Ceva-NeuPro Edge AI NPU IP

Ceva, Inc. licenses silicon and software IP for connectivity, sensing and edge AI, with headquarters at Rockville, Maryland, USA per its offices page. It addresses chipmakers that need to add on-device AI to SoCs without designing an NPU in house.

The edge AI line includes Ceva-NeuPro-M for generative AI, Ceva-NeuPro-Nano for embedded machine learning and the Ceva-NeuPro-Studio toolkit. Testimonials on the site come from NXP, Nokia, LG, Microchip, Nordic Semiconductor, Sonova, Socionext, Renesas and Novatek.

• Ceva-NeuPro-M: NPU IP for generative AI workloads.
• Ceva-NeuPro-Nano: NPU IP for embedded machine learning in small devices.
• Ceva-NeuPro-Studio: AI toolkit for model development and deployment.
• Connectivity IP: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB and cellular IP offered alongside.
• Sensing IP: sensor processing products from the same vendor.

A fabless startup in Vietnam can license NeuPro-Nano for a low-power sensor or audio SoC. Device makers can add on-device voice or sensing intelligence to IoT products with the Ceva toolkit.

Licensable IP lets chipmakers add edge AI without building an NPU from scratch. A range from NeuPro-Nano for embedded devices to NeuPro-M for generative AI covers different performance tiers. The NeuPro-Studio toolkit supports model development, and the same vendor provides connectivity and sensing IP.

Embedded NPUs are being added across wearables, hearables, IoT and industrial chips, and many chipmakers prefer licensing proven IP. Vietnamese and ASEAN fabless design houses and electronics assemblers moving up to custom SoCs can evaluate licensed NPU IP.

Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, USA per the global offices page; copyright shown as Ceva Inc. Founding year not stated.