Who owns Electra IC? General Manager Ates Berna’s career
Quick answer: Electra IC ARGE A.S. is a privately held Turkish engineering company; its General Manager is co-founder Ates Berna. Berna graduated from Istanbul Technical University’s Electronics and Communication Engineering undergraduate and graduate programs and holds an MBA from Bogazici University. He has served as the company’s General Manager since July 2014. The company’s shareholding structure, equity distribution and other executives are not officially disclosed.
Who is Ates Berna?
According to his PMI Summit Istanbul speaker biography, Berna began his career in the semiconductor sector and worked at global companies including Alcatel, STMicroelectronics, ST-Ericsson and Ericsson. He gained experience in digital integrated circuit design, verification and project leadership in the telecommunications sector. Taking over as General Manager of Electra IC in July 2014, Berna manages sales and marketing, business development and administrative processes at the company. He appeared with the General Manager title in Defensehere’s March 2026 DIMDEX interview and its April 2026 DSA report; company records refer to him as a founding partner. Open sources report that he holds Doulos instructor certification in ASIC/FPGA and DO-254 and has taken on management and engineering responsibilities in DO-254 compliant projects since 2012.
Key developments during his tenure
During Berna’s tenure as General Manager, the company became the first firm to graduate from Teknopark Istanbul’s Cube Incubation, opened its Ankara office in 2018 and its Leuven office in Belgium in October 2025. It announced obtaining a Facility Security Clearance in April 2022 and winning an EYDEP award under the SSB’s industrial competence program in October 2024. In May 2026, a goodwill agreement on internationalization-focused strategic cooperation was signed with Teknopark Istanbul at the SAHA 2026 exhibition. In March 2026 Berna told Defensehere that 2025 had been a product-focused year, that the FPGA-based product portfolio had been expanded and that the FPGAPro platform had been launched.
| Year | Development |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Company founded; Berna takes up the General Manager role |
| 2018 | Opening of the Ankara office |
| 2022 | Facility Security Clearance announcement |
| 2024 | EYDEP award; Procenne and Logic Fruit partnerships |
| 2025 | Leuven (Belgium) office; mPCIe 1553 card brought to market |
| 2026 | DIMDEX, DSA and SAHA exhibitions; Teknopark Istanbul agreement; PQC IP suite |
Public statements
Berna made press statements at the DIMDEX and DSA exhibitions, took part in SAHA Istanbul’s video interview, appeared as a speaker at PM Summit Istanbul and presented the company’s engineering vision at university entrepreneurship and microchip events. The company’s corporate profile and its export record are examined in separate files.
Management approach and emphasis on engineer development
Two themes stand out in Berna’s public remarks: scaling up qualified verification engineering in Turkey and bringing young engineers into the sector. Within this framework, the company has run the EIC Academy program for ten cohorts, opened a non-thesis master’s program with Bahcesehir University and organized outreach events at institutions including ITU, YTU and Sabanci University. As a Doulos certified instructor, Berna also contributes to the technical content of the company’s training services.
Other executives and shareholding structure
The company’s chairman of the board, other founding partners and deputy general managers are not officially disclosed. No publicly available information exists on the equity structure and capital distribution. No speculation was made in these areas; the file will be updated when the company makes a disclosure.
Frequently asked questions
Who owns Electra IC?
Electra IC is a private R&D company; publicly available sources name General Manager Ates Berna as a founding partner. The equity distribution is not officially disclosed.
Which schools did Ates Berna graduate from?
He completed undergraduate and graduate degrees in Electronics and Communication Engineering at ITU and holds an MBA from Bogazici University.
Which companies did Ates Berna work for?
Before Electra IC he worked at Alcatel, STMicroelectronics, ST-Ericsson and Ericsson.
When did Ates Berna become General Manager?
He took up the General Manager role in July 2014, at the company’s founding.
Is the company publicly traded?
No. Electra IC is not listed on any stock exchange; its capital structure is not officially disclosed.
Sources and verification note
The executive information was verified with two independent sources: Defensehere’s March 2026 interview and the PMI Summit Istanbul biography. The currency of his role was further confirmed by the April 2026 DSA report. Undisclosed shareholding and equity information was not written.
- https://defensehere.com/tr/electra-ic-genel-muduru-ates-berna-fpga-tabanli-urun-portfoyumuzu-genislettik/ (Accessed: August 13, 2026)
- https://www.pmi.org.tr/summit/istanbul2017/en/team/ates-berna/ (Accessed: August 13, 2026)
- https://defensehere.com/en/electra-ic-highlights-solutions-at-dsa-2026/ (Accessed: August 13, 2026)
- https://www.electraic.com/news (Accessed: August 13, 2026)
- https://www.electraic.com/corporate/about-us (Accessed: August 13, 2026)
