What Picotest does

Picotest.com, Inc. is a Phoenix, Arizona-based product design firm founded in 1986 that specializes exclusively in high-fidelity test and measurement instruments for power integrity applications. The company serves three primary customer segments: electronics and power integrity engineers working on Power Distribution Network (PDN) design and validation, the AI/data center infrastructure vertical addressing 20–30kW+ power shelves with 2000A+ current requirements, and power supply/RF engineers. A secondary segment is engineering education, supported through training courses and demo boards.

The company's product portfolio spans 91+ items organized around an integrated measurement ecosystem: Vector Network Analyzers (Bode 100 and Bode 500 from OMICRON Lab, with frequency range up to 450 MHz); precision probes (P2102A 2-port, P2104A 1-port, P2105A multi-function, P2124A water-cooled GaN); transient load steppers (S10, S50, S2000A—the last generating 2000+ Amps/ns for AI/GPU/ASIC validation); the J2154A PerfectPulse® Differential TDR with ~30ps edge and 10.5GHz bandwidth; signal injectors (J2111A, J2112A, J2113A, J2120A, J2130A); ground loop isolators; NISM (Non-Invasive Stability Measurement) software compatible with Keysight, Rohde & Schwarz, Copper Mountain VNAs, Keysight PathWave ADS, and Cadence PSpice; benchtop instruments (G5100A waveform generator, M3500A/M3510A digital multimeters, U6200A universal counter); test/demo boards (VRTS3, DTBK01, LM20143B); and technical publications authored by founder Steve Sandler. Proprietary differentiators include PerfectPulse® TDR technology and the upcoming ultra-low inductance GHz-bandwidth current shunt for 40 micro-ohm, 2000 Amp PDN systems.

The business operates primarily as a direct-to-consumer e-commerce vendor through picotest.com, selling one-time/perpetual hardware at price points ranging from ~$60 publications to ~$7,250 bundles and materially higher for custom S2000 solutions. Revenue streams include hardware sales, NISM software licenses, technical publication sales, and online training courses distributed through the FEDEVEL platform. Distribution is global with export compliance, products ship from Phoenix, AZ, and the company supports sales via phone and email with a 30-day money-back guarantee. The company is actively repositioning toward AI/data center power infrastructure through new high-current products and partnerships with Signal Edge Solutions (TAPI co-development, August 2025), Keysight (PathWave ADS integration), and joint webinars with Tektronix.

Name

Picotest

Legal name

Picotest.com, Inc.

Website

https://picotest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Picotest.com, Inc. is a Phoenix-based product design firm specializing exclusively in power integrity test and measurement instruments—including VNAs, probes, transient load steppers, TDRs, and NISM stability software—for power supply, electronics, and AI/data center infrastructure engineers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronic Test and Measurement Equipment

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Power Quality, Metering & Monitoring (HDACAJAG), Testing, Certification & Inspection Tools (Copper/Fiber) (HDAFALAK), Condition Monitoring Sensors & IoT (online/offline monitoring, edge devices) (EUADAJAD)

Keywords

• Power integrity measurement
• Vector network analyzers
• Transient load steppers
• PDN impedance testing
• Electronic test equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Test Equipment Hardware Sales: Sale of precision measurement instruments including VNAs (Bode 100/500), probes, injectors, load steppers, TDR units, oscilloscope accessories, waveform generators, digital multimeters, and universal counters. Products sold directly through e-commerce with one-year warranties.
2. Software Licenses: NISM (Non-Invasive Stability Measurement) software for stability analysis with VNAs. Power Integrity Using ADS publication for Keysight PathWave ADS users.
3. Training and Publications: Online courses on power integrity and power supply testing through FEDEVEL platform. Technical publications including 'Power Integrity: Measuring, Optimizing, and Troubleshooting Power-Related Parameters in Electronics Systems' by Steven Sandler, 'Measuring Power Application Notebook', and 'Switched-Mode Power Supply Simulation with SPICE'.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Picotest designs, manufactures, and sells precision test and measurement instruments specifically for power integrity applications. Its portfolio includes vector network analyzers (Bode 100/500), high-frequency probes (P2102A, P2104A, P2105A, P2124A), transient load steppers (S10, S50, S2000), signal injectors, TDR instruments (J2154A PerfectPulse), benchtop instruments, and NISM stability-measurement software. The products enable engineers to measure ultra-low impedances, validate voltage regulator modules, characterize power distribution networks, and perform transient load testing for AI/data center, automotive, and high-performance computing applications.

Product overview

Picotest is a measurement solutions company specializing in power integrity testing and characterization. The product portfolio is organized into several interconnected categories: (1) Core measurement instruments including Bode 100 and Bode 500 Vector Network Analyzers from OMICRON Lab, (2) Transient Load Steppers (S10, S50, S2000) for VRM and PDN validation, (3) Probe families (P2102A 2-port, P2104A 1-port, P2105A multi-function, P2124A GaN) for impedance and power rail measurements, (4) Signal injectors (J2111A, J2112A, J2113A, J2120A, J2130A) and ground loop isolation products (J2102B, J2114A) for power supply testing, (5) TDR products including J2154A PerfectPulse Differential TDR for cable and PCB characterization, (6) Benchtop instruments including G5100A waveform generators, U6200A universal counters, and M3500A/M3510A digital multimeters, (7) NISM software for non-invasive stability measurement compatible with Keysight, Rohde & Schwarz, and Copper Mountain VNAs, (8) Test boards (VRTS3, DTBK01, LM20143B) and training kits for education, and (9) Technical publications and online training courses by Steven Sandler. The products work together as an integrated ecosystem for power integrity testing from component-level to system-level validation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bode 500 VNA
• Bode 100 VNA
• J2154A PerfectPulse Differential TDR
• Transient Load Steppers (S10, S50, S2000)
• NISM (Non-Invasive Stability Measurement) Software
• P2105A 1-Port Low Noise TDR Ripple Browser Probe
• P2104A 1-Port Transmission Line PDN Probe
• P2102A 2-Port PDN Probe

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports PDN impedance measurements as low as 40 µohm at 2000A current levels
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Signal Edge SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025Collaboration on TAPI (Time-Aware Power Integrity) solutions. Signal Edge Solutions' PulseLoad Pro automated power supply testing platform combined with Picotest's S2000 transient load stepper for generating time and frequency domain load activity profiles exceeding 2kAmps/ns. Joint development of solutions for extreme dynamic transient testing of PDNs for next-generation computer systems.
• OMICRON LabcoreTechnology or IntegrationOMICRON Lab's Bode 100 and Bode 500 Vector Network Analyzers are distributed and supported through Picotest. The Bode 500 is described as the most powerful analyzer from OMICRON Lab with ultra-wide frequency range from <1 Hz to 450 MHz. Picotest integrates their probes and NISM software with Bode VNAs.
• FEDEVELcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFEDEVEL hosts and distributes Picotest's online training course 'Master the Fundamentals of Power Integrity and Power Supply Testing'. The platform provides course enrollment, video hosting, and interactive learning features for the 12-lesson program.
• Keysight TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationKeysight and Picotest released NISM (Non-Invasive Stability Measurement) for PathWave ADS, enabling stability analysis within Keysight's simulation environment. Picotest's NISM software brings unique stability measurement capabilities to Keysight VNAs and simulation tools.
• Rohde & SchwarzcoreTechnology or IntegrationPicotest offers dedicated solutions pages and product compatibility for Rohde & Schwarz equipment. Their probes and NISM software integrate with Rohde & Schwarz VNAs for power integrity measurements.
• TektronixminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint webinar on 'Managing AI Data Center Energy Demands' where Tektronix Business Development Manager Mike Schnecker and Picotest demonstrate power integrity measurement solutions for AI infrastructure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Yokogawa Test & Measurement: Established T&M vendor offering oscilloscopes, power meters, and precision instruments. Comparable as a broad incumbent with overlapping precision measurement and power integrity relevance for industrial and electronics customers.
• Rohde & Schwarz: Established T&M vendor with VNA, oscilloscope, and power-integrity product lines. Picotest explicitly supports and integrates with R&S VNAs, making it a directly adjacent incumbent serving the same power integrity and PDN validation customers.
• Teledyne LeCroy: High-end oscilloscope and protocol analyzer vendor serving power integrity, automotive, and high-speed serial customers. Comparable as a broad T&M incumbent whose oscilloscopes and probes overlap with Picotest's scope-attached probe and TDR products.
• Tektronix: Major oscilloscope vendor with whom Picotest co-hosts webinars on AI data center power integrity and to whose scopes the J2154A PerfectPulse TDR and probes attach. Comparable as the underlying T&M platform vendor whose installed base Picotest's accessories extend.
• Keysight Technologies: Major test-and-measurement incumbent whose VNAs (ENA, PNA), oscilloscopes, and PathWave ADS simulation environment are tightly integrated with Picotest's NISM software and probes. Comparable as the dominant general-purpose platform against which Picotest's power-integrity accessories attach and compete.
• Rigol Technologies: Chinese-origin broad-line T&M vendor selling oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and VNAs into engineering customers worldwide. Comparable as a value-oriented broad incumbent whose growing VNA and oscilloscope portfolio competes at the lower end of Picotest's customer base.

Direct peers

• OMICRON Lab: Manufacturer of the Bode 100 and Bode 500 vector network analyzers that Picotest distributes and integrates. Directly comparable because their VNAs are the core hardware platform Picotest builds its power integrity methodology around, and the relationship is both a partnership and a head-to-head overlap in FRA/PDN test capability.
• Copper Mountain Technologies: Specialist VNA vendor whose instruments are explicitly listed as compatible with Picotest's NISM software. Comparable as a focused VNA competitor addressing similar PDN, antenna, and RF measurement use cases with a USB/instrument form factor that overlaps Picotest's distribution model.

Emerging players

• Signal Edge Solutions: PulseLoad Pro automated power supply testing platform vendor partnered with Picotest on TAPI (Time-Aware Power Integrity) solutions. Comparable as an emerging power-integrity test specialist whose software-defined approach complements Picotest's S2000 transient load hardware.
• Stanford Research Systems: Specialty precision instrument maker (lock-in amplifiers, spectrum analyzers, optical spectrometers) selling direct to research and engineering customers. Comparable as a similarly sized, privately held niche T&M specialist whose product catalog and direct e-commerce model parallel Picotest's go-to-market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights1 record

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/picotest.test.solutions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/picotest

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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