Secure-IC acquires Silex Insight’s security business

Nov. 4, 2022

Secure-IC has acquired Silex Insight’s security business to accelerate its chip-to-cloud plan and develop the next-generation of embedded cybersecurity solutions. 

Silex Insight is a leading provider for flexible and scalable security IP cores solutions which perfectly complement Secure-IC's portfolio. Secure-IC will now offer the largest portfolio of embedded security solutions to the market, the company said. 

The security landscape is rapidly ever-changing, and IoT developers face increasing pressure to step up device security and meet evolving regulatory requirements. This acquisition will simplify development, accelerate time-to-market, and help device makers and OEMs to make products future-proof when it comes to security.

Secure-IC has been providing the electronic and semiconductor industries, for over a decade, with its protection technologies, namely the Securyzr integrated Security Services Platform (iSSP), for various market applications        

Silex Insight has successfully delivered security IPs to the market for over 30 years. Their highly scalable and flexible silicon-proven security IPs are all turn-key solutions and compliant with common industry standards (NIST and others), Secure-IC said. The security platforms and solutions include flexible and high-performance crypto engines which are easy to integrate and provides a complete security solution for all platforms. As part of the integration of Silex Insight’s security business within Secure-IC, Silex Insight’s current operations in Belgium will remain in place and will be further expanded.

“Secure-IC continues to invest heavily in security and by leveraging Silex Insight’s knowledge, solutions, and people, we know we retain best-in-class security for our customers. We expect to help them achieve market success with a complete embedded security offer, including lifecycle management”, said Hassan Triqui, CEO of Secure-IC. “The combination of Secure-IC and Silex Insight is going to bring a unique high assurance security level to the market. Our mission is to provide our customers with solutions which perfectly fit their requirements, and offer outstanding quality, so that it is easy to implement right through to tape-out and beyond”.

“By handing over our security business to Secure-IC, we are assured that the customers are in the best hands to help them design devices with the highest security standards. At the same time customers will be able to design solutions that are scalable and can be updated in the field”, said Michel Van Maercke, CEO of Silex Insight.