Agile Analog

About Agile Analog

Agile Analog, established in Cambridge, UK, in 2017 by Mike Hulse, is positioned to address the long-standing challenges of analog intellectual property (IP) integration in semiconductor design. The firm targets the manual, time-consuming nature of traditional analog design by offering automatically generated, customizable analog IP blocks. This approach caters to designers of Systems-on-Chips (SoCs) and Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) across a breadth of markets, including consumer electronics, IoT, automotive, aerospace, and AI.

The company's business model revolves around licensing its configurable analog IP cores, which are generated through a proprietary automation platform called Composa. This platform allows clients to specify their exact requirements for a particular semiconductor manufacturing process, and Agile Analog delivers a tailored, verified, and process-agnostic IP block. This circumvents the typical process of semiconductor designers settling for off-the-shelf analog components that may not be perfectly optimized for their application in terms of power, performance, or size. Revenue is generated by licensing this customizable IP, enabling customers to accelerate their design cycles and reduce costs without needing large in-house analog design teams.

Agile Analog offers a wide portfolio of IP, including components for data conversion (ADCs, DACs), power management (LDOs, voltage monitors), IC monitoring, and security. A notable offering is the agileSecure suite, a portfolio of anti-tamper IP designed to protect SoCs from physical and side-channel attacks. This includes detectors for voltage glitches, clock attacks, and electromagnetic fault injection (EMFI), addressing critical security needs for devices in sensitive applications. The company also provides digitally wrapped subsystems, such as the agilePMU for power management, which bundle multiple analog IPs into a single block that can be easily integrated into a digital design flow, further simplifying the development process for customers.

Since its inception, the company has secured approximately $24 million in funding over several rounds from investors including OMERS, In-Q-Tel, MMC Ventures, and Delin Ventures. In early 2025, experienced semiconductor executive Krishna Anne was appointed CEO to drive the company's growth. His background includes senior roles at Broadcom, AMD, and Rambus, as well as entrepreneurial experience founding companies like Secure Thingz.