Hsinchu County – November 01, 2026 -- Ceva, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA) retained the top spot in wireless interface IP with 68% market share by IP revenue, 12 times that of the next-largest vendor, according to IPnest's September 2026 Design IP report. The category grew approximately 14% in 2025.
Ceva's share has held at 67-68% across three IPnest reports
IPnest's earlier reports showed Ceva at 67% for 2023 and 68% for 2024. Ceva estimates its wireless connectivity IP is used in approximately 30% of the world's Bluetooth-enabled IoT devices and 15% of Wi-Fi-enabled IoT devices shipped annually.
Ceva-Waves licenses five wireless standards to chipmakers and OEMs
The Ceva-Waves portfolio covers Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB, 802.15.4 and cellular IoT. Ceva's Bluetooth IP has more than 100 licensees and its Wi-Fi IP more than 60. More than 30 customers have adopted both.
The company is advancing Bluetooth High Data Throughput (HDT) and developing Wi-Fi 8. It is also adding PentaG-Edge, a 5G-Advanced modem IP subsystem for edge devices. Target applications span consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, PC and IoT.
Wireless IP anchors Ceva's Connect, Sense, and Infer strategy for Physical AI
Ceva pairs wireless IP with its sensing IP and NeuPro NPUs to offer chipmakers system-level IP for Physical AI. Under this model, local inference handles latency- and power-sensitive work, while connectivity links each device to its peers and the cloud.
"AI is becoming an experience that follows people from one device to the next," said Ziv Hammer, Executive Vice President, Connectivity & Sensing Division at Ceva. He tied the company's sustained leadership to customer trust and its multi-standard portfolio.
Ceva presents its wireless and Physical AI roadmap in Hsinchu and Shanghai
Ceva will present the roadmap at technology symposium events in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on November 2 and in Shanghai, China, on November 5.
Market share and vendor comparison rest on wireless interface IP revenue estimates in IPnest's September 2026 Design IP report.