BrainChip signs IP licensing deal with ASICLAND

By AI, Created 5:53 PM UTC, May 18, 2026, /AGP/ – BrainChip has entered an IP distribution license agreement with South Korea-based ASICLAND to expand use of its Akida neuromorphic AI technology in custom chip designs. The deal gives ASICLAND access to evaluation and production paths for customer SoCs while BrainChip keeps IP control and recurring revenue potential.

Why it matters: - The agreement expands BrainChip’s reach into custom silicon design services and broadens potential use of Akida neuromorphic AI IP. - The structure is designed to support broader adoption while preserving BrainChip’s IP ownership and royalty participation. - ASICLAND customers can move from prototype chips to commercial production through a licensing path tied to BrainChip approval.

What happened: - BrainChip Holdings Ltd. announced an IP distribution license agreement with ASICLAND Co., Ltd., a semiconductor solutions provider. - The agreement gives ASICLAND a non-exclusive, worldwide, portfolio-wide, multiple-utilization license to incorporate Akida™ neuromorphic AI IP into customer chip designs. - The license covers ASICLAND’s design services for system-on-chip, or SoC, projects. - The announcement was made May 19, 2026.

The details: - BrainChip will provide access to Akida™ IP, runtime software, documentation, reference designs and example AI models optimized for Akida™ hardware. - BrainChip may also provide optional training, integration assistance and technical support under separate service agreements. - ASICLAND can obtain multiple evaluation licenses, including participation in multi-project wafer, or MPW, fabrication runs. - Those evaluation licenses let customers build prototype and test chips for evaluation, validation and demonstration. - If customers move to commercial deployment, the evaluation licenses may convert to production licenses after BrainChip approval and payment of an additional production license fee. - That conversion would allow full commercial manufacture and sale of chips incorporating Akida IP. - ASICLAND can support multiple customer engagements in parallel. - Each engagement is governed by a separate evaluation license. - ASICLAND is not allowed to sublicense BrainChip IP independently. - ASICLAND may use the licensed IP only within ASICLAND-designed semiconductor products supplied to customers. - BrainChip retains full ownership of its intellectual property. - BrainChip may also work directly with end customers on additional services, support or commercial arrangements. - ASICLAND plans to use Akida™ IP in custom SoC solutions with embedded AI capabilities for edge AI, industrial, automotive, consumer and IoT markets. - ASICLAND is headquartered in South Korea and has an R&D center in Hsinchu, Taiwan, plus business operations in San Jose, Calif. - ASICLAND is a TSMC Value Chain Alliance partner and works with TSMC and ARM.

Between the lines: - The deal looks aimed at making Akida easier to adopt through a design-services channel rather than only through direct chip programs. - BrainChip keeps control over licensing approvals, which helps protect its IP while opening a path to recurring commercial fees. - ASICLAND gains a way to offer customers prototype access before committing to production silicon.

What’s next: - ASICLAND will begin using the licensed Akida IP in customer design engagements. - Prototype chips can move into production only after BrainChip approval and payment of the required production license fee. - BrainChip may add training, integration help and support through separate agreements as customer programs advance. - BrainChip also may engage directly with end customers for additional commercial arrangements. - More information is available in the company’s announcement at www.asicland.com and www.brainchip.com. - BrainChip’s social links include Twitter, LinkedIn, Bluesky, Instagram, YouTube and X.