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How Innovify Helped ARM Reimagine SoC Design

How Innovify Helped ARM Reimagine SoC Design: From Manual IP Selection to a Cloud-Based, Self-Serve Hardware Design Platform

ARM is a global semiconductor and software design leader based in Cambridge, UK. The company designs the world’s most widely deployed processor IP, powering everything from smartphones to industrial systems.
Case Study

Client Overview

ARM is a global semiconductor and software design leader based in Cambridge, UK. The company designs the world’s most widely deployed processor IP, powering everything from smartphones to industrial systems. ARM needed a modern, cloud-based solution that would allow users to evaluate, configure, and simulate System-on-Chip components with speed and autonomy.

Client:
ARM
Country:
United Kingdom
Platforms:
Cloud
Industry:
Semi-ConductorTechnology

Challenge

Zilch set an ambitious goal: launch a fully compliant digital wallet in just four months. Innovify was tasked with building the platform from the ground up, fast, secure, and ready for scale.

The project came with critical technical and compliance requirements:

  • PCI DSS certification and FCA approval, ensuring full regulatory compliance
  • Ultra-low latency transactions under 250 milliseconds, delivering a seamless user experience.
  • Successful integration of multiple third-party APIs, including GPS, Xero, and CashFlows

The solution is cloud-native, API-first, and built for scalability, enabling Zilch to launch confidently and expand across the UK market. With compliance-by-design and optimized architecture, the product is ready for rapid growth.

Before implementation, ARM’s customers had to rely heavily on FieldApplication Engineers for IP selection.

This involved complex consultations,iterative back‑and‑forth,and long decision cycles.

Users could not independentlyexplore ARM’s extensive IP catalogue or assess compatibility fortheir SoC designs.

The process slowed adoption,increased engineering overhead, and created friction in the earlystages of product evaluation.

ARM needed a cloud platform that simplified the journey from exploration to configuration to simulation.

Key Objectives

Deliver a fully functional digital wallet within four months

  • Enable users to explore ARM IP autonomously
  • Provide a guided design flow for creating basic SoC configurations
  • Reduce dependency on FAEs for initial evaluation
  • Build a scalable cloud solution supporting simulation, configuration, and integration
  • Streamline the entire hardware design process into a single unified platform

Solution

Innovify began with a comprehensive discovery workshop to define scope, align stakeholders, and anticipate technical challenges. A dedicated delivery team was assembled to ensure speed and precision throughout the build.

Innovify began with a comprehensive discovery workshop to define scope, align stakeholders, and anticipate technical challenges. A dedicated delivery team was assembled to ensure speed and precision throughout the build.

Innovify began with a comprehensive discovery workshop to define scope, align stakeholders, and anticipate technical challenges. A dedicated delivery team was assembled to ensure speed and precision throughout the build.

Innovify began with a comprehensive discovery workshop to define scope, align stakeholders, and anticipate technical challenges. A dedicated delivery team was assembled to ensure speed and precision throughout the build.

Innovify conducted an in-depth discovery workshop with ARM to map the current process, define the future vision, and identify opportunities for productisation.

A Unified, Cloud-Native SoC Design System

Innovify engineered a complete cloud solution that allowed users to:

  • Search and compare ARM IP
  • Configure IP components based on project requirements
  • Simulate functionality before committing to design
  • Integrate selected IP into their SoC architecture

All within a single, seamless environment.

Engineering Approach

  • API-driven architecture for modular expansion
  • Cloud-native deployment for global accessibility
  • Intuitive UI for non-expert and expert users alike
  • Scalable backend capable of supporting complex IP simulations

The platform reduced complexity for users while ensuring full technical accuracy and architectural integrity.

Technology Used

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Results

Zilch set an ambitious goal: launch a fully compliant digital wallet in just four months. Innovify was tasked with building the platform from the ground up, fast, secure, and ready for scale.

The project came with critical technical and compliance requirements:

  • PCI DSS certification and FCA approval, ensuring full regulatory compliance
  • Ultra-low latency transactions under 250 milliseconds, delivering a seamless user experience.
  • Successful integration of multiple third-party APIs, including GPS, Xero, and CashFlows

The solution is cloud-native, API-first, and built for scalability, enabling Zilch to launch confidently and expand across the UK market. With compliance-by-design and optimized architecture, the product is ready for rapid growth.

ARM gained a cloud-based, self-serve design platform that significantly improved user autonomy and reduced FAE workload.

Impact

  • Users can now discover and evaluate IP without manual guidance
  • Time-to-decision improved through configuration and simulation tools
  • ARM’s internal teams gained efficiency by reducing repeated consultations
  • The platform created a more intuitive path from exploration to implementation
  • ARM customers can design SoC systems faster, with fewer engineering dependencies

This transformation positioned ARM for a future where hardware evaluation is cloud-first, interactive, and friction-free.

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