Sidense
- Company typePublic
- Founded1986
- HeadquartersOttawa, Canada
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
Sidense firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Sidense
- Legal name
- Synopsys, Inc.
- Website
- https://sidense.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1986
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Sidense industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Semiconductor Memory IP
- NAICS
- Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing (334413)
- SIC
- Patent Owners & Lessors (6794)
- 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
Where Sidense is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ottawa
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Sidense business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- EDA Software Licenses and Maintenance: Synopsys generates the majority of its revenue through EDA software licenses, including time-limited licenses and perpetual licenses, accompanied by annual maintenance and support contracts. License revenue is recognized upfront for perpetual licenses or ratably for time-based licenses, with maintenance providing recurring annuity revenue.
- Semiconductor IP Licensing and Royalties: The company licenses its DesignWare IP portfolio including interface, foundation, security, and verification IP. IP licensing generates upfront license fees and ongoing royalty payments based on unit shipments of customer chips incorporating Synopsys IP.
- Professional Services and Training: Synopsys offers professional services including design services, methodology services, and training courses delivered by subject matter experts. Training is offered through both public and private courses.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Enterprise licensing with custom pricing based on deployment size and requirements |
| Other | Multi-year contract | IP licensing with upfront fees plus per-unit royalties |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels9 records
Sidense product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Sidense develops and licenses one-time programmable (OTP) embedded non-volatile memory intellectual property (IP) cores implemented in standard-logic CMOS semiconductor processes. The company provides memory IP to semiconductor manufacturers, fabless design houses, and integrated device manufacturers that need on-chip non-volatile data storage without requiring extra mask layers or specialized process options.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Synopsys.ai: AI-powered EDA platform offering AI-enabled design automation, optimization, and analytics workflows for chip design.
- DesignWare IP
- Synopsys Converge
- Fusion Compiler
- VCS
- ZeBu
- HAPS
- SolvNetPlus
Products and services
- One-Time Programmable (OTP) Embedded Non-Volatile Memory IP Embedded non-volatile memory intellectual property implemented in standard-logic CMOS processes, licensed to semiconductor companies and fabless design houses for integration into SoCs without requiring additional mask layers or process options.
Quantifiable outcome
- Measurable impact demonstrated by market leaders including Cisco, MediaTek, NVIDIA, and Samsung Foundry advancing from overdesign to co-design
Companies that use Sidense
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Sidense technology and API
TechnologyAPI detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature16 records
Sidense partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and standard.
- TSMCcorePartnership to power next-generation AI systems with silicon-proven IP and certified EDA flows. Synopsys provides IP and EDA solutions certified for TSMC processes, enabling customers to accelerate AI chip development on TSMC advanced nodes.
- NVIDIAflagshipStrategic partnership announced December 2025 to revolutionize engineering and design. NVIDIA and Synopsys are collaborating on AI chip development and design solutions, with NVIDIA demonstrating Synopsys' impact at GTC 2026. The partnership is aimed at powering the era of pervasive intelligence from silicon to systems.
- Samsung FoundrycoreLong-standing partnership where Synopsys advances power and performance for AI and multi-die designs on Samsung Foundry processes. The company demonstrates certified EDA flows at Samsung SAFE Forum. Synopsys Multiphysics Fusion solutions work with Samsung advanced processes.
- ArmcoreSynopsys supports new Arm AGI CPU with full-stack design solutions. Collaboration includes support for Arm's latest processor architectures with Synopsys EDA tools and verification IP.
- GlobalFoundriescoreEcosystem partner providing certified EDA flows for GlobalFoundries process technologies. Synopsys tools are optimized for GF semiconductor processes.
- Intel FoundrycorePartnership with Intel Foundry Services providing certified EDA flows for Intel process technologies. Synopsys tools support Intel advanced semiconductor manufacturing processes.
- Tower SemiconductorstandardEcosystem partner providing certified design flows for Tower Semiconductor specialty process technologies including analog, mixed-signal, and RF processes.
- SiFivestandardPartnership to support SiFive RISC-V processor IP with Synopsys EDA tools and design flows.
- Imagination TechnologiesstandardPartnership to support Imagination GPU and other IP with Synopsys verification and design tools.
- UMCstandardEcosystem partner providing certified EDA flows for UMC (United Microelectronics Corporation) process technologies.
- AnsysflagshipSynopsys and Ansys have united, combining Synopsys' EDA leadership with Ansys' multiphysics simulation expertise. The integration enables the Multiphysics Fusion solutions that help customers move from overdesign to co-design. Ansys products including HFSS (EM analysis) and Icepak (thermal analysis) are part of the combined portfolio.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights3 records
Sidense competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Synopsys: Largest EDA and semiconductor IP vendor globally. Through its DesignWare IP portfolio (and post-Kilopass acquisition) it now competes directly in embedded NVM IP, while also bundling it into broader certified design flows — making it both a competitor and a likely acquirer archetype for Sidense.
- Microchip Technology: Major MCU vendor with embedded NVM IP heritage via its Silicon Storage Technology (SST) subsidiary; competes with Sidense both as an IP licensor and as a vertically integrated embedded NVM MCU vendor with foundry relationships across multiple processes.
- STMicroelectronics: European IDM with embedded NVM (including embedded flash and emerging MRAM) offerings across its STM32 and automotive MCU lines. Comparable to Sidense as a provider/licensee of embedded NVM technology with deep foundry process relationships.
- Renesas Electronics: Major automotive and industrial MCU/SoC vendor with proprietary embedded flash and emerging NVM technologies; an indirect competitor where Sidense's IP might otherwise compete for embedded memory blocks inside customer chips.
- Texas Instruments: Vertically integrated analog and embedded MCU supplier with proprietary embedded NVM technology (including ferroelectric and flash variants); competes with Sidense in embedded NVM licensing/use cases where TI serves internal and select external product needs.
- Cadence Design Systems: Mainline EDA and IP competitor of Synopsys, with its own semiconductor IP portfolio including memory compilers and related IP. Competes for the same design-flow dollars and increasingly bundles NVM-related IP into SoC integration offerings.
Direct peers
- Kilopass Technology: Historically a direct competitor in one-time programmable (anti-fuse based) embedded NVM IP, acquired by Synopsys in 2018 — strong evidence the niche M&A thesis that applies to Sidense is realistic, and Synopsys' DesignWare NVM line is the resulting competitive threat.
- eMemory Technology: Taiwan-based semiconductor IP company specializing in embedded non-volatile memory (OTP and MTP) IP using standard CMOS processes — directly head-to-head with Sidense in the same product category with similar foundry-portable IP delivery.
- Silicon Storage Technology (SST): Embedded flash and NVM IP specialist (now a Microchip subsidiary), historically a close competitor in embedded NVM IP licensing — overlaps with Sidense on integrating memory into standard logic processes and serves overlapping customer segments.
Others
- Tower Semiconductor: Specialty foundry offering embedded NVM process modules (e.g., 0.18um and BCD with embedded flash/EEPROM options). Adjacent to Sidense — provides an alternative path to embedded NVM that could displace or supplement IP-OTP designs on qualified processes.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights5 records
Customer concentration
Sidense social profiles
Digital presenceSidense financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Sidense leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Sidense subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Sidense funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds6 records
Investors8 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Sidense M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Sidense
What does Sidense do?
Sidense develops and licenses one-time programmable (OTP) embedded non-volatile memory intellectual property (IP) cores implemented in standard-logic CMOS semiconductor processes. The company provides memory IP to semiconductor manufacturers, fabless design houses, and integrated device manufacturers that need on-chip non-volatile data storage without requiring extra mask layers or specialized process options.
Is Sidense a public or private company?
Sidense is a public company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Sidense founded?
Sidense was founded in 1986. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Sidense based?
Sidense is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Sidense make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. EDA Software Licenses and Maintenance is the primary driver. The others are semiconductor IP Licensing and Royalties and professional Services and Training.
Who are Sidense's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Synopsys, Microchip Technology, STMicroelectronics, Renesas Electronics, Texas Instruments and Cadence Design Systems. Direct peers are Kilopass Technology, eMemory Technology and Silicon Storage Technology (SST). Tower Semiconductor is listed as an others.
Does Sidense have an API?
No public API is recorded for Sidense.
What industry is Sidense in?
Sidense's product category is Semiconductor Memory IP. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAHAFAF, Hardware/Chip Design IP Cores (Processor, Interface, Analog, Security), with a secondary code of HDAHAFAI, IP Enablement, Characterization & Porting Services. Its NAICS code is 334413 and its SIC code is 6794.