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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0508</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2025-05-05</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001173489</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CEVA INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CEVA</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001327781</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Arieli Yaniv</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>CEVA, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>15245 SHADY GROVE ROAD, SUITE 400</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>ROCKVILLE</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MD</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>20850</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>Chief Financial Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <aff10b5One>0</aff10b5One>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2025-05-05</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>15575</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>131657</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares subject to restricted stock units (RSUs). The RSU grants vest 33.4% on February 14, 2026, 33.3% on February 14, 2027 and 33.3% on February 14, 2028.
The RSU award was made pursuant to the Corporation's 2011 Equity Incentive Plan and was contingent on stockholder approval of amendments to the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. Such approval was granted on May 5th, 2025.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents 89,106 shares outstanding and 42,551 unvested RSU's.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Yaniv Arieli</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-05-06</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
