Codasip
{{Short description|Processor technology company}}
{{Infobox company
| type = Private
| industry = Hardware, Internet of Things, RISC, Semiconductor
| founded = 2014
| founder = Karel Masařík
| hq_location = Munich, Germany
| key_people = Ron Black (CEO)
Karel Masařík (President)
Zdeněk Přikryl (CTO)
Vladimír Koutný (CFO)
Kateřina Smrčková (CPO)
Brett Cline (CCO)
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
Codasip (abrev. CO-Design Application-Specific Instruction-set Processor) is a processor technology company enabling system-on-chip developers to differentiate their products. The company specializes in RISC-V processor technologies and offers Codasip Studio, a tool suite for processor design using the CodAL architecture description language.
The company's headquarters are in Munich, Germany.{{Cite web |title=Contact |url=https://codasip.com/company/contact/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Codasip |language=en-US}} Codasip has claimed that there are more than 2 billion processor cores that have been produced using their technology.{{Cite press release |date=2022-02-24 |title=Codasip {{!}} Codasip's latest RISC-V embedded cores enable AI/ML edge customization |url=https://www.realwire.com/releases/Codasips-latest-RISC-V-embedded-cores-enable-AIML-edge-customization |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=RealWire |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224152834if_/https://www.realwire.com/releases/Codasips-latest-RISC-V-embedded-cores-enable-AIML-edge-customization |archive-date=2022-02-24 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |last=Jagdale |first=Saumitra |date=2023-03-08 |title=Codasip Takes on RISC-V Processor Security |url=https://www.eetimes.eu/codasip-takes-up-the-cause-of-risc-v-processor-security/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=EE Times Europe |language=en-US}}
History
In 2014, Codasip was founded on the basis of Karel Masařík's PhD work on a distinct hardware/software co-design technology, after a decade of intensive research at Brno University of Technology.
In the same year, the company secured a seed funding round of $4.5M, led by Credo Ventures.{{Cite web |last=Butcher |first=Mike |date=2014-04-23 |title=Codasip Secures $2.8M Funding Led By Credo Ventures |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/23/codasip-secures-2-8m-funding-led-by-credo-ventures/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}
In 2015, Codasip co-founded RISC-V International (initially known as RISC-V Foundation) and also launched the first commercial RISC-V processor IP on the market.{{Cite web |title=Codasip Joins RISC-V Foundation and Announces Availability of RISC-V Compliant Codix Processor IP |url=https://www.design-reuse.com/news/38964/codasip-risc-v-compliant-codix-processor-ip.html |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Design And Reuse |language=en}}
In 2017, Codasip unveiled its first 64-bit RISC-V core.{{Cite web |last=Choquin |first=Lauranne |date=2017-11-28 |title=Codasip Announces Bk5-64, a New 64-bit RISC-V Processor |url=https://codasip.com/2017/11/28/codasip-announces-bk5-64-a-new-64-bit-risc-v-processor/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Codasip |language=en-US}}
In 2018, Codasip completed a Series A investment round, raising $10M from private equity firms.{{Cite web |title=Ventech VC |url=https://www.ventechvc.com/latest/codasip-secures-10m-in-series-a-financing-to-expand-risc-v-processor-technology-offerings |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=www.ventechvc.com}}{{Cite web |title=Handelsregisterauszug von Codasip GmbH aus München (HRB 245399) |url=https://www.online-handelsregister.de/handelsregisterauszug/by/Muenchen/HRB/245399/Codasip-GmbH |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=www.online-handelsregister.de}}
In 2020, the company received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 program.{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Jesse |date=2020-03-20 |title=Week In Review: Design, Low Power |url=https://semiengineering.com/week-in-review-design-low-power-86/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Semiconductor Engineering |language=en-US}}
In the same year, Codasip opened a strategic design center in France{{Cite web |last=Flaherty |first=Nick |date=2020-10-20 |title=Codasip opens RISC-V design centre in France |url=https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/codasip-opens-risc-v-design-centre-in-france/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=eeNews Europe |language=en-US}} followed by another in the United Kingdom in 2021.{{Cite web |last=Pelé |first=Anne-Françoise |date=2022-02-03 |title=Codasip Opens UK Design Center |url=https://www.eetimes.eu/codasip-opens-uk-design-center/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=EE Times Europe |language=en-US}} That same year, Ron Black assumed the role of CEO.{{Cite web |last=Flaherty |first=Nick |date=2021-12-05 |title=CEO interview: Ron Black takes the helm at Codasip |url=https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/ceo-interview-ron-black-takes-the-helm-at-codasip/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=eeNews Europe |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Pelé |first=Anne-Françoise |date=2021-12-02 |title=Ron Black Becomes CEO of Codasip |url=https://www.eetimes.eu/ron-black-becomes-ceo-of-codasip/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=EE Times Europe |language=en-US}}
In 2022, Codasip established design centers in Greece and Spain and{{Cite web |last=Flaherty |first=Nick |date=2022-07-14 |title=Codasip opens RISC-V design centre in Greece |url=https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/codasip-opens-risc-v-design-centre-in-greece/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=eeNews Europe |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Design and Reuse Embedded - From Silicon on Chip Solutions to Asic Design Platforms |url=https://www.design-reuse-embedded.com/newsSearch.jsp?category=RISC |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=www.design-reuse-embedded.com}} acquired Cerberus, a UK-based firm known for its expertise in crafting secure IoT products.{{Cite web |last=Flaherty |first=Nick |date=2022-11-10 |title=Codasip in Bristol IoT security buy for RISC-V |url=https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/codasip-in-bristol-iot-security-buy-for-risc-v/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=eeNews Europe |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Jacob |first=Marc |date=2023-10-17 |title=Codasip to boost RISC-V security through Cerberus acquisition "RISC-V security needs to be taken more seriously" |url=https://www.globalsecuritymag.fr/Codasip-to-boost-RISC-V-security-through-Cerberus-acquisition-RISC-V-security.html |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Global Security Mag Online |language=en}}
In June, Codasip was awarded the "Best in Show" in the Processors & IP category at the Embedded World 2022 event.{{Cite web |last=Media |first=OpenSystems |title=Embedded World 2022 Best in Show Winners: Processors & IP |url=https://embeddedcomputing.com/technology/processing/semiconductor-ip/embedded-world-2022-best-in-show-winners-processors-ip |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Embedded Computing Design |language=en}}
In December, Codasip received additional financial support from the European Innovation Council, a segment of the European Union.{{Cite web |title=CODASIP (IDGF) |url=https://www.eib.org/en/projects/all/20220250 |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=European Investment Bank |language=en}}
Also, the company was featured in EE Times' esteemed "Silicon 100" list consecutively in 2022{{Cite web |title=EE Times Silicon 100: Startups to Follow in 2022 |url=https://www.eetimes.com/product/silicon-100-startups-to-follow-in-2022/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=EE Times}} and 2023.{{Cite web |title=Silicon 100: Startups Worth Watching in 2023 |url=https://www.eetimes.com/product/silicon-100-startups-worth-watching-in-2023-final/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=EE Times}}{{Cite web |title=Codasip launches Codasip Labs to accelerate advanced technologies |url=https://codasip.com/press-release/2022/12/07/codasip-launches-codasip-labs-to-accelerate-advanced-technologies/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Codasip |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Codasip University Program spurs innovation and boosts curriculums |url=https://codasip.com/press-release/2022/03/10/codasip-university-program/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Codasip |language=en-US}}
In 2024 Codasip released the X730, a 64-bit application class RISC-V CPU which implements the CHERI security technology.{{cite web |url=https://codasip.com/press-release/2024/10/21/codasip-enables-secure-linux-by-donating-cheri-risc-v-sdk-to-the-cheri-alliance/ |title=Codasip enables secure Linux by donating CHERI RISC-V SDK to the CHERI Alliance |publisher=Codasip |date=21 October 2024 |access-date=20 January 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://codasip.com/solutions/riscv-processor-safety-security/cheri/x730-risc-v-application-processor/ |title=X730 RISC-V application processor |publisher=Codasip |access-date=27 January 2025}}