ELCERAM, A.S.

What ELCERAM, A.S. does

ELCERAM a.s. is a Czech specialty manufacturer founded in 1994 and headquartered at Okružní 1144, Hradec Králové, that develops and produces ceramic components and electronic modules for industrial and microelectronics customers. The company's portfolio is organized around five core offerings: 96% alumina ceramic substrates, dry-pressed ceramic parts (Al2O3, ZrO2, AlN, ATZ, Si3N4), ceramic printed circuit boards built with thick-film technology, thick-film ceramic capacitive sensors, and high-power electronic components and modules for electric drives. Its underlying technology stack spans ceramic tape casting (up to 250 mm strip width), stamping, dry pressing, sintering (including an aluminum nitride laboratory furnace rated to 2000°C), thick-film screen printing with laser trimming, CO2 and YAG laser micromachining, CNC milling, and lapping and grinding — all co-located in a single facility with an ISO 8 (class 100,000) cleanroom and 13 automatic dimensional inspection machines.

The company's go-to-market is direct B2B sales with dedicated contact persons for Sales, Purchase, HR, and Technology, operating on a quote-based pricing model for custom solutions. Customers are primarily in electronics and microelectronics, supplemented by use cases in solar CPV systems (with partner TTS), electric-drive manufacturers (BLDC controllers up to 1500 A peak, modules up to 6 kV integrating MOSFET / IGBT / GTO / SiC / GaN / Si structures), and the RC professional racing segment. A named enterprise customer, BD Sensors s.r.o., co-develops ceramic capacitive pressure sensors with ELCERAM. R&D is conducted in cooperation with West Bohemian University in Pilsen and the Czech Academy of Sciences, and the company currently runs two multi-year public-funded projects — SHAMAN (smart high-voltage modules via additive technologies, 2024-2026) and FEIM (Future Electronics for Industry 4.0 and Medical 4.0, 2023-2028). Disclosed operating geography is limited to the Czech Republic, and the company lists approximately 8 employees.

Revenue mechanics derive from one-time-purchase contracts for custom-engineered ceramic substrates, thick-film printed boards, hybrid integrated circuits, sensors, and power-electronic modules, with production runs reaching hundreds of thousands of pieces per year for special power resistors. No public pricing, no recurring or subscription component, and no disclosed revenue figure are available; pricing is quote-based, consistent with the bespoke nature of the work.

Name

ELCERAM, A.S.

Legal name

ELCERAM a.s.

Website

https://elceram.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ELCERAM a.s. is a Czech specialty manufacturer in Hradec Králové that designs and produces custom ceramic substrates, thick-film printed circuit boards, ceramic sensors, and high-power electronic modules for industrial and microelectronics customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hradec Králové

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Ceramic Components Manufacturing: Custom ceramic parts manufacturing including substrates, pressed ceramics, and machined components. Production from design to final product for industrial electronics customers.
2. Power Electronics Modules: Power electronic components, modules, and speed controllers for electric drives. Special power resistors in small and large series (hundreds of thousands per year).
3. Thick Film Printed Ceramics: Custom thick film printed ceramic substrates and hybrid integrated circuits. Production of special thick film resistors in standard and non-standard series.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ELCERAM is a Czech manufacturer specializing in custom ceramic parts, ceramic printed circuit boards, hybrid integrated circuits, ceramic sensors, and high-power electronic modules. The company provides complete in-house production from initial design to final product, using thick film technology on alumina substrates for applications where standard PCB technology cannot meet thermal, mechanical, or reliability requirements. It serves industrial electronics, sensor technology, electric drive, and photovoltaic customers with both small-series and large-series (hundreds of thousands of pieces) production runs.

Product overview

ELCERAM is a Czech manufacturing company producing ceramic parts and electronic components. The product portfolio centers on five core offerings: Ceramic Substrates (96% alumina) serve as the foundational material for all ceramic electronics; Pressed Ceramics provides complex-shaped ceramic parts via dry pressing technology; Ceramic Printed Circuit Boards use thick film technology for high-reliability applications; Ceramic Sensors utilize thick film technology for pressure measurement; and High Power Components and Modules support power electronics with semiconductor structures (MOSFET, IGBT, SiC, GaN). The company also produces Hybrid Integrated Circuits using thick film technology. Manufacturing is supported by in-house capabilities including ceramic tape casting, stamping, dry pressing, sintering, machining, thick film printing, and laser processing technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ceramic Substrates (Keramické substráty)

Quantifiable outcome

• Dimensional precision down to ±0.005 mm with automatic sorting into predefined classes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• West Bohemian University in Pilsen (Západočeská univerzita v Plzni)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing R&D collaboration for expanding knowledge and developing new technologies. University partnership for joint research projects in ceramic materials and electronics.
• Czech Academy of Sciences (Akademie věd České republiky)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with institutes of Czech Academy of Sciences for progressive technologies, new products, and measurement/testing method development.
• BD Sensors s.r.o.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of ceramic capacitive sensors with front membrane for pressure measurements under demanding conditions. ELCERAM produces ceramic parts and sensors using thick film technology.
• TTS (partner in CPV project)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDevelopment of photovoltaic panels of new generation (CPV - Concentrated Photovoltaics) with TTS. Joint solar system development.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CeramTec: Germany-based global leader in technical ceramics, including ceramic substrates and components for power electronics. Comparable because it serves the same end-applications (power modules, sensors) but at much larger scale and broader portfolio.
• NGK Insulators: Japanese ceramics specialist with a substantial power electronics business (HPC, HCD substrates for SiC modules). Comparable in serving wide-bandgap power module packaging with ceramic substrates.
• Vishay Intertechnology: US discrete semiconductor and passive component manufacturer that uses ceramic substrates and thick film technology for power resistors, hybrids and modules — overlapping with ELCERAM's thick film resistor and power module products.
• Kyocera: Japanese ceramics and electronics conglomerate producing ceramic packages, substrates, and power electronic components. Highly comparable to ELCERAM in ceramic substrate and hybrid IC capabilities.
• CoorsTek: US-headquartered advanced ceramics manufacturer producing alumina, aluminum nitride and other substrates for power electronics and industrial applications. Direct competitor to ELCERAM in ceramic substrate manufacturing.
• DuPont: US materials giant with thick film paste and ceramic substrate product lines serving the same hybrid IC and power electronics customers as ELCERAM.

Direct peers

• Heraeus Electronics: German materials specialist producing thick film pastes, ceramic substrates (HERCYNITE AMB) and assembly materials for power modules. Closely comparable to ELCERAM's thick film + ceramic substrate stack.
• Rogers Corporation (Curtiss-Wright): US manufacturer of high-performance ceramic substrates (curamik brand) used in IGBT, SiC and GaN power modules. Closest direct peer given the overlap in thick film / DBC-style ceramic substrates for high-power semiconductor modules.
• Remtec: US-based specialist in ceramic substrates (alumina, aluminum nitride) and thick film metallization for power electronics and sensors. Direct niche competitor in custom ceramic substrates.

Others

• Microchip Technology (Micrel / former hybrid IC lines): US semiconductor company with historical thick film hybrid IC manufacturing heritage; comparable to ELCERAM in the hybrid integrated circuit and thick film technology stack, although a much larger and broader peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elceram-a.s.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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