Arteris, a Paris, France company that offers software for designing "network on chip" semiconductors, so named because they involve communications within a chip, has raised an $8.1 million second round of financing.
The company is moving its formal headquarters to San Jose, Calif., where is has an office.
The company's statement is here.
The round was led by a new investor Synopsys, a semiconductor design company, while existing backers Crescendo Ventures, TVM Capital and Ventech participated.
Arteris has now raised a total of $20 million since 2003.