Cyient Semiconductors Private Limited and MIPS announced a strategic collaboration on June 12, 2025, to develop custom silicon solutions that combine MIPS processor IP with Cyient's power management expertise. The partnership will target applications in automotive, industrial, and data center markets.
The collaboration will focus on creating domain-optimized ASIC and ASSP solutions using the MIPS Atlas portfolio of processor IP. The companies plan to develop products for motor control, power delivery management, and safety-critical applications, with particular emphasis on real-time compute workloads.
According to Suman Narayan, CEO of Cyient Semiconductors, the partnership addresses the growing need for intelligent power delivery as compute systems expand from cloud to edge environments. The collaboration will leverage Cyient's analog mixed-signal capabilities alongside MIPS Atlas CPU IP to create custom silicon platforms built on open architecture foundations.
Sameer Wasson, CEO of MIPS, stated that the company's M8500 microcontrollers are designed for real-time compute workloads related to power efficiency and motor control. The partnership will enable Cyient to integrate these capabilities into custom ASIC and ASSP designs for targeted market applications.
The demand for custom silicon solutions is being driven by the growth of software-defined vehicles, data center infrastructure, and industrial automation. The collaboration aims to provide customers with solutions that offer faster time-to-market while avoiding proprietary technology constraints.
MIPS, which has operated for 40 years in RISC computing, provides compute subsystems for autonomous platforms across automotive, industrial, and embedded markets. The company's technology is based on the open RISC-V instruction set architecture, allowing customers to move away from proprietary legacy systems.
Cyient Semiconductors, part of the Cyient Group, delivers silicon solutions across analog, mixed-signal, RF, and digital domains. The company serves multiple sectors including high-performance computing, data centers, industrial automation, communications, automotive, and healthcare. It provides services throughout the chip development lifecycle from architecture design to production.
The partnership represents a convergence of MIPS's processor expertise with Cyient's power management and mixed-signal design capabilities. The companies expect their collaboration to enable the development of purpose-built semiconductors for applications requiring both computational efficiency and power management optimization.