About us
A European initiative
In 2025, 30 microelectronics competence centers (Chips Competence Centers) across 28 European countries were selected under the European Chips Act, with the aim of taking Europe’s semiconductor expertise to the next level.
The ASTEERICS project
It is against the backdrop of intense strain on semiconductor value chains and the growing importance of technological sovereignty that ASTEERICS—the French competence center for microelectronics—was launched on July 1, 2025. ASTEERICS is funded by the European Union under the Chips JU and supported by the French State through the “Skills and Future Professions” call for expressions of interest (AMI) under the France 2030 program, managed by Caisse des Dépôts (Banque des Territoires).
The French competence center is an integral part of the European network of Chips Competence Centers—strategic components of the European Chips Act—and fosters close collaboration with other European centers. This collaboration aims to promote synergies, the sharing of expertise, and coordinated access to European semiconductor resources (such as pilot lines and the Design Platform) across national borders.
Processus d’accompagnement au développement d’ASIC
- Orientation vers les bons partenaires techniques (DET, design house, bureau d’étude…)
- Aide à la construction du plan de développement ASIC
- Aide à la construction du plan de développement ASIC
- Risque maîtrisé à chaque étape
- Décision GO / NO GO à chaque jalon
- Accompagnement vers le financement
Addressing a strategic challenge for European industry
While microelectronics lies at the heart of the digital, energy, and industrial transitions, many companies still struggle to adopt integrated technologies due to a lack of skills, limited visibility regarding existing solutions, or restricted access to industrial resources. ASTEERICS aims to overcome these barriers by leveraging three key sovereign technologies known for their high energy efficiency: FD-SOI, GaN, and SiC.
Free awareness-raising and training sessions for SMEs, aimed at decision-makers, entrepreneurs, and engineers.
Free, tailored technical and economic support for SMEs to identify the technology best suited to their growth objectives, structure projects, and facilitate access to funding.
Privileged access to European expertise, tools, and infrastructure.
Consortium
Led by Minalogic—in partnership with CNFM, Captronic, and five other competitiveness clusters (Aktantis, Alpha-RLH, Images & Réseaux, Smart Power, and Systematic Paris-Region)—the French competence center ASTEERICS serves as the national gateway for providing information, training, and support to companies regarding their ASIC, ASSP, FPGA, MEMS, or PIC (Photonic Integrated Circuit) projects. ASTEERICS aims to accelerate the adoption of energy-efficient integrated circuit technologies among French startups, SMEs, and industrial players.
Minalogic, project coordinator
Minalogic is the digital transformation cluster for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
With offices in Grenoble, Lyon, Saint-Étienne, and Valence, Minalogic drives an ecosystem of 450 members—including 380 companies spanning the entire digital value chain, 17 research and training organizations comprising over 150 laboratories, local authorities, private investors, and service providers.
Minalogic accelerates high-quality connections between these stakeholders and boosts their innovation and business projects in France, Europe, and internationally.
Website
https://www.minalogic.com
Contacts
Philippe FLATRESSE – ASTEERICS Director
philippe.flatresse@minalogic.com
Laure de TASSIGNY– ASTEERICS Coordinator
laure.de.tassigny@minalogic.com
Alpha-RLH
ALPHA-RLH is the reference competitiveness cluster for photonics, electronics and materials in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Located in Bordeaux, Limoges, La Rochelle and Pau, the cluster federates and animates an ecosystem of nearly 300 members. This network brings together companies of all sizes covering the entire value chain, research laboratories of excellence, training institutions, as well as various actors in economic and institutional development.
ALPHA-RLH catalyzes the emergence of collaborative projects and supports the technological and commercial growth of its members, from a regional scale to international influence.
Website
https://www.alpha-rlh.com/
Contacts
Laurent DUGOUJON – Technical Director ASTEERICS
l.dugoujon@alpha-rlh.com
Samuel KOUMOU – ASTEERICS Project Manager
s.koumou@alpha-rlh.com
Aktantis
AKTANTIS is the digital and photonics deep-tech competitiveness cluster for the Sud Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and Occitanie regions.
It brings together an ecosystem of over 320 stakeholders—including major corporations, SMEs, startups, research laboratories, and universities—that are leaders in microelectronics, cybersecurity and digital security, IoT, artificial intelligence and data analytics, and photonics and imaging. AKTANTIS supports the development and market launch of innovations in these key fields, thereby contributing to the sustainable digital transition, economic growth, and job creation in strategic markets.
Website
https://www.aktantis.com/
Contacts
marielle.campanella@aktantis.com
Cap’tronic
CAP’TRONIC is a national program dedicated to supporting SMEs and mid-sized companies looking to integrate electronic, software, or connected technologies into their products and processes.
Leveraging a nationwide network of expert engineers, CAP’TRONIC provides independent technical expertise to assess project feasibility, guide technology choices, and ensure the success of development projects. The program also offers assessments, technical seminars, and training courses.
With 400 members and over 130 training sessions annually, CAP’TRONIC supports industrial innovation to accelerate the time-to-market for new products and boost the competitiveness of French companies.
Website
https://www.captronic.fr/
Contact
Béatrice PRADARELLI – ASTEERICS Project Manager
pradarelli@captronic.fr
CNFM
The National Services of the GIP CNFM aim to pool facilities and resources to support education and research in the field of microelectronics.
They are hosted by the Montpellier CNFM Center and the University of Montpellier. They comprise four technology platforms and one platform dedicated to continuing education. Through these platforms, the GIP CNFM supports—to varying degrees—more than a hundred initial education institutions and research laboratories.
Website
https://web-pcm.cnfm.fr/
Contact
Olivier Bonnaud – Director of the GIP-CNFM
olivier.bonnaud@univ-rennes.fr
Images & Réseaux
Images & Réseaux is the leading competitiveness cluster for digital innovation in the Pays de la Loire and Brittany regions, operating at the intersection of technologies and user applications. Spanning the entire journey from projects to products or services, it stimulates and supports economic players—including major corporations, mid-sized enterprises (ETIs), SMEs, academic laboratories, clusters, and startups—in their collaborative research and innovation strategies, fostering their growth and international expansion.
With offices in Lannion (headquarters), Rennes, and Nantes, Images & Réseaux drives an ecosystem of 270 members—80% of which are SMEs—and includes a strong academic contingent that fosters the emergence of collaborative projects.
Website
https://www.images-et-reseaux.com/
Contact
Gael Maugis – ASTEERICS Project Manager
gmaugis@images-et-reseaux.com
SMART POWER
Smart Power is a competitiveness cluster dedicated to energy management and innovation in support of the energy transition. Operating across the Centre-Val de Loire, Pays de la Loire, and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions, it brings together an ecosystem of over 250 members, including start-ups, SMEs, major corporations, research laboratories, academic institutions, and institutional partners. Smart Power supports its members in structuring innovative collaborative projects, securing funding, obtaining project accreditation, and developing partnerships. By connecting research and industry stakeholders, the cluster accelerates the emergence of high-value-added technological solutions designed to boost corporate competitiveness and address the major challenges of the energy transition.
Website
https://www.polesmartpower.fr/
Contact
Etienne DUBOISSET – Project Manager
etienne.duboisset@polesmartpower.fr
Systematic Paris-Region
As a European deep tech competitiveness cluster, Systematic Paris-Region accelerates digital projects through collaborative innovation, project labeling, SME development, networking, and business sourcing.
The cluster is organized around seven technology hubs: Data Science & AI, Cyber & Security, Digital Infrastructure, Advanced Engineering & Computing, Optics & Photonics, Open Source, and Drones.
Systematic fosters a community of 900 members, comprising 550 startups, SMEs, and mid-caps; 140 major corporations; 160 R&D organizations; a group of 20 investors; and a group of 30 institutional partners.
Website
https://systematic-paris-region.org/
Contacts
Alain DINIS -European Projects and Innovation Marketing Manager