Arteris, Inc. has surpassed 1,000 customer silicon design starts using its interconnect IP across applications including AI infrastructure, edge devices and physical AI systems.
To mark the milestone, Arteris released The State of Semiconductor Innovation: Insights from 1,000 Design Starts. The report examines SoC, ASIC, FPGA and MCU designs across key markets, as well as architectural challenges and technologies shaping silicon. Arteris says its design starts span shifts from smartphones and advanced automotive systems to AI infrastructure, autonomous robotics and space applications.
The report finds that network-on-chip (NoC) interconnects account for 10% to 13% of chip and chiplet area. The share of Arteris design starts classified as AI-related rose from 4% in 2010-2014 to 50% in 2021-2025. Data center, cloud computing and other high-performance computing (HPC) designs increased from 11% to 43% of design starts over the same periods.
Arteris also reports that approximately two-thirds of automotive design starts have an ASIL-related functional safety classification, and nearly half combine that classification with AI capabilities. Its data shows a 9X increase in measured design complexity over the last two years.
K. Charles Janac, president and CEO of Arteris, said the milestone reflects the growing importance of system-level innovation as AI increases demand for computing power and efficient data movement.
The full report, The State of Semiconductor Innovation: Insights from 1,000 Design Starts, is available from Arteris.
