We believe in open-source for the foundational layers where a leap of faith isn't good enough. We are major contributors to Pavona, an open-source silicon ecosystem. Design, cryptography, and toolchain are public-by-default, so customers, researchers, and regulators can read the same code we do.
Closed silicon asks customers to take a vendor's word for it. Open silicon hands them the source — and the audit trail that goes with it.
Every block in the Pavona platform — from the boot ROM to the cryptography accelerators — lives in a public repository. Researchers, customers, and certification labs read the same source.
The design is portable across foundries and tooling, without modification restrictions. Open-source IP doesn't disappear when a roadmap shifts or a supplier is acquired.
15+ year device lifecycles need a trust anchor that outlives any single vendor. A healthy open-source platform provides exactly that (enhanced with cryptographic ownership transfer).
Pavona is more than a chip — it's a stack. Here's what's public.
An open-source silicon platform that is secure-by-design. RTL, threat model, docs and verification collateral — all reviewed in public and hosted by GlobalPlatform, a neutral non-profit.
Pavona Repo ↗Production-grade classical and post-quantum cryptography — ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, AES, HMAC, and more — written for resource-constrained silicon and reviewed in the open.
Pavona cryptolib ↗The toolchain that makes “design silicon like software” actually work: verification rigs, simulation harnesses, and the verifications flows the Pavona project runs on every commit.
Pavona CI ↗The threat models, hardware specifications, and support infrastructure that go alongside the code, so the community can build compatible parts and run independent audits.
Pavona Docs ↗The fastest way to help is to read the code, file issues, and review proposed changes. Once Pavona repositories are public, everything happens in the open.
The design is open hardware. Implementers, foundries, and silicon programs are welcome — the path from clone to silicon is documented.
Pavona makes technical decisions in public forums. Join the mailing lists to participate in the conversation. Organizations serious about open silicon have a seat at the table.
Whether you want to ship product on Pavona, contribute upstream, or just understand what we run — we're easy to reach.