MAGILLEM DESIGN SERVICES SAS

Their core work

Magillem is a Paris-based SME specializing in electronic system design automation, IP integration, and system-on-chip (SoC) platform assembly tools. They provide software solutions that help hardware and embedded systems engineers manage complexity when integrating multiple IP blocks into complex electronic systems. In H2020, they contributed design and integration expertise to large ECSEL consortia focused on automated systems validation, LED modeling, quality assurance, and industrial digitalization toolchains. Their tools sit at the intersection of hardware design and software-driven system engineering.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Magillem entered H2020 in 2014 with a small Phase 1 SME Instrument grant for IoT software prototyping (PILOTS), signaling an early bet on connected devices. From 2016 onward, they shifted into large ECSEL consortia — ENABLE-S3, DELPHI4LED, and AQUAS — contributing system design tools to multi-partner projects tackling validation, modeling, and quality assurance for complex electronic systems. By 2019, their largest project (Arrowhead Tools, EUR 385K) placed them squarely in the digitalization toolchain space, suggesting a strategic move from component-level design tools toward full-stack engineering platforms for Industry 4.0.

Magillem is moving from niche EDA tooling toward broader digitalization engineering platforms, making them increasingly relevant for Industry 4.0 and smart manufacturing consortia.

How they like to work

Magillem operates predominantly as a participant (5 of 6 projects), contributing specialized design tools within large consortia rather than leading them. Their single coordinator role was a small SME Instrument Phase 1 grant. With 192 unique partners across 24 countries, they are well-networked — typical of ECSEL projects which assemble very large European consortia. This makes them an experienced, low-friction partner who knows how to deliver within big multi-national projects.

Extensive network of 192 unique consortium partners spanning 24 countries, built primarily through large ECSEL joint undertaking projects. Their reach is pan-European with strong connections to the semiconductor and embedded systems ecosystem.

What sets them apart

Magillem occupies a specific niche as a French SME providing electronic design automation and IP integration tools — a space dominated by large US corporations (Synopsys, Cadence). Their participation in multiple ECSEL consortia gives them deep connections to Europe's semiconductor and embedded systems industry. For consortium builders, they bring a rare combination: commercially viable design tools with the agility of a small company and the network of a large one.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Arrowhead Tools
  Their largest H2020 project (EUR 385K) and most recent, focused on engineering tools for industrial digitalization — signals their strategic direction.
• PILOTS
  Their only coordinated project — an SME Instrument Phase 1 grant for IoT software prototyping, representing their entrepreneurial starting point in H2020.
• ENABLE-S3
  Major ECSEL initiative on validation of highly automated systems (autonomous driving, robotics), placing Magillem in the safety-critical systems domain.