What ICOMM Technologies does

ICOMM Technologies Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company founded in 1998 and headquartered at 5 Great Valley Parkway, Suite 210, Malvern, Pennsylvania. The company designs, develops, and licenses wireless baseband processor intellectual property for 3G/4G/5G mobile communication systems, targeting OEMs and design teams developing wireless infrastructure, smartphones, business automation, and autonomous vehicle applications. The product portfolio centers on a 3GPP Wireless Baseband Processor IP core supporting WCDMA and CDMA2000 standards, complemented by specialized IP cores including a Turbo Codes Codec/Decoder with SISO Log-MAP implementation, FFT/iFFT processor, programmable FIR filter, optical network processor, and an IPv4/IPv6 Haipe network processor.

The firm's technology is rooted in conventional digital signal processing silicon IP rather than modern AI/ML architectures, and its roadmap language emphasizes "green energy" low-power design for next-generation wireless. The company operates under a fabless model, with no in-house design center or fab; instead, ICOMM relies on its ASIC design partner ICNexus in Asia for backend design services and on Fujitsu for 90nm and finer-geometry wafer foundry access.

ICOMM monetizes through three revenue streams: licensing of its wireless IP cores (royalties/license fees), full-cycle custom ASIC design services (RTL to silicon, project-based), and ASIC foundry services delivered through its ICNexus/Fujitsu channel. Pricing is quote-based, with prospective customers completing a Request for Quotation form submitted to [email protected]; contracts are described as multi-year. Go-to-market is sales-led and engineering-driven, using the corporate website with downloadable PDF datasheets, a YouTube technical video on 5G beamforming, and direct email/phone engagement. The company has no disclosed investors, no external funding rounds, no named customers, and no disclosed revenue. Headcount is reported at 11–50 employees.

Name

ICOMM Technologies

Legal name

ICOMM Technologies Inc.

Website

https://icommtech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ICOMM Technologies is a privately held fabless semiconductor firm, founded in 1998 and based in Malvern, Pennsylvania, that develops and licenses 3G/4G/5G wireless baseband processor IP cores and provides custom ASIC design and foundry services through Asian partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor IP and ASIC Design Services

NAICS

Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334220), Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing (334290)

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576), Communications Equipment, Nec (3669)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile Chipsets & Modems (Smartphone SoCs, Baseband) (CRACALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Custom/ASIC & Foundry-Adjacent IDM Services (HDAHAAAL)

Keywords

• Wireless baseband IP
• Semiconductor IP cores
• ASIC design services
• 3G 4G 5G processors
• Fabless semiconductor

Headquarters

HQ city

Malvern

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ASIC Design Services: Full-cycle custom ASIC design services including RTL to ASIC design, backend design, and foundry services through partners
2. Wireless IP Core Licensing: Licensing of 3G/4G/5G wireless baseband processor IP cores including Turbo Codes Decoder, FFT processors, and network processors
3. ASIC Foundry Services: ASIC wafer foundry services through partnerships with ICNexus and Fujitsu for 90nm technology node manufacturing

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ICOMM Technologies is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and licenses wireless baseband processor intellectual property (IP) cores for 3G/4G/5G wireless mobile communication systems, including WCDMA and CDMA2000 standards. The company also provides full-cycle custom ASIC design services—from RTL design through foundry—leveraging partnerships with ICNexus and Fujitsu for 90nm process technology manufacturing.

Product overview

ICOMM Technologies is a fabless semiconductor company offering a portfolio of wireless communication IP cores for 3G/4G/5G systems. The product lineup centers on the 3GPP Wireless Baseband Processor for WCDMA and CDMA2000, complemented by specialized IP cores including the Turbo Codes Decoder (encoder/decoder variants), FFT/iFFT Processor, Programmable FIR Filter, Optical Network Processor, and IPv4/IPv6 Haipe Network processor. These IP cores are offered as licensable semiconductor intellectual property. Additionally, the company provides ASIC design services and foundry services for custom chip implementations, leveraging partnerships with ICNexus and Fujitsu for 90nm and sub-90nm process technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 3GPP Wireless Baseband Processor IP Core: Wireless Baseband Processor IP for WCDMA and CDMA2000 systems
• Turbo Codes Decoder IP Core
• FFT/iFFT Processor Core
• Programmable FIR Filter
• Optical Network Processor
• IPv4/IPv6 Haipe Network

Products and services

• 3GPP Wireless Baseband Processor IP Wireless baseband processor IP core supporting 3G W-CDMA and CDMA2000 standards for wireless mobile communication systems. Targeted at semiconductor companies building 3G/4G/5G wireless chips.
• Turbo Codes Decoder IP Core 3GPP Turbo Codes Codec and SISO Log-MAP Decoder IP core for error correction in wireless communications, available as encoder and decoder variants. Used by chip designers needing 3GPP-compliant forward error correction.
• FFT/iFFT Processor Core Complex FFT Processor IP core for signal processing applications in wireless communication systems, including 64-point FFT engines. Targeted at OFDM-based wireless designs.
• Programmable FIR Filter IP Programmable Finite Impulse Response filter IP core for wireless signal conditioning and processing. Used by semiconductor designers building wireless transceivers.
• Optical Network Processor Network processor IP for optical communication systems, targeted at telecom equipment manufacturers and chip designers building optical networking silicon.
• IPv4/IPv6 Haipe Network Processor Network processor IP supporting both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols for secure wireless communications. Targeted at designers building dual-stack networking silicon.
• Custom ASIC Design Services Full-cycle custom ASIC design services from RTL to silicon, utilizing 90nm technology nodes through ICNexus and Fujitsu partnerships. Targeted at semiconductor companies needing outsourced ASIC design expertise.
• ASIC Foundry Services ASIC wafer foundry services provided through partnerships with ICNexus and Fujitsu, supporting 90nm and finer geometry process technologies. Targeted at fabless semiconductor companies needing wafer manufacturing access.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IC NexuscoreTechnology or IntegrationIC Nexus is a leading fabless ASIC design and manufacturing services company established in 2000. They provide RTL to ASIC design services and silicon fabrication. IC Nexus works with multiple library vendors, IP providers, top-tier silicon foundries, and packaging and testing facilities to offer cost-effective solutions. IC Nexus partners with ICOMM to provide backend ASIC design services and foundry access.
• FujitsucoreTechnology or IntegrationFujitsu provides wafer foundry services for ICOMM's ASIC designs. Through the IC Nexus partnership, customers gain access to deep submicron 90nm and finer geometry ASIC design services and Fujitsu wafer foundry services.
• Goldstein & FaucettminorOthersLegal counsel located in Houston, Texas providing intellectual property and legal services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IC Nexus: Fabless ASIC design and manufacturing services company also serving as ICOMM's backend partner; offers competing outsourced ASIC/SoC design services that overlap ICOMM's service line while being a channel partner as well.
• CEVA, Inc. Public fabless semiconductor IP company whose core business is licensing DSP and wireless platform IP - including baseband processors for cellular IoT, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth - making it the closest direct competitor to ICOMM's wireless baseband IP licensing model.
• Imagination Technologies: Licenses processor and communications IP cores (including wireless/RF and AI accelerators) to semiconductor customers, competing head-to-head with ICOMM in wireless baseband and signal-processing IP.
• VeriSilicon: Semiconductor IP and chip design services platform licensing a broad portfolio that includes wireless baseband, DSP, and video IP, plus ASIC services - closely mirroring ICOMM's combined IP licensing + ASIC service proposition.

Emerging players

• Rambus: Licenses high-speed interface, security, and signal-processing IP to chipmakers - adjacent but partial overlap with ICOMM's communications IP footprint, especially around FFT, interface, and PHY-level blocks.
• Silicon Laboratories (Silicon Labs): Wireless connectivity SoC vendor for IoT and industrial markets with growing investment in proprietary wireless IP, competing for some of the same embedded wireless customers that ICOMM serves with its baseband and FIR filter cores.
• Open-Silicon (Aion Silicon): ASIC design services and IP-enabled silicon provider that competes with ICOMM's ASIC service line for outsourced chip design engagements across networking and communications end markets.

Broad incumbents

• Arm Holdings: Dominant processor IP vendor whose Cortex and Ethos lines touch wireless baseband and modem designs at multiple layers, providing indirect but powerful competitive pressure on small specialized baseband IP shops like ICOMM.
• Cadence Design Systems: Major EDA and IP provider offering Tensilica DSP and wireless connectivity IP that overlaps with ICOMM's wireless baseband and DSP-adjacent cores, sold as part of a much wider tool and IP catalog.
• Synopsys: Largest EDA and IP vendor; its DesignWare portfolio includes wireless PHY/baseband, SerDes, and analog IP that competes with ICOMM's baseband and signal-processing cores, though Synopsys operates across a much broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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