
Defacto Technologies is an innovative chip design software company providing breakthrough RTL platforms to enhance the integration, verification, and signoff of IP cores and System on Chips (SoCs). They cater to new market segments like automotive, mobile, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence, which demand SoCs with greater functionality, higher performance, and lower consumption, while also meeting strict time-to-market and cost requirements. By adopting Defacto’s SoC Compiler design solutions, major semiconductor companies are transitioning from traditional, complex SoC design tasks to fully automated methodologies, with proven ROI across hundreds of projects. The company, headquartered in Grenoble, France, with a US branch in California, offers a worldwide presence and 24/7 support.

Defacto Technologies is an innovative chip design software company providing breakthrough RTL platforms to enhance the integration, verification, and signoff of IP cores and System on Chips (SoCs). They cater to new market segments like automotive, mobile, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence, which demand SoCs with greater functionality, higher performance, and lower consumption, while also meeting strict time-to-market and cost requirements. By adopting Defacto’s SoC Compiler design solutions, major semiconductor companies are transitioning from traditional, complex SoC design tasks to fully automated methodologies, with proven ROI across hundreds of projects. The company, headquartered in Grenoble, France, with a US branch in California, offers a worldwide presence and 24/7 support.
Headquarters: Grenoble, France (US branch in California)
Core product: SoC Compiler — RTL-centric SoC integration, verification, and RTL signoff platform
Industry focus: Semiconductor/EDA for SoC IP integration (automotive, mobile, VR, AI, HPC)
Founder & CEO: Dr. Chouki Aktouf
Recent funding signal: EIC Accelerator grant (~€2.5M, Nov 2023)
Front-end SoC integration and RTL signoff for semiconductor companies integrating IP cores into complex SoCs.
2003
Electronic Design Automation (EDA) / Chip-design software
€2.5M
Reported as an EIC Accelerator grant in Nov 2023