TES Electronic Solutions SA

What TES Electronic Solutions SA does

TES Electronic Solutions GmbH is a privately held German electronic design services and semiconductor IP company headquartered in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, operating six design centers across Germany (Stuttgart HQ, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Berlin, Offenbach) with international sales representation in Israel, UK, Italy, China and Taiwan. Founded in 1999 as Sorep Electronic Engineering within Thomson-CSF and spun off from Thales Group in 2005, the company employs 101-250 engineers with 20+ years of experience in ASIC, FPGA, embedded software, RF/microwave and mixed-signal design.

The company's technology portfolio combines licensable silicon IP cores with full turnkey design services. Core IP includes the D/AVE family of GPU cores (2D, HD, 3D, NX variants supporting up to 4K resolution and OpenGL ES 2.0), the CDC display controller and CVI video input controller families, the Guiliani C++ HMI framework with WYSIWYG streaming editor, the software-defined TES micro-Engine (µEngine) processor, UWB and OFDM wireless IPs, 60GHz MMIC chip solutions, short-range radar modules at 24GHz and 120GHz, and the Homer Cospas-Sarsat emergency beacon IC. These IPs are deployed in millions of products across automotive, industrial, avionics, medical, defense and consumer markets and are pre-validated on platforms from AMD/Xilinx, Altera (Intel PSG), NXP, Renesas, Microchip and Cologne Chip.

TES monetizes through three streams: professional design services on time-and-material or turnkey basis, one-time IP licensing fees, and hardware sales of radar modules and ASIC products. GTM is enterprise field sales with technical sales support, targeting specialized mid-size market leaders and multi-billion revenue corporations. The company is led by founder-CEO Juergen Zeller, holds ISO 9001:2015 certification, and was recognized with the Global 100 Electronics & Electrical Engineering Innovation Award 2026.

Name

TES Electronic Solutions SA

Legal name

TES Electronic Solutions GmbH

Website

https://tes-dst.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TES Electronic Solutions is a German provider of ASIC/FPGA design services and licensable semiconductor IP cores (GPU, display, HMI, radar, wireless) serving automotive, industrial, avionics, medical and defense customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Design Services & Semiconductor IP

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Communications Equipment Manufacturing (3342), Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing (3341)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Communications Equipment, Nec (3669), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

System-Level, Multi-Physics & Package/PCB Co-Design (EDA) (HDAHAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

RF, Microwave & Wireless ICs (HDAHAAAF), RF Transceivers & RFIC SoCs (Cellular/Wi‑Fi/Bluetooth) (HDAHAMAE), Industrial Communication & Interface Components (Transceivers, PHYs, isolators, level shifters, fieldbus/Ethernet ICs) (IMAGAJAI)

Keywords

• ASIC design services
• GPU IP cores
• FPGA design services
• Radar sensor modules
• Embedded software design

Headquarters

HQ city

Leinfelden-echterdingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Design Services: Professional electronic design services including ASIC design, FPGA design, embedded software design, RF/microwave design, PCB design, and validation services. Offered as turn-key projects or on time & material basis.
2. IP Licensing: Licensing of proprietary IP cores for semiconductors including GPU IPs (D/AVE family), display controllers, video input controllers, wireless IPs, analog and digital IPs. Revenue generated through one-time licensing fees.
3. Radar Sensor Modules: Sale of ready-made short range radar sensor modules (24GHz, 120GHz) for volume production. Modules include antenna arrays, signal processing, and communication interfaces.
4. ASIC/IC Products: Sale of application-specific integrated circuits including the Homer Cospas-Sarsat beacon chip and 60GHz MMIC chip solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TES Electronic Solutions provides end-to-end electronic design services (ASIC, FPGA, embedded software, RF/microwave/antenna, PCB) alongside a portfolio of licensable semiconductor IP cores, radar sensor modules and application-specific ICs. Its offerings span graphics/HMI (D/AVE GPU family, Guiliani framework, display and video IP), wireless/radar (UWB, OFDM, 24/60/120GHz modules), and analog/digital IP blocks for integration into customer ASICs and FPGAs. Flexible engagement models range from on-site consulting on a time-and-material basis through turnkey multi-domain electronic product development.

Product overview

TES Electronic Solutions offers a comprehensive portfolio of licensable IP cores and design services for the semiconductor industry. The technology portfolio spans Graphics & HMI (D/AVE GPU family, Guiliani HMI framework, display controllers, video input controllers), Radar & Wireless (short-range radar modules from 24GHz to 120GHz, UWB technology, OFDM, 60GHz chip solutions, antenna solutions), and Analog/Digital IP (voltage regulators, comparators, converters, CAN, encryption). The company provides end-to-end design services from ASIC/FPGA design to embedded software and validation, serving automotive, industrial, consumer, medical, defense, and aerospace markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ASICEntwicklung.de: A platform dedicated to designing ASICs that deliver efficient and innovative solutions.

Products and services

• D/AVE 2D GPU IP Core Fixed-function 2D GPU hardware IP core optimized for integration into FPGAs and ASICs, providing cost-efficient high-quality vector graphics with subpixel processing and extended anti-aliasing functionality up to 2048x2048 resolution.
• D/AVE HD GPU IP Family 2.5D vector graphics rendering IP core with 3D graphics features for displays up to 4K x 4K, highly configurable for features, performance, and footprint; targets wearables, MCUs, MPUs and FPGAs.
• D/AVE 3D GPU IP Core OpenGL ES 1.1 3D graphics IP core for FPGAs and ASICs with flexible hardware and software architecture targeting embedded, automotive and infotainment markets.
• D/AVE NX GPU IP Core 2D/3D shader programmable OpenGL ES 2.0 GPU IP core with vector graphics acceleration for resolutions up to 4K x 4K, scalable from 1 to 4 shader units (4-128 ALUs).
• eGML Software Rendering Engine C++ software 2D graphics IP core for high quality real-time graphics on embedded devices with single 32-bit CPU cores such as ARM, MIPS, XScale, x86, PowerPC and SH-4.
• eVRU Embedded Vector Rendering Unit Software graphics rendering library for DSP+CPU processors with OpenGL ES 1.1 API support, targeting embedded applications requiring high-quality, real-time graphics rendering.
• CDC Display Controller IP Family Fully customizable display controller IP supporting up to 16K resolutions (4096x4096 pixel) on MIPI-DPI compliant parallel video output with on-the-fly blending, composition, cropping and color format conversion.
• CVI Video Input Controller IP Core Customizable video input controller IP core for reading ITU-656 video input streams and writing video data in RGB format to memory via DMA, with on-the-fly clipping, scaling, color conversion, gamma correction, dithering and de-interlacing.
• Warping Engine IP Core Specialized IP core for arbitrary high-performance re-mapping of bitmaps from memory to memory, used for pre-warping for head-up displays or fisheye correction of camera images.
• Guiliani HMI Framework C++ object-oriented software framework for creating stylish Graphical User Interfaces quickly, with WYSIWYG streaming editor (GSE), optimized for resource-limited embedded devices and used in millions of devices.
• TES micro-Engine (µEngine) Processor IP Processor tailored precisely to customer needs using the RAISE system architecture—a modular, software-defined ASIC with configurable µEngines that enable cycle-accurate simulation on PC.
• 3D Surround View / 360° Bird View Software Licensable software library for driver assistance systems using vehicle cameras, supporting 360-degree surround view, auto calibration, and integration with various embedded platforms to reduce system cost.
• Indoor Positioning Systems (IPS) Customized RF-based indoor positioning systems using Bluetooth, UWB-LDR and 5G infrastructure for locating people or objects indoors in commercial, military, retail and inventory tracking applications.
• 24GHz Vital Sensor Module Radar-based sensor module operating in 24GHz ISM narrow band optimized to detect vital functions such as breathing and heartbeat of humans and animals using FMCW radar technology with a 32-bit ARM Cortex-M7 MCU.
• 120GHz Fix Beam Sensor Module High precision radar sensor module in 120GHz ISM narrow band for surveillance, construction, machines, robots, security, medical, automotive, and obstacle detection applications; based on FMCW/CW radar technology with ARM Cortex-M7 MCU.
• 120GHz 3D Surveillance Sensor Radar-based 3D surveillance sensor working in 120GHz ISM narrow band for monitoring objects in customer-configurable 3D spaces using FMCW and CW radar technology.
• 60GHz Beamsteering Antenna 57 to 67 GHz planar antenna with bore-sight gain of min. 14 dBi, configurable as fixed or steerable array antenna for short range P2P V-Band wireless communication systems.
• Homer IC (Cospas-Sarsat Beacon Chip) VHF-UHF transmitter IC capable of sending ASK or PSK modulated signals, designed for Cospas-Sarsat emergency rescue beacons with integrated frequency correction and channel tuning.
• Analog IP for ASICs Portfolio of analog IP building blocks for ASICs including LED drivers, comparators, ADCs, CAN transceivers, voltage regulators, bandgap references, precision amplifiers, PLLs, oscillators, temperature sensors, and voltage buffers.
• Digital IP for ASICs and FPGAs Portfolio of digital IP including automotive connectivity (CAN, CAN-FD), encryption (AES, ECDSA, PKCS), UWB MAC, and audio decoders (AAC-HE, AAC-LC, DRM).
• UWB Technology & IP Ultra-wideband technology and IP in VHDL covering UWB-LDR and UWB-HDR based on IEEE 802.15.4 standard, including transceiver, baseband IP, MAC, and antenna solutions with sub-meter ranging capability.
• OFDM IP Core RTL level OFDM IP core in VHDL based on IEEE 802.11a/g WLAN physical layer with support for various frame lengths, FFT points, modulation schemes, and coding rates.
• 60GHz Chip Solutions (MMIC) MMIC SiGe chip solutions for 60GHz radio applications including VCO, LNA, power amplifiers, frequency dividers, power detectors, OOK transmitters, and baluns.
• Digital Validation IP Virtual Display IP core designed to enable automated testing of display controller outputs by writing display data to system memory for software-based evaluation.
• Electronic Design Services End-to-end professional electronic design services including ASIC design, FPGA design, embedded software, embedded hardware, PCB-level design, RF/microwave/antenna design, and validation, delivered as turnkey projects or on a time-and-material basis.
• ASICEntwicklung.de Platform A sub-brand platform dedicated to designing ASICs that deliver efficient and innovative solutions, promoting TES's ASIC design capabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• IP technology integrated in millions of products across all industry segments
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AMDcoreTechnology or IntegrationAMD is the high performance and adaptive computing leader. Their technologies advance the future of the data center, embedded, gaming and PC markets. TES provides graphics and IP solutions for AMD platforms.
• Altera (Intel PSG)coreTechnology or IntegrationAltera provides leadership programmable solutions for applications from the cloud to the edge, offering limitless AI possibilities. TES is an Altera Select partner providing silicon-proven Graphics and Video IP cores.
• Microchip Technology Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationMicrochip is committed to making innovative design easier via total system solutions. TES provides graphics and video IP cores for Microchip platforms.
• NXPcoreTechnology or IntegrationNXP is a global semiconductor company creating solutions that enable secure connections for a smarter world. TES provides IP cores for NXP processor platforms.
• RenesascoreTechnology or IntegrationRenesas delivers a vast array of semiconductor products to help realize complete embedded systems. TES provides 3D Surround View and graphics solutions for Renesas R-Car platforms.
• Xilinx (AMD)coreTechnology or IntegrationTES is a Certified Member of the Xilinx Alliance Program. The partnership enables best possible time-to-market developments for Xilinx FPGA platforms.
• Fuji SoftminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFuji Soft provides information technology that supports client businesses, operational technology that drives product movement, and products and services that merge technology and ideas.
• Waterstone TechnologyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWaterstone Technology provides high quality distribute services, technical support and logistic services in China.
• PhilotechminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPhilotech GmbH is an engineering and consulting company specialized in developing and validating software and hardware solutions.
• HaysminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHays is a British multinational company providing recruitment and human resources services across 33 countries globally.
• LEESYSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEESYS (Leipzig Electronic Systems) provides electronics manufacturing services and system integration.
• Silicon RadarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSilicon Radar specializes in radar technology and provides radar-related components and expertise.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CEVA: US-listed licensor of DSP, AI, sensor, and wireless connectivity IP (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, UWB). Overlaps directly with TES's UWB, OFDM, and radar/wireless IP offerings and competes for similar embedded and IoT customers.
• Arteris: Provider of network-on-chip (NoC) IP and SoC integration IP for chip designers. Adjacent to TES's micro-Engine and display/video IP, addressing the same ASIC and SoC design integration challenges in automotive and industrial.
• EnSilica: UK-based fabless ASIC design house offering turnkey mixed-signal and RF ASIC design plus a portfolio of IP cores. Directly comparable in scale, geography, and business model (services + IP) to TES.
• CAST: Independent provider of silicon IP cores for ASICs and FPGAs including processors, interfaces, security, and DSP. Direct peer to TES's Digital IP for ASICs and FPGAs portfolio, competing for similar mid-volume ASIC customers.
• Faraday Technology: Taiwan-based ASIC design services and IP platform providing turnkey SoC/ASIC design, IP licensing, and supply chain management — directly comparable to TES's turnkey ASIC design + IP licensing + supply chain model.
• Imagination Technologies: UK-based licensor of GPU IP (PowerVR), CPU IP, and AI accelerators. Direct competitor to TES's D/AVE GPU IP family and broader graphics/video IP portfolio, serving similar automotive, mobile, and embedded customers.
• VeriSilicon: China-based semiconductor IP licensing and chip design platform covering GPU, video, AI, wireless, and mixed-signal IP — closely paralleling TES's combined IP + turnkey ASIC design services model across graphics, wireless, and SoC domains.

Broad incumbents

• Arm: Dominant processor IP licensor (Cortex, Mali GPU) and increasingly a broader compute subsystem IP provider. Sets the baseline IP stack for the embedded and automotive partners (NXP, Renesas) that TES also sells into.
• Cadence Design Systems: Top-tier EDA and IP vendor (Tensilica DSPs, IP cores) which also runs a design services business historically aligned with Cadence tools. Competes with TES on IP licensing and with the Cadence/TSMC design services model.
• Synopsys: Dominant EDA tools and broad IP (DesignWare) vendor. Offers a much larger platform of IP, EDA tools, and services competing with TES across most of its portfolio, though without TES's narrower graphics/radar focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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