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DIRECTORY OF
INDEPENDENT FA PROVIDERS
Rosalinda M. Ring, Qorvo Corp.
rosalinda.ring@qorvo.comE
lectronic companies of all types and sizes require failure analysis (FA) services. Our goal is to supply a resource of FA
service providers for your reference files. The directory lists independent providers and their contact information,
expertise, and types of technical services offered.
DYNAQUAL TEST LABS
301 Wells Fargo Dr.
Houston, TX 77090
Tel: 281.773.7944
e-mail:
sales@dynaqual.comWeb: dynaqual.com
Services:
Project consulting and customtest plans; HALT/
HASS; ESS and thermal testing; vibration, shock, andpres-
sure testing; production screens; etc.
ENGINEERING SYSTEMS INC.
4215 Campus Dr.
Aurora, IL 60504
Tel: 630.851.4566 or 866.596. 3994
e-mail:
info@engsys.comWeb: esi-website.com
Services:
FA, physical visual and microscopic examina-
tions, nondestructive inspection, stress and chemical
analyses, mechanical and environmental testing, model-
ing, simulations, etc.
Tools/Techniques:
CSAM, opticalmicroscope, 2-Dand 3-D
x-ray inspections, potting, cross sections, layer measure-
ment capability, etc.
FAST ANALYSIS LABORATORIES, INC.
1135 E. Arques Ave.
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
Tel: 408.868.2948
E-mail:
service@fa-labs.comWeb: fa-labs.com
Services:
Electrical andphysical FA, nondestructive analy-
sis, reverse engineering, consulting, etc.
Tools/Techniques:
Advanced laser decapsulation of
copper wire; chemical, delid, and backside bulk silicon
sample preparation; bulk laser marking and cutting; dye
and pry; curve tracing; fault isolation; front and backside
analysis OBIRCH; FIB circuit modification (front and
backside); FIB imaging and debug; high-resolution digital
optical microscopy; mechanical and ion beam cross
sectioning; microprobing for electrical analysis; optical
inspection; near-IR inspection through silicon; package
analysis; precise substrate thinning/polishing for backside
bulk silicon samples; real-time x-ray analysis; SEM/EDS;
wet and parallel lap deprocessing; etc.
HURST METALLURGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY,
INC.
2111 W. Euless Blvd.
Euless, TX 76040-6707
Tel: 817.283.4981
e-mail:
service@hurstlab.comWeb: hurstlab.com
Services:
Accident investigation, alloy identification,
FA, litigation support, mechanical testing, metallurgical
services, testing and evaluation services, weld evalua-
tion, etc.
JFP TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC.
36600 Lakeland Blvd., Unit D
Eastlake, OH 44095-5317
Tel: 440.946.6577
e-mail:
jfptsi@msn.comWeb: jfptechnical.com
Services:
Chemical analysis, FA and product evaluation,
specialized and customized testing and consulting, mate-
rial and product load testing, metallurgy, metallography
and metallurgical analysis, RoHS compliance screen
testing, etc.
Tools/Techniques:
XRF chemical analysis; FTIR; AES; ICP;
visual inspection; forensics; reconstruction; simulation;
dimensional inspection; SEM, fracture surface, chemical,
residue, materials, and fiber analyses; corrosion investi-
gation; hardness testing; surface roughness; temperature
thermography; etc.
KNIGHTHAWK MATERIALS LAB
400 Hobbs Rd., Suite 101
League City, TX 77573-3880
Tel: 281.282.9200
Web: knighthawkmaterialslab.com
Services:
FA, positive materials identification, materi-
als characterization and inspection, materials selection
and recommendation, corrosion evaluation and control,
coating inspection, nondestructive testing, customized/
specialized testing, chemical conditions, reverse engineer-
ing, third-party testing, special testing, etc.
Tools/Techniques:
SEM/EDS analysis, Rockwell hard-
ness and microhardness testers, digital optical scope,
inverted stereomicroscope, gold/palladium sputtering