HTV

Name

HTV

Legal name

HTV ALTER TECHNOLOGY GmbH

Website

https://htv-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bensheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Testing Services: Comprehensive testing services for electronic components including ASIC design and testing, assembly testing, electrical testing, MTBF calculation, optical parameter testing, memory qualification, and environmental testing. Testing is conducted in accredited facilities.
2. Programming Services: Component programming services in one of the largest programming centers worldwide, processing several 100k units per day. Includes OTP-Alive programming.
3. Long-Term Storage and Conservation: TAB®PLUS long-term conservation services for electronic components, assemblies, displays, wafers, and dies. Enables storage for up to 50 years. Includes high-security building storage.
4. Material Analysis Institute: Accredited testing laboratory offering comprehensive analytics services including material testing, chemical decapsulation, dye & pull tests, FTIR, XRF, X-ray inspection, SEM/EDX, ultrasonic microscopy, and solderability testing.
5. Component Processing: Processing services including 3D lead inspection, component drying, tape & reel, marking, conditioning, reballing, and rework/refurbishing of printed circuit boards.
6. Research Projects: Customized research projects for customers, institutes, and official authorities across electronics and material science, including IT security, aerospace, microelectronics, and resource efficiency.
7. db-creator Software Solutions: Tailored database-powered software solutions for individual process digitalization, offered as custom development projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

HTV is a B2B service partner for electronic components offering an integrated portfolio that includes testing of components and assemblies (ASIC, electrical, environmental, memory qualification), high-volume component programming, the proprietary TAB®PLUS long-term conservation process that preserves electronic components, assemblies, displays, wafers, and dies for up to 50 years, accredited material/failure analysis, component processing (reballing, retinning, reworking), and obsolescence management. Services are delivered to industrial customers in aerospace, defense, medical technology, automotive, and industrial electronics from accredited facilities in Bensheim, Germany.

Product overview

HTV ALTER TECHNOLOGY GmbH (ALTER | HTV) operates as a service partner for electronic components, offering a comprehensive portfolio of integrated services. The core offerings include: (1) Test House for comprehensive component testing including ASIC, electrical, environmental, and memory qualification; (2) Component Programming providing high-volume programming capabilities; (3) TAB®PLUS Long-Term Conservation—their flagship proprietary technology enabling storage of electronic components for up to 50 years; (4) Material Analysis Institute with accredited laboratory services for failure analysis and counterfeiting detection; (5) Component Processing for lead inspection, rework, and refurbishment; (6) Obsolescence Management; (7) db-creator custom software solutions; (8) HTV-Akademie training programs; and (9) specialized Research Projects in hardware security, aerospace, and material science. The company serves diverse industries including aerospace, defense, medical technology, and automotive sectors, operating as a subsidiary of TÜV NORD GROUP.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Test House (Testhaus) Comprehensive testing services for electronic components including ASIC design and testing, assembly testing, electrical testing, MTBF calculation, optical parameter testing, memory qualification, and environmental testing and qualification. For manufacturers of aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial electronics.
• Component Programming (Programmierung)

Quantifiable outcome

• Long-term storage capacity of up to 50 years for electronic components using TAB®PLUS conservation
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ALTER TECHNOLOGYcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerALTER TECHNOLOGY is the parent company of HTV ALTER TECHNOLOGY GmbH. As part of ALTER TECHNOLOGY (with locations in Spain, France, and UK), HTV operates within a strong corporate group specialized in electronic components and semiconductor services. ALTER TECHNOLOGY is itself a subsidiary of TÜV NORD GROUP.
• TÜV NORD GROUPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTÜV NORD GROUP is the ultimate parent company of HTV ALTER TECHNOLOGY GmbH through its subsidiary ALTER TECHNOLOGY. This affiliation provides HTV with access to a strong network within a future-oriented corporate group and enhances credibility and quality assurance standards.
• Fraunhofer InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Fraunhofer in the OLED long-term storage research project. Fraunhofer contributed expertise in developing suitable storage procedures for OLED modules as part of the BMBF-funded KMU-innovativ program.
• European Space Agency (ESA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with ESA on the ATCOS research project to gather information on performance and reliability of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) electronic components for aerospace applications.
• German Aerospace Center (DLR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvaluated space flight qualified EEE components on behalf of DLR. DLR coordinates and represents German space flight interests in the European Space Components Coordination (ESCC) system.
• LETTERSS Project ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean consortium project addressing lead-free transition challenges for the space sector. HTV contributes analytical methods and leads work package on whisker formation research alongside TU-DA.
• Barrelhand Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in UNESCO project to preserve cultural heritage of humanity in space. HTV is investigating unprecedented storage media for long-term data preservation.
• Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with BSI (Federal Office for Information Security) on research projects to identify differences in manipulated or reworked assemblies and develop analysis methods for detecting hardware manipulation.
• DGM (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde)minorOthersProfessional society membership providing access to materials science network and expertise.
• FED (Fachverband für Elektronik-Design)minorOthersProfessional association membership for electronics design, hosting conferences and workshops that HTV participates in.
• COGD (Cluster für Obsoleszenz- und Lebensdauermanagement)minorOthersCluster organization focused on obsolescence and lifecycle management, of which HTV is a member.
• Silicon SaxonyminorOthersRegional industry network for semiconductor and electronics companies in Saxony, Germany.
• Silicon Valley EuropeminorOthersNetwork connecting European tech companies with Silicon Valley ecosystem.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• RLC Electronics: Specialist in component obsolescence, dimming and life-extension solutions for older avionics and military systems. Comparable niche focus on long-term defense system support, though serving a more US-centric customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Smiths Interconnect: Provides high-reliability electronic components, testing, and qualification services across aerospace, defense, and medical markets. Overlaps with HTV's reliability testing and qualification offerings as part of a broader product portfolio.
• TÜV NORD GROUP: Ultimate parent and broader testing, inspection, and certification conglomerate spanning industrial, mobility, aerospace, and IT services. Relevant as the corporate group whose brand and network HTV leverages for customer credibility.

Direct peers

• Rochester Electronics: US-based specialist in semiconductor lifecycle extension, obsolescence management, and authorized continued manufacturing of end-of-life components. Directly comparable to HTV's long-term conservation and obsolescence management services for aerospace, defense, and medical customers.
• JTAG Technologies: Boundary-scan test hardware and software vendor plus test services for assembled PCBs and components. Comparable to HTV's assembly and electrical test services for high-reliability applications.
• Data I/O Corporation: Provider of programming and provisioning systems for secure electronic components with SentriX security programming. HTV operates one of the world's largest component programming centers, making Data I/O a directly comparable equipment/services peer.
• ALTER TECHNOLOGY (TÜV NORD GROUP): Direct sibling and previously parent entity within TÜV NORD GROUP; provides electronic component services (testing, qualification, obsolescence management) for space, defense, and high-reliability markets across Spain, France, and the UK. Most natural direct peer because HTV was re-branded to sit within this brand family.
• Contech Solutions (now ERAI): Specializes in counterfeit electronic component detection and reporting services for aerospace, defense, and commercial manufacturers. Directly comparable to HTV's Material Analysis Institute counterfeiting-detection service line.
• Acculogic Inc. Provides flying probe and in-circuit test systems plus test programming services for electronic manufacturing. Comparable to HTV's Test House offering (ASIC, electrical, and assembly testing).

Emerging players

• SiliconExpert (Arrow Electronics): Component intelligence and obsolescence management platform serving the same aerospace/industrial customer base. Comparable data-driven obsolescence and component lifecycle services that complement physical testing and conservation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses6 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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