Baya Systems, a leader in system IP technology, has raised $36+ million in a Series B funding round led by Maverick Silicon, with a strategic investment from Synopsys and reinvestment from current investors Matrix Partners and Intel Capital. The funding will accelerate operational growth and the development of Baya’s software-driven system IP technology portfolio for system-on-chip (SoC) designs and the emerging chiplet economy.
- Rising Demand for Intelligent Compute
- The increasing demands of AI capabilities, data movement efficiency, and compute density are driving the evolution of SoCs into system-of-chips models. By leveraging chiplets, this new approach offers scalable performance, optimized power, and reduced costs, overcoming the limitations of traditional approaches.
- Baya’s Modular Solutions for Next-Gen Designs
- Baya’s solutions are tailored for next-gen AI, automotive, and data center infrastructure designs. They comply with emerging standards like Ultra Accelerator Link (UALink™) die-to-die interconnect for accelerated AI scaling.
- Industry Leadership in Solving Key Challenges
- Andrew Homan, Managing Director at Maverick Silicon, emphasized that the challenge in AI acceleration has shifted from compute engines to data movement and connectivity. Baya Systems, with its WeaverPro, WeaveIP, and other solutions, is positioned to fill this critical gap in the industry.
- Baya’s Holistic Approach to High-Performance System Design
- Baya’s WeaverPro™ software refines data-driven architecture and micro-architecture development from specification to post-silicon tuning, ensuring designs meet KPIs. The WeaveIP™ advanced system IP portfolio maximizes performance while minimizing latency, power consumption, and silicon footprint.
- Team Expertise and Vision
- Baya has quickly emerged as a leader in semiconductor innovation, with a team of entrepreneurial leaders and engineers from Apple, AMD, Arm, Intel, Qualcomm, and legendary microprocessor architect Jim Keller as Chairman of the Board.
- Market Impact and Future Potential
- Stan Reiss, General Partner at Matrix Partners, noted that Baya’s ahead-of-schedule execution in building its team, technology, and products has unlocked a much larger scope for the company, making this infusion of capital critical for future growth and market leadership.
- Growing Partnerships and Customer Base
- Tenstorrent, an early Baya customer, has licensed Baya’s technology for its AI and RISC-V chiplet solutions, signaling Baya’s growing industry presence.
Dr. Sailesh Kumar’s Vision:
“Designing complex combinations of CPUs, GPUs, and neural network accelerators can no longer be the industry’s brute-force approach,” said Dr. Sailesh Kumar, Founder and CEO of Baya Systems. “Baya’s performance-focused, software-based approach is designed to create multi-die solutions that are correct by construction, streamlining the design process and minimizing risks.”