February 9, 2026 -
By Kaleah Salmon, Security Brief
EnSilica has joined the CHERI Alliance, a group promoting the use of CHERI security technology in commercial chips and computing systems.
The move connects the Oxford-based chip designer with an ecosystem of industrial members, academic researchers, and government organisations focused on hardware-backed approaches to cybersecurity. The alliance includes Google, Codasip, lowRISC, Siemens, and Verisilicon, as well as research organisations such as SRI and the University of Cambridge.
EnSilica designs mixed-signal application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). As a fabless company, it designs chips and relies on manufacturing partners to produce them. It works across communications, industrial, automotive and healthcare markets.
iated with advanced semiconductor technologies ahead of large‑scale manufacturing. The project is coordinated by the CEA.