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Ceva Holds Top Spot in Wireless Interface IP

IPnest's September 2026 Design IP report ranks Ceva first in wireless interface IP, with 68% market share in 2025.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Consumer Electronics

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Ceva retained the top spot in wireless interface IP in IPnest's September 2026 report, holding 68% of a category that grew about 14% in 2025. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Ceva retained the number one position in wireless interface IP in IPnest's September 2026 Design IP report. The wireless interface IP category grew approximately 14% in 2025, and Ceva held 68% of IP revenue in that segment.

Why it matters

Ceva's share was 12 times that of the next-largest vendor and has held roughly two-thirds or more of the category across the 2023, 2024 and 2025 IPnest reports. The position reflects the company's licensing footprint in connected devices that rely on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

Ceva estimates its wireless connectivity IP appears in roughly 30% of Bluetooth-enabled IoT devices and 15% of Wi-Fi-enabled IoT devices shipped annually. The company reports more than 100 Bluetooth IP licensees, more than 60 Wi-Fi IP licensees, and over 30 customers using both.

The players

Ceva

Ceva is a licensor of wireless and signal-processing intellectual property that supplies Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB and cellular IoT technology to chipmakers and device makers.

IPnest

IPnest is a market research firm that publishes Design IP reports tracking revenue and market share across semiconductor intellectual property categories.

The details

Ceva licenses Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB, 802.15.4 and cellular IoT IP to semiconductor companies and OEMs through its Ceva-Waves portfolio. The ranking is based on wireless interface IP revenue estimates in IPnest's September 2026 Design IP report.

Timeline

  1. 2023: Ceva held 67% share in the IPnest report.

  2. 2024: Ceva held 68% share in the IPnest report.

  3. September 2026: IPnest Design IP report confirmed Ceva's number one position.

  4. November 2, 2026: Ceva is scheduled to share its wireless roadmap at a technology symposium in Hsinchu, Taiwan.

The Tech Race

Ceva's share in IPnest's 2023, 2024 and 2025 reports has held steady at 67% to 68%, extending a multi-year pattern of dominance in wireless interface IP. The category's roughly 14% growth in 2025 indicates the segment is expanding while the leading licensor's position remains stable.

Because Ceva's IP is embedded in a large share of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi IoT devices, the company's licensing footprint shapes the connectivity options available in products ranging from wearables to smart-home hardware. Consumers do not choose Ceva directly, but its share determines which wireless designs are widely available to device makers.

The takeaway

Ceva's sustained two-thirds-plus share suggests that Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity in many IoT products rests on a single dominant licensed foundation. Readers tracking device quality or pricing can watch whether that concentration persists as the category grows.

What happens next

Ceva is scheduled to present its wireless roadmap at a technology symposium in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on November 2, 2026, with a later symposium planned in Shanghai, China.

Further reading

For broader context on device categories that use this connectivity IP, see Consumer Electronics.

More information

Review the Ceva-Waves wireless connectivity IP product page for details on Ceva's Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and related licensable IP.