CEVA INC

For the Annual Meeting of Stockholders

to be held on June 2, 2026

This proxy statement is furnished to you in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our board of directors for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time, virtually via the Internet, including any postponements or adjournments thereof. You will be able to attend the annual meeting, vote, and submit questions via live webcast by logging in at: www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/CEVA2026. There will be no physical location for stockholders to attend.

A Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, this proxy statement, any accompanying proxy card or voting instruction form and our 2025 annual report to stockholders will be made available on or about April 20, 2026 to our stockholders of record on April 9, 2026 at http://proxyvote.com. Paper copies of the proxy materials may be obtained by following the instructions on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials. The 2025 annual report incorporates our annual report on Form 10‑K for 2025, including financial statements and financial statement schedules, but excluding exhibits, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). A copy of our annual report on Form 10‑K for 2025, including financial statements and financial statement schedules, as filed with the SEC, may be obtained without charge by sending a written request therefor to Ceva, Inc., 15245 Shady Grove Road, Suite 400, Rockville, Maryland 20850, Attention: Corporate Secretary. We will furnish requesting stockholders with any exhibit to our annual report on Form 10-K for 2025 upon payment of a reasonable fee. Our annual report on Form 10‑K for 2025 and the exhibits thereto, as well as our other filings with the SEC, may be accessed, free of charge, on our website at www.ceva‑ip.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, as soon as practicable after filing. Our website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not intended to be incorporated into this proxy statement.