A Strategic, Rapidly Expanding Sector

Microelectronics is an essential pillar of modern technologies: automotive, IoT, embedded AI, avionics, energy, health, defense, telecommunications…
The global semiconductor shortage has reinforced a fact: companies lack engineers capable of designing tomorrow’s electronic chips.

The MS-CCM program directly addresses this demand.
Through training focused on the design, modeling, simulation, and manufacturing of integrated circuits, graduates possess a rare, specialized, and immediately operational profile.

Professional Integration

Through project-based learning, practical immersion, and rapid skill development:

  • + Excellent employability in the semiconductor industry
  • + Significant demand for ASIC / FPGA / analog design
  • + Active recruitment in strategic sectors

Graduates readily join high-tech companies, engineering consultancies, R&D laboratories, chip designers, or equipment manufacturers.

Sectors of Activity

The skills acquired provide opportunities in numerous fields.

Semiconductor Industry

  • STMicroelectronics
  • CEA-Leti
  • Soitec
  • Qualcomm, Intel, NXP, Infineon…

Digital Technologies & IoT

  • Connected Objects
  • Smart systems
  • Embedded AI
  • Telecommunications / 5G

Embedded Electronics & Critical Systems

  • Aeronautics
  • Space
  • Defense
  • Railway
  • Automotive & Electric Mobility

R&D, Innovation, and Technology Laboratories

  • Research Centers
  • Deeptech Start-ups
  • Microelectronics Technology Platforms

Targeted Professions

The MS-CCM curriculum directly prepares students for positions as experts, engineers, or project managers in microelectronics design.

Integrated Circuit Design

  • ASIC Design Engineer
  • FPGA Design Engineer
  • Analog / Mixed-Signal Design Engineer
  • Low-Level Design Engineer (RTL)
  • Processor or SoC Architect

Simulation, Optimization & Validation

  • Verification / Validation Engineer
  • Modeling Engineer
  • Timing, Signal & Performance Engineer
  • Reliability & Test Engineer

R&D & Innovation

  • Microelectronics R&D Engineer
  • Advanced Embedded Systems Engineer
  • Low-Power Expert
  • Integrated Circuit Innovation Manager

Operations & Industry

  • Microelectronics Industrialization Engineer
  • Production Test Engineer
  • Characterization Engineer

Career Progression

After several years of experience, graduates advance to highly qualified positions:

  • Microelectronics Project Manager
  • Electronic Systems Architect
  • Technical Expert (ASIC, RF, analog, energy…)
  • Design Manager
  • R&D / Innovation Manager
  • Microelectronics Consultant
  • Senior Circuit Design Engineer

An International Career

As microelectronics is a globalized sector, graduates can progress in:

  • international companies,
  • cutting-edge R&D centers,
  • European projects (Chips Act),
  • cross-border industrial collaborations.

The acquired expertise is directly transferable to the European, North American, and Asian markets.

Contacts

Corporate and Student

Academic Director

Jean-Max DUTERTRE

Professor
Phone number
+33 4 42 61 67 36