Datest

Datest: 30 years of testing and test engineering utilizing in-circuit, flying probe, boundary scan, and functional platforms. Also AXI/2D/3D x-ray, CT-scan failure analysis, and bonepile rehab of functional/field failures.

Consultant / Service Provider, Manufacturer

Based in Fremont, CA, Datest is an ISO9001- and AS9100-certified provider of advanced, integrated PCBA testing and inspection services, serving the CM/EMS as well as the OEM community since 1984. We offer in-circuit testing (ICT) and test development (hardware and software) for all major ICT platforms (Agilent 3070, GenRad, and Teradyne). We augment ICT with SPEA Flying Probe testing, Agilent 5DX and Dage Ruby 2D X-ray with X-Plane Technology, benchtop boundary scan, and functional testing

Test is our business...our ONLY business. You require unique priorities and test solutions as technology advances. Our business is to identify your requirements and develop test strategies with unique specialized options, allowing you the flexibility and coverage needed to meet your test goals.

We do NOT provide an off-the-shelf product for a problem that requires a unique solution.  Nor do we settle for mediocre coverage when it takes more to attain better. Working with this core belief, our professional engineering staff develops these unique options that have become and still are becoming, benchmarks of the test industry.

PCBA testing and inspection services

Datest Postings

26 products »

Dispute Resolution

Are you an OEM locked in a quality-related dispute with your CM?  Or are you a CM trying to resolve quality-related disputes with your OEM? Welcome to Switzerland!  Come to Datest.  We offer powerful x-ray tools in a n...

Inspection

Analytical Services

New in 2015!  Datest now offers the following services: Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (C-SAM) Analysis X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Fourier Transform Infrared Spectr...

Test Equipment

PCB Reverse Engineering Service

Datest can rebuild CAD files and board data from printed circuit boards (PCBs) and printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs). Reverse engineering is ideal for producing PCB/PCBAs without CAD files or other board data. It also is useful for updat...

Design Services

Test statistics, failure and trend reporting

Datest supplies serialized pass/fail test data, as well as detailed failure disposition reports....

Test Equipment

BGA removal, replacement and reballing

Datest features the DEN-ON RD500 Series 3 BGA Rework System....

Rework & Repair Equipment

Troubleshooting and rework of failed PCBAs

We are experts at troubleshooting! Test pricing includes troubleshooting, rework and re-test....

Test Equipment

PCBA "Bonepile" Rehabilitation Service

Our engineers use test engineering hardware and software resources to map out a plan to bring boards "back to life". Skilled technicians troubleshoot, rework and restore assemblies to operational status that previously failed a custom...

Test Equipment

Installation & Verification

We can either deliver completed fixtures and programs to the customer's designated manufacturing site, or keep them at Datest to test future production.  We have no preference:  We do whatever the customer prefers....

Test Equipment

Fixture Design & Manufacturing

We design ICT fixtures for 5 different platforms as well as functional test fixtures....

Test Equipment

Goepel Boundary Scan Development & Test

Integrated Flying Probe Configuration: Goepel CASCON GALAXY integrated with SPEA 4060 ICT configuration:  Keysight (Agilent) x1149 Benchtop Configuration: Goepel CASCON GALAXY Asset SCANWORKS...

Test Equipment

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77 news releases »

Datest Celebrates 40 years of Innovation, Evolution and Service

Mar 11, 2024 | Datest proudly marks its 40th anniversary. Since its establishment in 1984, Datest has consistently evolved to meet the ever-expanding needs and priorities of the electronics manufacturing industry.

Datest Honored with 2023 GLOBAL Technology Award for Test Services in Precision Geometry Flying Probe Wafer Testing

Nov 27, 2023 | Datest, a leading provider of advanced, efficient and mission-critical in-circuit testing, test engineering, X-ray inspection and nondestructive failure analysis solutions, has been awarded the prestigious 2023 GLOBAL Technology Award in the category of Test Services for its Enhanced High Density Precision Geometry Flying Probe Wafer Testing Services. The award ceremony took place during productronica in Munich on November 14, 2023.

Datest Receives Prestigious 2023 Mexico Technology Award for Innovations in DFT and DFM Analytical Engineering Services

Oct 30, 2023 | Datest has been awarded a 2023 Mexico Technology Award in the category of Test Services. This accolade recognizes Datest's groundbreaking contributions in quick-turnaround Design for Testability (DFT) and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) analytical engineering services, revolutionizing the way Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) customers optimize their test strategies. The award was announced at a ceremony that took place Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023 during the SMTA Guadalajara Expo in Mexico.

Datest Presented with 7th Service Excellence Award

Oct 23, 2023 | Datest is pleased to announce its receipt of the esteemed 2023 CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Service Excellence Award (SEA). The award was officially announced during a ceremony held on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023 in conjunction with the SMTA International event. This marks the seventh time that Datest has been honored with this prestigious award.

Datest Expands East Coast Presence with the addition of PIT Equipment Services, LLC

Feb 20, 2023 | Datest announced a representative agreement with Global SMT's award-winning Rep of the Year for 2022, Don Dennison of PIT Equipment Services, LLC on the east coast. Dennison will represent Datest in the states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia.

Datest Wins the Service Excellence Award for Test Laboratories

Nov 15, 2022 | Datest has been honored with a 2022 CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Service Excellence Award (SEA). The award was announced during a Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 ceremony held in conjunction with SMTA International. This is the sixth time that Datest has received this award in the Test Laboratories category.

Datest Receives Its 10th Award for Test Services

Sep 26, 2022 | Datest is pleased to announce that it received a 2022 Mexico Technology Award in the category of Test Services for its Enhanced High Density Precision Geometry Flying Probe Wafer Testing Services. The award was announced during a ceremony that took place Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 during SMTA Guadalajara in Mexico.

Datest Passes Its 13th Consecutive AS9100 Audit with Recertification

Aug 14, 2022 | Datest is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed its AS9100D recertification. The intent of the standard is to establish a single quality management system for use within the aerospace industry. Based on the ISO 9001 quality system requirements, AS9100D adds more stringent requirements specific to the aviation, space and defense industries.

Datest Receives GLOBAL Technology Award for New High Energy CT Service

Nov 22, 2021 | Datest is pleased to announce that it received a 2021 GLOBAL Technology Award in the category of Test Services for its High Energy CT Service. The award was announced during a ceremony that took place Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 during productronica in Munich, Germany.

Datest's New High Energy CT Service Receives a 2021 Mexico Technology Award

Nov 03, 2021 | Datest is pleased to announce that it received a 2021 Mexico Technology Award in the category of Test Services for its High Energy CT Service. The award was announced during a ceremony that took place Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 during SMTA International in Minneapolis, MN.

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