CEVA, Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Improved licensing environment and continued market share gains on handsets

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 28, 2009 -- CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA); (LSE: CVA), a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores for the mobile handset, consumer electronics and portable device markets, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.

Total revenue for the third quarter of 2009 was $9.7 million, a decrease of 5% compared to $10.2 million reported in the third quarter of 2008. Third quarter 2009 licensing revenue was $5.2 million, a decrease of 12% when compared to $6.0 million reported in the third quarter of 2008. Royalty revenue for the third quarter of 2009 was $3.7 million, an increase of 12% compared to $3.3 million reported for the third quarter of 2008. Revenue from services for the third quarter of 2009 was $0.7 million, down 23% from $0.9 million reported for the third quarter of 2008.

U.S. GAAP net income for the third quarter of 2009 was $1.8 million, an increase of 25% over $1.4 million reported for the same period in 2008. U.S. GAAP diluted net income per share for the third quarter of 2009 was $0.09 per share, an increase of 29% compared to $0.07 for the third quarter of 2008. Non-GAAP net income and diluted net income per share for the third quarter of 2009, excluding the aggregate equity-based compensation expense of $0.7 million, were both all time record highs of $2.4 million and $0.12 per share, an increase of 34% and 33%, respectively, over the $1.8 million and $0.09 per share reported for the third quarter of 2008. Non-GAAP net income and diluted net income per share for the third quarter of 2008 excluded aggregate equity-based compensation expense of $0.8 million and a capital gain of $0.4 million related to the divestment of the Company's equity interest in GloNav Inc.

Gideon Wertheizer, Chief Executive Officer of CEVA, stated, "Our solid third quarter performance reflects a strong demand for our DSPs and technologies and a continued worldwide market share expansion in the handsets market which reached a record high of 23%. We are encouraged by the increasing demand for our newest technologies for the growing markets of LTE, MID, HD multimedia and Passive Optical Networks (PON)."

During the third quarter, the Company concluded six new license agreements. Five agreements were for CEVA DSP cores, platforms and software and one agreement was for Bluetooth technology. Target applications for customer deployment are 2G ultra-low cost phones, 3G handsets, Smartphones, mobileTVs, portable multimedia and Passive Optical Networks (PON). Geographically, three of the agreements signed were in Europe and three in Asia.

Yaniv Arieli, Chief Financial Officer of CEVA, stated, "Our third quarter results and the positive momentum in our business exceeded our expectations. As a result, our gross and operating margins as well as our non-GAAP net income and EPS reached record highs during the quarter. We also generated positive cash flow of approximately $4.0 million, bringing our cash balances and marketable securities to $91.8 million."

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CEVA Conference Call

On October 28, 2009, CEVA management will conduct a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time / 12:30 p.m. London time, to discuss the operating performance for the quarter.

The conference call will be available via the following dial in numbers:

• US Participants: Dial 1-877-493-9121 (Access Code: CEVA)
• UK/Rest of World: Dial +44-800-051-3806 (Access Code: CEVA)

The conference call will also be available live via the Internet at the following link: http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=62652. Please go to the website at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software.

For those who cannot access the live broadcast, a replay will be available by dialing 1-800-642-1687 (passcode: 33933901) for US domestic callers and +44-800-917-2646 (passcode: 33933901) for international callers from two hours after the end of the call until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on November 4, 2009. The replay will also be available at CEVA's web site www.ceva-dsp.com.

About CEVA, Inc.

Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., CEVA is a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) DSP Cores and platform solutions for the mobile handset, portable and consumer electronics markets. CEVA's IP portfolio includes comprehensive solutions for multimedia, audio, voice over packet (VoP), Bluetooth and Serial ATA (SATA), and a wide range of programmable DSP cores and subsystems with different price/performance metrics serving multiple markets. In 2008, CEVA's IP was shipped in over 300 million devices. For more information, visit www.ceva-dsp.com.