Hillcrest Labs, acquired by CEVA Tech Stack
DSP and AI processor IP for motion sensing and edge AI in consumer devices
Hillcrest Labs, now part of CEVA, develops sensor-processing and AI-inference IP targeting consumer electronics and IoT. The tech stack reveals a hardware-centric operation: Cadence, FinFET, CMOS, Verilog, SystemVerilog, FPGA, and DSP primitives sit alongside Python, PyTorch, and TensorFlow, indicating active investment in AI acceleration for edge devices. Current hiring is heavily weighted toward engineering (23 of 28 roles), with multiple compiler and silicon bring-up positions open across the US, Israel, Greece, France, China, and Serbia—signaling aggressive expansion in AI graph compilation and next-gen connectivity IP.
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What Hillcrest Labs, acquired by CEVA Is Building
◆Challenges
- Automation of release processes
- Improving engineering efficiency
- Complex licensing negotiations
- Cross-functional coordination
- Recruiting hardware talent
- Expanding business in north america
- Retaining current customers
- Enhancing infrastructure reliability
- Improving silicon product time‑to‑market
- Scaling compute infrastructure
▲Active Projects
- Ai graph compiler software stack for npus
- Dsp ai processors
- Ip evaluations and silicon bring-up
- Ceva ai framework development
- Automation and release process support
- Next-generation graph compiler technology
- Mimo wi-fi and bluetooth transceivers development
- Next-generation connectivity solutions for ceva’s turnkey ip platforms
- Firmware design and optimization for macos platforms
- Commercial licensing agreements
Hiring Activity
Department
Seniority
Notable leadership hires: Business Operations Director, Sales Director, Compiler Lead