EPS Global to Distribute SCI Semiconductor’s Groundbreaking ICENI Family, Bringing CHERI-Enabled Highest Security Devices to Critical Industries

LONDON – September 23, 2025 – EPS Global, a world leader in semiconductor distribution and secure provisioning services, today announced it is now a strategic distributor for SCI Semiconductor, a pioneer in secure-by-design device development. This partnership will bring SCI's innovative ICENI family of microprocessors to EPS Global's worldwide customer base in the automotive, critical infrastructure, industrial, and medical sectors. 

The agreement enables SCI Semiconductor’s ICENI family to directly address a critical need for protection against memory safety exploits in cybersecurity by integrating CHERI (Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions) technology, a revolutionary approach to hardware-enforced memory protection, developed over the last decade by the University of Cambridge, Microsoft, DARPA, and other key partners. 

The ICENI family of CHERI-enabled secure microcontrollers delivers the world's first high-integrity, 100% memory safe devices. CHERI technology enables the implementation of fine-grained hardware memory protection, preventing entire classes of common exploits like buffer overflows and use-after-free vulnerabilities. The technology also enables the creation of secure, isolated software compartments, enforcing the principle of "Least Privilege", to ensure that a vulnerability in one part of a system cannot be escalated to compromise another. This architectural approach provides a robust foundation for building secure-by-design systems. 

"We're delighted to work with SCI Semiconductor in support of their channel and customer engagement strategies," said Colin Lynch, CEO at EPS Global. "SCI's value proposition is compelling, and they're ahead of the market in terms of delivery. They're providing key security chips that meet customers' needs for secure-by-design solutions into critical infrastructure, automotive, and aerospace markets. EPS Global can add significant value in this space through our customer engagement, distribution expertise, and secure provisioning capabilities." 

As a distributor, EPS Global will leverage its extensive global network to make the ICENI family readily available to designers and manufacturers. Furthermore, EPS Global's industry-leading secure provisioning services are a natural complement to SCI's technology, enabling customers to securely inject cryptographic keys, firmware, and unique identities into each device in a trusted, certified environment. 

"We are extremely pleased to be working with EPS Global to support the distribution and adoption of our ICENI family of devices," said Haydn Povey, CEO of SCI Semiconductor. "Security of electronic systems is critical, with McKinsey estimating over $10 Trillion of damage every year from cyber-attacks. Through the partnership of SCI's intrinsically secure devices, and the knowledge and expertise of EPS in the distribution channel it is possible to tackle the epidemic of vulnerable systems in our homes, products, and businesses." 

This collaboration provides designers and manufacturers in high-stakes industries with a clear path to adopting next-generation, hardware-enforced security, protecting critical data and operations from the ground up. 

About EPS Global 

Founded in 1999, EPS Global is one of the world's largest IC Programming and Secure Provisioning Service providers, as well as a privately held franchise distributor of semiconductor components from industry-leading manufacturers. EPS Global works with Tier 1 Automotive electronic suppliers, top 20 OEMs, and top 50 contract manufacturers, providing semiconductor programming services to the automotive, consumer goods, industrial, aerospace, and defense industries across EMEA, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific. With 22 state-of-the-art programming centers strategically located in major electronic clusters worldwide, EPS delivers consistent product quality, competitive pricing, and reliable on-time delivery. The company has achieved VDA 6.3, ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and ISO 14001 qualifications and is a corporate member of the IoT Security Foundation. For more information, visit www.epsglobal.com. 

About SCI Semiconductor 

SCI Semiconductor is the leading security semiconductor company, dedicated to developing CHERI-based high-integrity microcontrollers for a secure and connected world. Based in Sheffield & Cambridge, UK, SCI focuses on integrating novel, hardware-led security architectures to provide robust protection against cyber threats in critical applications. For more information visit www.scisemi.com. 
About CHERI CHERI technology embeds security by design, significantly strengthening the security of digital systems. CHERI can significantly reduce cyber risks by mitigating memory safety bugs and improve the resilience of digital systems through improved compartmentalisation. This increased security and resilience can lead to higher productivity and efficiency across the economy, as businesses confidently adopt digital technologies. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cheri-technology-for-cyber-security.  

SCI Semiconductor Media Contact: 
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