Company profile
SCI Semiconductor
Sheffield company designing memory-safe microcontrollers and processor IP based on the CHERIoT architecture for security-critical embedded systems, with additional engineering staff in Cambridge.
Company overview
SCI Semiconductor is a fabless company developing memory-safe microcontrollers. Its ICENI devices implement the CHERIoT architecture, which enforces memory safety in hardware to block the buffer-overflow and pointer attacks behind most software security flaws. Pin-compatible parts are intended as secure upgrades in medical devices, critical infrastructure and industrial automation.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Fabless Semiconductor Design. Supply-chain role: Chip design.
Technologies and capabilities
- Silicon
- ASIC
ICENI memory-safe microcontrollers; CHERIoT software support
Markets served
- Medical devices
- Critical infrastructure
- Industrial automation
UK presence
Sheffield, Yorkshire. Part of the Yorkshire cluster.
Sources and verification
Last verified: 2026-09-29