diff --git a/tensorflow/lite/micro/kernels/ceva/ceva_common.h b/tensorflow/lite/micro/kernels/ceva/ceva_common.h
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+/* Copyright 2021 The TensorFlow Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+==============================================================================*/
+
+#ifndef TENSORFLOW_LITE_MICRO_KERNELS_CEVA_CEVA_COMMON_H_
+#define TENSORFLOW_LITE_MICRO_KERNELS_CEVA_CEVA_COMMON_H_
+
+#if defined(CEVA_BX1) || defined(CEVA_SP500)
+extern int32_t* CEVA_TFLM_KERNELS_SCRATCH;
+extern int32_t CEVA_TFLM_KERNELS_SCRATCH_SIZE_VAL;
+#endif
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/tensorflow/lite/micro/kernels/ceva/softmax.cc b/tensorflow/lite/micro/kernels/ceva/softmax.cc
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+/* Copyright 2018 The TensorFlow Authors. All Rights Reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+==============================================================================*/
+
+#include "tensorflow/lite/kernels/internal/reference/softmax.h"
+
+#include "tensorflow/lite/c/builtin_op_data.h"
+#include "tensorflow/lite/c/common.h"
+#include "tensorflow/lite/kernels/internal/common.h"
+#include "tensorflow/lite/kernels/internal/quantization_util.h"
+#include "tensorflow/lite/kernels/internal/tensor_ctypes.h"
+#include "tensorflow/lite/kernels/kernel_util.h"
+#include "tensorflow/lite/kernels/op_macros.h"
+#include "tensorflow/lite/micro/kernels/ceva/ceva_common.h"
+#include "tensorflow/lite/micro/kernels/ceva/ceva_tflm_lib.h"
+#include "tensorflow/lite/micro/kernels/kernel_util.h"
+#include "tensorflow/lite/micro/kernels/softmax.h"
+#ifdef MCPS_MEASUREMENT
+#include "tensorflow/lite/micro/kernels/ceva/mcps_macros.h"
+#endif
+
+namespace tflite {
+namespace {
+
+// Takes a tensor and performs softmax along the last dimension.
+void SoftmaxFloatCEVA(const TfLiteEvalTensor* input, TfLiteEvalTensor* output,
+                      const SoftmaxParams& op_data) {
+  const RuntimeShape& input_shape = tflite::micro::GetTensorShape(input);
+  const float* input_data = tflite::micro::GetTensorData<float>(input);
+  const RuntimeShape& output_shape = tflite::micro::GetTensorShape(output);
+  float* output_data = tflite::micro::GetTensorData<float>(output);
+
+  const float beta = static_cast<float>(op_data.beta);
+  const int trailing_dim = input_shape.DimensionsCount() - 1;
+  const int outer_size =
+      MatchingFlatSizeSkipDim(input_shape, trailing_dim, output_shape);
+  const int depth =
+      MatchingDim(input_shape, trailing_dim, output_shape, trailing_dim);
+  int outer_size_mcps = outer_size;
+  int depth_mcps = depth;
+
+#ifdef MCPS_MEASUREMENT
+  MCPS_START_ONE;
+#endif
+  for (int i = 0; i < outer_size; ++i) {
+    CEVA_TFLM_Softmax_Float32(&input_data[i * depth], &output_data[i * depth],
+                              beta, depth);
+  }
+#ifdef MCPS_MEASUREMENT
+  MCPS_STOP_ONE(
+      "Test params:Call CEVA_TFLM_Softmax_Float32 %d times, inetrnal loop = %d",
+      outer_size_mcps, depth_mcps);
+#endif
+}
+
+TfLiteStatus SoftmaxQuantizedCEVA(TfLiteContext* context,
+                                  const TfLiteEvalTensor* input,
+                                  TfLiteEvalTensor* output,
+                                  const SoftmaxParams& op_data) {
+  if (input->type == kTfLiteInt8) {
+    if (output->type == kTfLiteInt16) {
+      tflite::reference_ops::Softmax(
+          op_data, tflite::micro::GetTensorShape(input),
+          tflite::micro::GetTensorData<int8_t>(input),
+          tflite::micro::GetTensorShape(output),
+          tflite::micro::GetTensorData<int16_t>(output));
+    } else {
+      const RuntimeShape& input_shape = tflite::micro::GetTensorShape(input);
+      const int8_t* input_data = tflite::micro::GetTensorData<int8_t>(input);
+
+      const RuntimeShape& output_shape = tflite::micro::GetTensorShape(output);
+      int8_t* output_data = tflite::micro::GetTensorData<int8_t>(output);
+
+      const int32_t input_beta_multiplier =
+          static_cast<int32_t>(op_data.input_multiplier);
+      const int32_t input_beta_left_shift =
+          static_cast<int32_t>(op_data.input_left_shift);
+      const int trailing_dim = input_shape.DimensionsCount() - 1;
+      const int outer_size =
+          MatchingFlatSizeSkipDim(input_shape, trailing_dim, output_shape);
+      const int depth =
+          MatchingDim(input_shape, trailing_dim, output_shape, trailing_dim);
+      int outer_size_mcps = outer_size;
+      int depth_mcps = depth;
+
+      if (depth > CEVA_TFLM_KERNELS_SCRATCH_SIZE_VAL) {
+        TF_LITE_KERNEL_LOG(context, "Scratch size (%d) less that required (%d)",
+                           CEVA_TFLM_KERNELS_SCRATCH_SIZE_VAL, depth);
+        return kTfLiteError;
+      }
+
+#ifdef MCPS_MEASUREMENT
+      MCPS_START_ONE;
+#endif
+      for (int i = 0; i < outer_size; ++i) {
+        CEVA_TFLM_Softmax_Int8(&input_data[i * depth], &output_data[i * depth],
+                               input_beta_multiplier, input_beta_left_shift,
+                               depth, CEVA_TFLM_KERNELS_SCRATCH);
+      }
+#ifdef MCPS_MEASUREMENT
+      MCPS_STOP_ONE(
+          "Test params:Call CEVA_TFLM_Softmax_Int8 %d times, inetrnal loop = "
+          "%d",
+          outer_size_mcps, depth_mcps);
+#endif
+    }
+  } else {
+    tflite::reference_ops::SoftmaxInt16(
+        op_data, tflite::micro::GetTensorShape(input),
+        tflite::micro::GetTensorData<int16_t>(input),
+        tflite::micro::GetTensorShape(output),
+        tflite::micro::GetTensorData<int16_t>(output));
+  }
+
+  return kTfLiteOk;
+}
+
+TfLiteStatus SoftmaxEvalCEVA(TfLiteContext* context, TfLiteNode* node) {
+  const TfLiteEvalTensor* input = tflite::micro::GetEvalInput(context, node, 0);
+  TfLiteEvalTensor* output = tflite::micro::GetEvalOutput(context, node, 0);
+
+  TFLITE_DCHECK(node->user_data != nullptr);
+  SoftmaxParams op_data = *static_cast<SoftmaxParams*>(node->user_data);
+
+  switch (input->type) {
+    case kTfLiteFloat32: {
+      SoftmaxFloatCEVA(input, output, op_data);
+      return kTfLiteOk;
+    }
+    case kTfLiteInt8:
+    case kTfLiteInt16: {
+      return SoftmaxQuantizedCEVA(context, input, output, op_data);
+    }
+    default:
+      TF_LITE_KERNEL_LOG(context, "Type %s (%d) not supported.",
+                         TfLiteTypeGetName(input->type), input->type);
+      return kTfLiteError;
+  }
+}
+
+TfLiteStatus Eval(TfLiteContext* context, TfLiteNode* node) {
+#if defined(CEVA_BX1) || defined(CEVA_SP500)
+  return SoftmaxEvalCEVA(context, node);
+#else
+  return SoftmaxEval(context, node);  // reference fallback
+#endif
+}
+}  // namespace
+
+TfLiteRegistration Register_SOFTMAX() {
+  return {/*init=*/SoftmaxInit,
+          /*free=*/nullptr,
+          /*prepare=*/SoftmaxPrepare,
+          /*invoke=*/Eval,
+          /*profiling_string=*/nullptr,
+          /*builtin_code=*/0,
+          /*custom_name=*/nullptr,
+          /*version=*/0};
+}
+
+}  // namespace tflite