iROC Technologies

What iROC Technologies does

iROC Technologies is a French EDA software and radiation testing services company headquartered in Grenoble, France, specializing in soft error analysis and functional reliability for semiconductor integrated circuits. Founded in 2000 by Dr. Michael Nicolaidis (CNRS Research Director at the TIMA laboratory), the company has operated for 25 years serving more than 150 customers globally across automotive, aerospace, medical, HPC, networking, consumer electronics, and space industries. Its product portfolio comprises three EDA tools (TFIT for cell-level soft error simulation, SoCFIT for SoC-level fault propagation and mitigation, and A2P for alpha particle packaging analysis using Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation) complemented by two service lines (SERTEST for radiation testing services and SERPRO for design consulting). TFIT achieves simulation speeds reportedly 100X faster than traditional TCAD-based solutions while maintaining validated accuracy against silicon.

The company's technology is differentiated by foundry-grade characterization models embedded in TSMC's Open Innovation Platform, Samsung's SAFE ecosystem, and GlobalFoundries' PDK, supporting process nodes from 65nm down to 3nm. The Siemens EDA Calibre LVS integration announced in June 2025 extends IROC's distribution into mainstream physical verification flows. Underlying IROC's technical core are 25+ patents held by the founder and 20+ years of accumulated radiation test data from 100+ test campaigns.

iROC generates revenue through two streams: EDA software licensing (TFIT, SoCFIT, A2P) sold via direct enterprise sales and foundry ecosystem channels, and professional services revenue from SERTEST radiation testing campaigns (recurring shuttle campaigns every 10 weeks) and SERPRO consulting engagements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; contracts are customized based on customer process nodes and service scope. The company is privately held, founder-led, and bootstrapped since a single 2001 venture round from Ardian, Banexi Ventures, and Innovacom, with no disclosed institutional or PE ownership.

Name

iROC Technologies

Legal name

IROC TECHNOLOGIES SA

Website

https://iroctech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

iROC Technologies is a Grenoble-based EDA software and radiation testing services company specializing in soft error analysis and functional reliability for semiconductor integrated circuits, serving 150+ customers across automotive, aerospace, medical, HPC, networking, and space industries with tools covering 65nm to 3nm process nodes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Software

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

EDA Software Platforms (Digital Implementation, Verification & Signoff) (HDAHAFAA)

Keywords

• Soft error analysis
• EDA software tools
• Radiation testing services
• Semiconductor reliability
• Single event effects

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. EDA Software Licenses (TFIT, SoCFIT, A2P): The company licenses its EDA software tools to semiconductor companies for soft error simulation and analysis. Software is characterized using foundry-provided models and supports multiple commercial SPICE simulators (Hspice, Finesim, Spectre, Eldo). Revenue likely generated through perpetual licenses and/or subscriptions with support contracts.
2. Radiation Testing Services (SERTEST): Provides comprehensive radiation testing services including shuttle test campaigns (every 10 weeks) for high energy neutrons, thermal neutrons, and alpha particles, as well as dedicated test campaigns for protons, heavy ions, Co60 TID, and fault injection. Services include test setup development, campaign execution, dosimetry monitoring, and extensive reporting. Revenue generated through project-based service contracts.
3. Consulting Services (SERPRO): Expert consultation services for soft error rate management and mitigation. Includes identification of vulnerable parts, error rate assessment, failure mode analysis, and reliability optimization strategies. Uses proprietary products for efficient simulations at cell/circuit/SoC levels.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

iROC Technologies develops and sells EDA software tools (TFIT for cell-level soft error simulation, SoCFIT for SoC-level fault propagation analysis, and A2P for alpha particle flux/spectrum prediction) and provides radiation testing and consulting services (SERTEST and SERPRO) to semiconductor companies. The combined offering enables detection, simulation, and mitigation of single event effects caused by heavy ions, neutrons, alpha particles, and protons across process nodes from 65nm to 3nm for safety-critical applications in automotive, aerospace, medical, and HPC markets.

Product overview

IROC Technologies offers a two-pronged solution combining EDA software tools and test services for functional reliability and soft error analysis. The product portfolio includes three EDA tools: TFIT for cell-level soft error analysis, SoCFIT for SoC-level fault propagation and mitigation analysis, and A2P for alpha particle flux and spectrum prediction. These tools are complemented by two service offerings: SERTEST for radiation testing and measurement services, and SERPRO for design consultation and Single Event Effects mitigation. The EDA tools work together to provide a full chain of soft error analysis from radiation testing on real silicon to design-level simulation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TFIT: Best-in-class transistor/cell-level soft error simulator for radiation effects simulation
• SoCFIT
• A2P
• SERTEST
• SERPRO

Products and services

• TFIT (Transistor Failure In Time)

Quantifiable outcome

• 100X faster simulation compared to traditional TCAD radiation analysis
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• TSMCcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025IROC Technologies and TSMC partner within the Open Innovation Platform to create Soft Error simulation solutions for TSMC advanced process nodes down to 3nm. The goal is to help design teams effectively assess Soft Error FIT rate early when design changes are still possible. TSMC provides foundry-approved TFIT models for multiple process nodes including 65G, 40G, 28HP, 16FF, N10, N7, N5, and N3.
• Samsung FoundrycoreTechnology or IntegrationIROC Technologies is a partner of Samsung Foundry's reinforced SAFE ecosystem providing cutting-edge analysis and mitigation solutions for Soft Error Rates in chip designs. Samsung provides state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and genuine response models for 32nm, 28nm, 14nm, 10nm, and 7nm technologies available through TFIT.
• GlobalFoundriescoreTechnology or IntegrationIROC Technologies and GlobalFoundries cooperate to develop response models down to 22nm available within the PDK (GTC 2011) for customers using TFIT. Models available for 40G, 40Fab1, 28SLP, and 22FDX process nodes.
• Siemens EDAcoreTechnology or IntegrationIROC's TFIT is now seamlessly integrated into Siemens Calibre LVS flow. This collaboration combines IROC's solution with Siemens' industry-leading tools for a faster, more automated, and more accurate way to simulate radiation effects at transistor level. The integration supports GDSII, OASIS, and CIF formats with validated accuracy matching Calibre LVS results.
• CEA (Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique)majorTechnology or IntegrationIROC Technologies relies on CEA's nuclear expertise to model Neutron/Silicon and Neutron/Oxygen interactions. CEA is a major player in research, development, and innovation covering energy, information, healthcare technologies, defense, and security.
• European Union (ERDF)minorOthersEuropean Regional Development Fund (ERDF/FEDER-Rhone-Alpes region) financing to reduce development gaps between Europe's regions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Siemens EDA (Mentor Graphics): iROC's closest platform partner — TFIT is now integrated into Siemens Calibre LVS — and a direct competitor through Tessent functional-safety and Calibre physical-verification products. Siemens EDA's broad installed base makes it the most natural incumbent to subsume or partner-around iROC's niche.
• Silvaco: EDA and TCAD vendor whose Victory TCAD suite competes directly with iROC's TFIT for cell-level radiation and reliability analysis. Silvaco's acquisition of Infiniscale (founded by iROC board president Dr. Firas Mohamed) makes it both a commercial peer and a network-overlap in the EDA-reliability space.

Regional players

• Primarius Technologies: China-based EDA vendor offering device modeling, TCAD, and reliability simulation tools. Competes with iROC's TFIT in foundry-characterization and reliability analysis, but primarily serves the Chinese semiconductor ecosystem rather than directly contesting iROC's European/US foundry relationships.
• Empyrean Technology: Chinese EDA provider covering digital, analog, and reliability EDA tools. Geographically concentrated in China and largely complementary rather than head-to-head with iROC, but represents a regional alternative for fabless and IDM customers in the China semiconductor market.

Broad incumbents

• Synopsys: The largest EDA vendor with a full digital implementation and verification platform (Design Compiler, PrimeTime, IC Compiler). Synopsys ships TCAD (Sentaurus) and reliability features that overlap with iROC's TFIT and SoCFIT, but as part of a much broader portfolio rather than as a soft-error specialist.
• Ansys: Simulation platform spanning structural, thermal, and electromagnetic analysis (RedHawk, Totem, PathFX) used across semiconductor and reliability workflows. Ansys' power-integrity and reliability features overlap with iROC's SoC-level fault-propagation analysis at the broadest level, though Ansys is not a soft-error specialist.
• Cadence Design Systems: Major EDA incumbent with digital implementation, signoff, and verification tools (Genus, Innovus, Tempus, Voltus). Cadence Spectre is also a supported SPICE simulator for TFIT, putting Cadence in both a partner and a broad-competitor position against iROC's reliability-analysis niche.

Emerging players

• Crosslight Software: TCAD specialist providing device-level simulation (APSYS, PICS3D) for compound-semiconductor and CMOS reliability. Overlaps with iROC's TFIT at the cell/device level for radiation-effects analysis, but focused more broadly on optoelectronic and power-device reliability.
• Lorentz Solution: EDA vendor specializing in parasitic extraction, power integrity, and reliability analysis. Overlaps with iROC at the intersection of physical verification and reliability signoff, though it is not focused specifically on radiation-induced soft errors.
• Global TCAD Solutions: Vienna-based TCAD vendor offering semiconductor device and reliability simulation tools. Closest European peer to iROC in terms of device-level simulation depth, but lacks iROC's foundry partnerships, soft-error specialization, and SoC-level fault-propagation tooling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/softerrorguru

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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