Arteris Explained

Arteris, Inc.
Type:Public
Location:Campbell, California, United States
Key People:K. Charles Janac (CEO)
Products:Network-on-Chip interconnect IP
Revenue:US $50.4 million (2022)[1]
Num Employees:250 (2023)

Arteris, Inc. is a multinational technology firm headquartered in Campbell, California.[2] It develops the Network-on-Chip (NoC) on-chip interconnect IP and System-on-Chip (SoC) integration automation software used to create semiconductor designs for a variety of devices, particularly in automotive electronics, artificial intelligence/machine learning and consumer markets.[3] [4] The company specializes in the development and distribution of Network-on-Chip (NoC) interconnect Intellectual Property (IP) and SoC integration automation products used in the development of systems-on-chip.

It is best known for its flagship product, Arteris FlexNoC, which by 2022 has shipped in over 3 billion devices. The company offers a cache coherent interconnect IP product line called Ncore as well as a last level cache called CodaCache.[5] [6] As a result of its acquisition of Magillem Design Services and Semifore, the company also offers a suite of IEEE-1685 IP-XACT and SystemRDL standards-based SoC Integration automation software products.

History

Arteris was founded in 2004 by Philippe Boucard and two other engineering executives who had worked together at T.Sqware, a startup that was acquired by Globespan.[7] [8] [9] Company executives wished to address problems with existing monolithic bus and crossbar interconnect technologies, such as wire and routing congestion, increased heat and power consumption, failed timing closure, and increased die area.[10] The firm’s leadership sought and received venture capital totaling $44.1 million for the creation of its new technology from investors, including ARM Holdings, Crescendo Ventures, DoCoMo Capital, Qualcomm, Synopsys, TVM Capital, and Ventech.[11] [12]

By 2006, Arteris developed the first commercially available NoC IP product, called NoC Solution, followed in 2009 by a more advanced product, FlexNoC.[13] [14] The products used “packetization and a distributed network of small interconnect elements to address congestion, timing, power and performance issues.”[15] Arteris marketed FlexNoC as an improvement on traditional SoCs interconnect fabrics, citing its reduction in gate count by 30 percent, reduction of wires by 50 percent, and a more compact chip floor as compared to a functionally equivalent hybrid bus or crossbar.[16]

Designers of SoCs began to take advantage of the technology’s increased design efficiency, flexibility, and a significant reduction in production costs.[17] [18] [19] By 2012, the company had over 40 semiconductor customers, including Qualcomm, Samsung, Texas Instruments, Toshiba, and LG Electronics, with 200 million SoCs being produced with Arteris IP. The company’s volume is projected to grow to over 1 billion units per year by 2015.

In October 2013, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. acquired the FlexNoC network-on-chip product portfolio, but Arteris retained existing customer contracts and to continue licensing FlexNoC and modifying the source code for customer support. Qualcomm will provide engineering deliverables for the FlexNoC product line and updates to Arteris. Qualcomm does not maintain any ownership interest in Arteris.[20] [21]

In September 2014, Arteris launched the Arteris FlexNoC Resilience Package, which added functional safety mechanisms to the FlexNoC interconnect IP useful for ISO 26262 and IEC 61508 standards compliance.[22]

In May 2016, Arteris released its first version of the Ncore Cache Coherent Interconnect IP product with optional support for functional safety.[23]

Arteris presented the Ncore Cache Coherent Interconnect IP version 3 and the optional Ncore Resilience Package for functional safety at the Linley Processor Conference in October 2017.[24]

In 2020, Arteris acquired Magillem Design Services, adding a suite of IP-XACT-based products for automating the creation of systems-on-chip and their associated software and firmware, verification and simulation platforms, and specifications and customer documentation.[25] [26]

In 2021, Arteris announced the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO), listing under Nasdaq:AIP.[27] [28]

In 2023, Arteris acquired Semifore, a provider of Hardware-Software Interface technology, to accelerate system-on-chip development and integration automation.[29]

Licensees

Arteris claims to have had 200 licensees of its products since its inception in 2004 with over 600 chip designs created with its IP products, with deployments in over 3 billion chips.[30] [31]

These licensees include top-20 semiconductor makers Samsung Electronics, NXP, Texas Instruments, STMicroelectronics, Renesas Electronics, and multiple divisions of Intel composed of acquired companies Mobileye, Altera, and Movidius.[32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40]

Arteris has also signed many licensees creating electronics for autonomous vehicles and electric vehicles. Arteris IP is in multiple generations of Intel Mobileye's EyeQ series of Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS) as well as automotive systems from Bosch, NXP, STMicroelectronics and many others.[41] [42] [43] Other publicly announced licensees of Arteris products include Baidu, SK Telecom, Canaan Creative, Bitmain, Aeva, Hailo, Black Sesame Technologies, Kyocera, Displaylink, Hailo, Hyundai Mobis, Microchip, SiMa.ai, Socionext, Tenstorrent.[44] [45] [46] [47] [48]

Products

Arteris offers system IP for the acceleration of system-on-chip (SoC) development.[49] Their network-on-chip (NoC) interconnect IP and SoC integration automation software enable higher product performance with lower power consumption.[50]

Semiconductor IP

IP products based on Network-on-chip technology include:

Optional packages for the above products include:

SoC Integration Automation

Software products to accelerated system-on-chip integration, based on the IEEE 1685 IP-XACT standard include:

Notes and References

  1. https://ir.arteris.com/news-releases/news-release-details/arteris-announces-financial-results-fourth-quarter-and-full-0
  2. Web site: MegaChips Licenses Arteris FlexNoC Fabric IP for Next-Generation Imaging SoCs. Electronic Engineering Journal. 18 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Schubarth. Cromwell. 12 from Silicon Valley make 2012 Inc. 500 list. Silicon Valley Business Journal. 18 July 2013.
  4. Web site: Arteris President and CEO K. Charles Janac Named Finalist of the Prestigious UBM Electronics ACE Awards in the Innovator of the Year Category. Yahoo! Finance. 18 July 2013.
  5. Web site: Arteris Unveils Ncore Cache Coherent Interconnect for Efficient Heterogeneous Multicore SoC Designs . 2021-09-30 . 2020-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200805000305/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/arteris-ncore-cache-coherent-interconnect-heterogeneous-multicore-cache-coherency . live .
  6. Web site: Arteris Announces CodaCache™️ Standalone Last Level Cache . 2021-09-30 . 2019-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191112034151/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/coda-cache-standalone-last-level-cache . live .
  7. Web site: Arteris. SemiWiki.com. 18 July 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130820012130/http://www.semiwiki.com/forum/showwiki.php?title=Arteris:Arteris. 20 August 2013. dead.
  8. Web site: Products. Arteris.com. 18 July 2013.
  9. Web site: Infos Legales Arteris. Corporama. 18 July 2013.
  10. Web site: About Arteris. LinkedIn. 18 July 2013.
  11. Web site: Takahashi. Dean. Arteris raises $9.7M in fourth round for chip design tools. VentureBeat. 18 July 2013.
  12. Web site: Carbon and Arteris Partner to Deliver Interconnect Models to SoC Designers. Electronic Engineering Journal. 18 July 2013.
  13. Web site: Clarke. Peter. Network-on-chip firm upgrades IP library, tool set. EE Times. 18 July 2013.
  14. Web site: Arteris, Inc. . https://web.archive.org/web/20121120092013/http://www.tvm-capital-technology.com/portfolio/arteris/ . dead . 20 November 2012 . TVM Capital Technology . 18 July 2013 .
  15. Web site: Moyer. Bryon. Networks on a Chip Not Just Another NoC NoC Joke. Electronic Engineering Journal. 18 July 2013.
  16. Web site: Handy. Jim. NoC Interconnect Improves SoC Economics. Objective Analysis. 18 July 2013.
  17. Web site: Synopsys and Arteris Develop IP Solution to Reduce Mobile Phone Memory Costs. Electronics Engineering Journal. 18 July 2013.
  18. Web site: Synopsys and Arteris Enable Earlier Multicore SoC Architecture Optimization with Faster Turnaround Times. Electronic Engineering Journal. 18 July 2013.
  19. Web site: Arteris, EVE Strengthen Partnership to Provide Enhanced Design Flow for Mobile, Wireless SoCs. Electronic Engineering Journal. 18 July 2013.
  20. Web site: Certain Arteris Technology Assets Acquired . 5 September 2014.
  21. Web site: Qualcomm acquires Arteris' NoC tech assets, team . 5 September 2014.
  22. Web site: Arteris FlexNoC Resilience Package Enhances Redundancy, Fault Tolerance for Mission Critical Systems-on-Chip . 2021-09-30 . 2020-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204231253/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/flexnoc-resilience-package-30-sep-2014 . live .
  23. Web site: Frumusanu. Andrei. Arteris Announces Ncore Cache-Coherent Interconnect. AnandTech. 30 September 2021. 2020-12-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201205051703/https://www.anandtech.com/show/10339/arteris-announces-ncore-cachecoherent-interconnect . live .
  24. Web site: ArterisIP announces Ncore 3 Cache Coherent Interconnect . 2023-11-15 . Design And Reuse . en.
  25. Web site: Flaherty. Nick. Arteris IP buys assets of Magillem Design Services. EE News Embedded. 30 September 2021. 2021-09-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210930230232/https://www.eenewsembedded.com/news/arteris-ip-buys-assets-magillem-design-services . live .
  26. Web site: Shuler. Kurt. An Acquisition To Streamline SoC Integration. Semiconductor Engineering. 30 September 2021. 2021-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210227161319/https://semiengineering.com/an-acquisition-to-streamline-soc-integration/ . live .
  27. Web site: Arteris IP Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering - Arteris . 2023-11-15 . en-US.
  28. Web site: 2023-11-15 . Arteris, Inc. Common Stock . 2023-11-15 . nasdaq.com.
  29. Web site: Arteris Acquires Semifore to Accelerate System-on-Chip Development - Arteris . 2023-11-15 . en-US.
  30. Web site: Arteris® IP Announces 4D LiDAR Pioneer Aeva as its 200th Customer . 2021-09-30 . 2021-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210928152005/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/arteris-ip-announces-4d-lidar-pioneer-aeva-as-its-200th-customer . live .
  31. Web site: Arteris® IP Adds a Record 28 New Licensees in 2020 . 2021-09-30 . 2021-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210303023054/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/arteris-ip-adds-a-record-28-new-licensees-in-2020 . live .
  32. Web site: Arteris® IP FlexNoC® Interconnect Products Again Licensed by Samsung Foundry for Worldwide Use . 2021-09-30 . 2021-04-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411092226/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/arteris-ip-flexnoc-interconnect-products-licensed-by-samsung-foundry-for-worldwide-us . live .
  33. Web site: ArterisIP Ncore Cache Coherent Interconnect and Resilience Package Licensed by NXP . 2021-09-30 . 2021-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122084228/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/nxp-arterisip-ncore-cache-coherent-interconnect-ncore-resilience-package . live .
  34. Web site: Silicon-Proven Arteris IP Ncore® Cache Coherent Interconnect Implemented in Toshiba ISO 26262-Compliant ADAS Chip . 2021-09-30 . 2021-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306012823/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/silicon-proven-arteris-ip-ncore-cache-coherent-interconnect-implemented-in-toshiba-iso-26262-compliant-adas-chip . live .
  35. Web site: Arteris FlexNoC Helps Enable Texas Instruments Wireless Connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT) . 2021-09-30 . 2021-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210302140209/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/ti-iot-arteris-pr-2015-02-25 . live .
  36. Web site: Arteris FlexNoC Resilience Package IP Licensed by STMicroelectronics . 2021-09-30 . 2021-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210227043026/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/stmicroelectronics-licenses-arteris-flexnoc-resilience-for-iso26262-compliance . live .
  37. Web site: ArterisIP FlexNoC Interconnect Licensed by Renesas . 2021-09-30 . 2019-09-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190914101319/http://www.arteris.com/press-releases/renesas-licenses-arteris-flexnoc-arterisip . live .
  38. Web site: Arteris IP Ncore® and FlexNoC® Interconnects and Resilience Packages Licensed by Mobileye for AI-Powered EyeQ Chips . 2021-09-30 . 2021-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122103858/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/mobileye-eyeq-arteris-ip-ai-autonomous-driving . live .
  39. Web site: Altera Licenses Arteris FlexNoC Interconnect Fabric IP for System-on-Chip Products . 2021-09-30 . 2021-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210302143138/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/altera_arteris_flexnoc_3_june_2013 . live .
  40. Web site: Arteris FlexNoC Interconnect IP is Licensed by Movidius for Ultra-Low Power Machine Learning and Vision Processing . 2021-09-30 . 2021-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210302012443/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/arteris-flexnoc-licensed-by-movidius-for-myriad-vpu-machine-learning . live .
  41. Web site: Arteris FlexNoC Physical and FlexNoC Resilience Packages Licensed by Mobileye for Next-Generation Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) . 2021-09-30 . 2021-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301222506/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/mobileye-licenses-arteris-flexnoc-physical-and-resilience-ip-for-eyeq5-adas . live .
  42. Web site: Arteris Network-on-Chip (NoC) IP Selected by Mobileye for Camera-Based Driver Assistance Systems (DAS) SoC . 2021-09-30 . 2021-03-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210301215513/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/mobileye_noc_pr_2010_dec_7 . live .
  43. Web site: Arteris® IP FlexNoC® Interconnect Products Licensed by Bosch for Multiple Automotive Chips . 2021-09-30 . 2021-01-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210122093447/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/arteris-ip-flexnoc-interconnect-products-licensed-by-bosch-for-multiple-automotive-chips . live .
  44. Web site: Who’s Who in AI SoCs. EE Times. 30 September 2021. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211001174139/https://www.eetimes.com/whos-who-in-ai-socs/ . 2021-10-01 .
  45. Web site: Arteris IP Customers . 2021-09-30 . 2021-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210302020059/https://www.arteris.com/customers. live .
  46. Web site: Arteris Press Releases . 2021-09-30 . 2021-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210118034500/https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/all. live .
  47. https://www.arteris.com/press-releases/flexnoc_licensed_by_microchip
  48. Web site: Tenstorrent Selects Arteris IP for AI High-Performance Computing and Datacenter RISC-V Chiplets - Arteris . 2023-11-15 . en-US.
  49. Web site: 2024-06-04 . 2024-05-21 . Andes Technology and Arteris Partner To Accelerate RISC-V SoC Adoption . design-reuse.com .
  50. Web site: 2024-06-04 . 2024-03-13 . Arteris Revs New Version of Its Cache Coherent Interconnect IP . allaboutcircuits.com .
  51. Web site: 2024-06-04 . FlexNoC 5 Network-on-Chip (NoC) . design-reuse.com .
  52. Web site: 2024-06-04 . 2020-08-04 . CodaCache: Helping to Break the Memory Wall . semiengineering.com .

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