Company:XMOS

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XMOS Limited
TypePrivate
IndustrySemiconductors
FoundedJuly 2005, Bristol, UK
Headquarters
Bristol
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Mark Lippett (CEO & President)
ProductsVoice controllers, Multicore microcontrollers, xCore, xCORE-200, xCORE-AUDIO, xCORE-VOICE, xCORE VocalFusion, xTIMEcomposer
BrandsxCORE, VocalFusion
Websitewww.xmos.com
xCORE XS1-AnA processor

XMOS is a fabless semiconductor company that develops generative systems-on-chips designed to integrate control, input/output, digital signal processing, and artificial intelligence functions. The company's XCORE platform enables users to generate customizable system-on-chips with real-time reconfigurability and deterministic parallel architecture, enabling developers to execute multiple tasks simultaneously.[1]

History

XMOS was founded in July 2005 by Ali Dixon, James Foster, Noel Hurley, David May, and Hitesh Mehta.[2] It received seed funding from the University of Bristol enterprise fund, and Wyvern seed fund.[3]

The name XMOS is a loose reference to Inmos. Some concepts found in XMOS technology (such as channels and threads) are part of the Transputer legacy.[4]

In the autumn of 2006, XMOS secured funding from Amadeus Capital Partners, DFJ Esprit, and Foundation Capital.[5] It also has strategic investors Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, Huawei Technologies, and Xilinx Inc, which in 2014 invested $26.2 million.[6] Additionally, they received an investment through the sale of 22.3% of the Company's shares to Prelude Trust plc of Cambridge.[7] In September 2017, XMOS secured $15M in an investment round led by Infineon.[8]

In July 2017, XMOS acquired SETEM,[9][10] a company that specialises in audio algorithms for source separation.[11][12]

In 2019, XMOS raised $19 million in funding from Harbert European Growth Capital and existing investors.[13]

In December 2023, XMOS signed a joint development agreement with Sonical for Headphone 3.0 technology.[14]

Products

Xmos designs multicore microcontrollers under the XCORE series. While the second generation launched in 2015, had dedicated audiocontroller spun off[15] and were used in soundboards as well as headphone amplifiers,[16][17] the third generation was launched in 2020 and focused on applications within the AIoT.[18] The fourth generation added RISC-V compatibility and was announced in December 2022.[19][20]

In 2025, it announced a recategorisation of its XCORE hardware, defining it as a Generative System-on-Chip (GenSoC), a type of SoC that is specifically designed to accommodate generative AI-based natural language tools.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "XMOS 2025 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors | PitchBook" (in en). https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/52787-35. 
  2. ↑ "SETsquared Bristol case study: XMOS" (in en-GB). 2018-06-25. https://setsquared-bristol.co.uk/news/setsquared-bristol-case-study-xmos/. 
  3. ↑ Wiggers, Kyle (2020-02-13). "XMOS unveils Xcore.ai, a powerful chip designed for AI processing at the edge" (in en-US). https://venturebeat.com/ai/xmos-unveils-xcore-ai-a-powerful-chip-designed-for-ai-processing-at-the-edge/. 
  4. ↑ "Transputer inventor gets funding for his latest semiconductor start up" (in en). https://sciencebusiness.net/news/73219/Transputer-inventor-gets-funding-for-his-latest-semiconductor-start-up. 
  5. ↑ Peter Clarke (2007-09-06). "XMOS raises $16 million in Series A funding". EE Times Europe. http://www.eetimes.eu/201804397. 
  6. ↑ "XMOS Adds Bosch, Huawei and Xilinx as Strategic Investors to Complete $26M Investment Round" (in en). 2014-07-21. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140721005474/en/XMOS-Adds-Bosch-Huawei-and-Xilinx-as-Strategic-Investors-to-Complete-26M-Investment-Round. 
  7. ↑ "Transputer inventor gets funding for his latest semiconductor start up" (in en). 2006-10-02. https://sciencebusiness.net/news/73219/Transputer-inventor-gets-funding-for-his-latest-semiconductor-start-up. 
  8. ↑ Stefan Nicola (2017-09-07). "Funding Boost for U.K. Chip Firm Aiming at Amazon, Apple Voice-Control Market". Bloomberg. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-07/infineon-eyes-amazon-apple-voice-control-market-with-xmos-stake. 
  9. ↑ Neil Tyler (2017-07-10). "XMOS acquires Setem Technologies to drive the development of next generation voice interfaces". new electronics. http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-news/xmos-acquires-setem-technologies-to-drive-the-development-of-next-generation-voice-interfaces/157333/. 
  10. ↑ Clive Maxfield (2017-07-12). "XMOS + Setem could be a game-changer for embedded speech". Embedded.com. http://www.embedded.com/electronics-blogs/max-unleashed-and-unfettered/4458616/XMOS---Setem-could-be-a-game-changer-for-embedded-speech. 
  11. ↑ "XMOS acquires Setem Technologies, Inc., to drive the development of next generation voice interfaces" (in en-US). 2017-07-14. https://www.eejournal.com/industry_news/xmos-acquires-setem-technologies-inc-to-drive-the-development-of-next-generation-voice-interfaces/. 
  12. ↑ "XMOS + Setem could be a game-changer for embedded speech". 2017-07-12. https://www.embedded.com/xmos-setem-could-be-a-game-changer-for-embedded-speech/. 
  13. ↑ "XMOS secures $19M funding to accelerate growth" (in en). https://www.design-reuse.com/news/46848/xmos-funding.html. 
  14. ↑ Flaherty, Nick (2023-12-08). "Sonical, XMOS team on Headphone 3.0 dongle" (in en-US). https://www.eenewseurope.com/en/sonical-xmos-team-on-headphone-3-0-dongle/. 
  15. ↑ "XMOS shipping hi-res audio". electronicsweekly.com. 2015-03-23. https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/products/analog/xmos-shipping-hi-res-audio-2015-03/. 
  16. ↑ "EVGA Nu Audio Pro Review: Who Needs a Sound Card in 2020?". tomshardware.com. 2020-02-17. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/evga-nu-audio-pro-sound-card. 
  17. ↑ "miniDSP Launches IL-DSP Tiny Headphone Amplifier Based on XMOS xCORE-200". audioxpress.com. 2019-08-28. https://audioxpress.com/news/minidsp-launches-il-dsp-tiny-headphone-amplifier-based-on-xmos-xcore-200. 
  18. ↑ "XMOS adapts Xcore into AIoT 'crossover processor'". 2020-02-10. https://www.eetimes.com/xmos-adapts-xcore-into-aiot-crossover-processor/. 
  19. ↑ "Brit chip company picks RISC-V for next-gen microcontrollers". theregister.com. 2022-12-12. https://www.theregister.com/2022/12/12/uk_chip_firm_picks_riscv/. 
  20. ↑ "XMOS Joins RISC-V Ecosystem". eetimes.com. 2023-05-30. https://www.eetimes.com/xmos-joins-risc-v-ecosystem/. 
  21. ↑ Ward-Foxton, Sally (2025-10-08). "GenAI Can Raise Level Of Abstraction For XMOS Tools". https://www.eetimes.com/genai-can-raise-level-of-abstraction-for-xmos-tools/. 

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