CEVA is a leading licensor of digital signal processor cores, multimedia, GPS and storage platforms to the semiconductor industry. For more than 12 years, CEVA has been licensing DSP cores and application-specific intellectual property to leading semiconductor and electronics companies worldwide. CEVA was created through the merger of the DSP IP licensing division of DSP Group and Parthus Technologies in 2002. The company has more than 200 employees worldwide, with research and development facilities in Israel, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and sales and support offices throughout Europe, Asia, Israel and the United States. CEVA s business model is IP licensing and per-unit royalty. It has a strong franchise of licensing partners who rely on CEVA s technology to deploy their silicon solutions. Its technologies are widely licensed and power some of the worlds leading wireless and consumer electronics brands. The company s headquarters is in San Jose, Calif.