outs. The company has been recognized as TSMC's Mixed Signal IP Partner of the Year for 9 consecutive years.
• Samsung FoundrycoreTechnology or IntegrationSamsung Foundry is listed as a partner, with collaboration on silicon prototype demonstrations for chiplet solutions on the SF5A process.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Faraday Technology: ASIC design services and IP provider with a portfolio that includes interface IP and SoC platforms, listed among Silicon Creations' partners. Comparable in serving fabless customers across TSMC and other foundries with reusable IP blocks.
• VeriSilicon: China-based silicon IP and chip design platform provider with broad IP catalog including interface, analog, and processor IP across TSMC and other foundries. Comparable horizontal IP licensing business model and overlapping customer base in consumer and AI SoCs.
• Alphawave Semi: Pure-play connectivity and SerDes IP specialist focused on multi-gigabit SerDes, PCIe, and chiplet die-to-die interfaces for AI and HPC. Direct competitor in advanced-node SerDes and listed as a partner of Silicon Creations, signaling overlapping customer engagements.
• Rambus: Public IP company specializing in high-speed interface IP (SerDes, memory, security) used in data center and AI applications. Direct competitor in interface IP and also a listed partner, indicating both overlap and ecosystem cooperation.
• M31 Technology: Taiwan-based IP vendor offering interface, memory compiler, and analog IP across TSMC process nodes. Joined the same Cadence Chiplet ecosystem as Silicon Creations and competes in foundry-standard IP licensing.
• Chip Interfaces: Specialist interface IP provider focused on SerDes, PCIe, and controller IP for FPGA and SoC applications. Comparable in targeting FPGA vendors and tier-1 fabless customers with high-speed serial interface IP.
• Mobiveil: IP company specializing in high-speed SerDes, memory, and connectivity interfaces. Comparable focus on interface IP licensing to fabless and IDM customers, and listed as a partner of Silicon Creations.

Emerging players

• Arteris: NoC (network-on-chip) and chiplet interconnect IP provider also selected as an initial IP partner in Cadence's chiplet ecosystem. Adjacent rather than overlapping — Arteris focuses on SoC fabric rather than analog/timing IP — but increasingly relevant as chiplet designs converge.

Broad incumbents

• Synopsys: Largest EDA vendor with a broad DesignWare IP portfolio covering PLLs, SerDes, memory, and interface IP across all major foundries. Bundles IP with EDA tools, creating significant pricing and distribution pressure on standalone analog IP firms like Silicon Creations.
• Cadence Design Systems: Major EDA vendor with an IP division offering interface, memory, and analog IP; also the orchestrator of the Chiplet Spec-to-Packaged Parts ecosystem in which Silicon Creations is an initial partner. Competes directly while also serving as a go-to-market channel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SiliconCreatio1

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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