Company profile
Apitronix Semiconductor
York-based fabless design company developing a multi-core RISC-V real-time processor for automotive zone controllers and uncrewed aircraft flight control, taking part in UK chip design accelerator programmes.
Company overview
Apitronix Semiconductor is a fabless design company based in York developing a real-time processor for safety-critical systems. The company's architecture uses a massively parallel array of 220 RISC-V cores. This design moves task scheduling and protection from software into hardware silicon, providing what Apitronix terms 'Hardware-Enforced Freedom-from-Interference'. The approach aims to achieve a high degree of determinism for applications where timing is critical. Key target markets include automotive systems, such as zone controllers for software-defined vehicles, and flight controllers for autonomous UAVs. Founded by Dr. Ken Tindell, an expert in automotive real-time operating systems, Apitronix is a participant in the ChipStart UK and Silicon Catalyst accelerator programmes. The company's toolchain supports the direct execution of Simulink models to shorten development cycles.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Processor / Accelerator Design. Supply-chain role: Semiconductor Design.
Technologies and capabilities
- Fabless
- Silicon
- RISC-V
- SoC Design
- Parallel Processing
- Formal Verification
- Real-time Systems
- RTL Design
Real-time Processors; Tasklet Processors; Semiconductor IP; Development Toolchains
Markets served
- Automotive
- Aerospace
- UAVs
- Industrial
- Machine Learning
UK presence
York. Part of the Yorkshire cluster.
Funding and transactions
The company is a participant in the ChipStart UK and Silicon Catalyst accelerator programmes.