What Corelis does

Corelis Inc. is a privately held California-based (Cerritos) provider of JTAG boundary-scan test and programming solutions for embedded hardware, built around its ScanExpress software suite and proprietary JTAG controller hardware. The platform is compliant with IEEE-1149.1 and IEEE-1149.6 and spans the full embedded test workflow: ScanExpress TPG for automated test pattern generation, ScanExpress JET for at-speed functional testing through an on-board CPU's JTAG debug port, DFT Analyzer for coverage analysis, Runner/Runner Gang Edition for execution and concurrent gang testing of up to 8 UUTs, Debugger for interactive boundary-scan control, Programmer and Flash Generator for in-system programming of Flash/CPLD/FPGA, and ADO/Viewer/Merge for diagnostics and multi-board system test. Hardware offerings include NetUSB II, USB-1149.1, and PXIe JTAG controllers, ScanIO digital I/O modules, ScanDIMM memory testers, the CodeRunner-RAD750 emulator for BAE Systems radiation-hardened processors, and BusPro/CAS-1000 serial bus analyzers for I2C and SPI.

The company monetizes through a mix of one-time perpetual software licenses with annual support/maintenance, hardware sales, quote-based packaged solutions, and engineering services covering DFT reviews, BSDL validation, test fixture and ICT integration, programming file generation, and on-site training. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales with consultative technical selling, supplemented by a regional sales and support footprint in 20+ countries and value-added reseller partnerships. The Blackhawk DSP brand (acquired and retained) extends distribution into Texas Instruments embedded developers.

Corelis serves mil-aero, automotive, 5G/IoT, medical, industrial, consumer electronics, and contract manufacturing customers, with named deployments at Lockheed Martin, Boeing, BAE Systems, Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, Intel, AMD, Samsung, Cisco, Apple, Ericsson, Honeywell, Boston Scientific, Fluke, Flextronics, Celestica, and government/research labs including SLAC and Daresbury. AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certification underwrites its mil-aero positioning. The company appears independently owned with no disclosed funding rounds or parent entity, and is operationally active with a continuously maintained product line.

Name

Corelis

Legal name

Corelis Inc.

Website

https://corelis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Corelis Inc. is a private California-based company that provides JTAG boundary-scan testing solutions and embedded hardware test tools (ScanExpress software suite and proprietary controllers) to mil-aero, automotive, 5G/IoT, medical, industrial, and electronics manufacturers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Cerritos

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Products: Sales of JTAG boundary-scan controllers, bus analyzers (I2C/SPI), emulators, and I/O modules. Products include USB-1149.1, NetUSB II, BusPro series, ScanIO modules, and CodeRunner emulators. Hardware is sold with standard 1-year support.
2. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: ScanExpress software suite including TPG, JET, DFT Analyzer, Runner, Runner Gang, Programmer, Flash Generator, Merge, Debugger, ADO, and Viewer. Software sold as perpetual licenses with annual support/maintenance. CPU-specific support packages required for JET.
3. Engineering Services: Design for Testability Review, JTAG Test Procedures development, Test Fixture Integration, In-Circuit Tester Integration, JTAG Programming File Generation, BSDL File Validation, and on-site JTAG Boundary-Scan Training Classes.
4. Packaged Solutions and Bundles: Pre-configured hardware and software bundles covering development, production, repair, and high-volume manufacturing stations. Multiple tiered packages from starter kits to full hardware/software packages.
5. Support and Maintenance: Application Service Maintenance and Support Service Maintenance contracts providing software upgrades, technical support, and ongoing assistance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Corelis develops and sells the ScanExpress JTAG boundary-scan test and programming platform, compliant with IEEE-1149.1 and IEEE-1149.6 standards, providing embedded hardware test solutions for prototype debug, production manufacturing, and In-System Programming (ISP) of Flash, CPLDs, and FPGAs. The product line spans ScanExpress software modules (TPG, JET, Runner, DFT Analyzer, Debugger, Programmer) and supporting JTAG controllers, bus analyzers, and emulators, complemented by engineering services for design-for-test, BSDL validation, and integration with third-party test platforms.

Product overview

Corelis offers ScanExpress, a comprehensive platform-plus-modules architecture for embedded hardware test and verification. The core software suite includes ScanExpress TPG for automated test pattern generation, ScanExpress JET for at-speed functional testing via embedded CPUs, and ScanExpress Runner/Runner Gang for test execution. Supporting modules include DFT Analyzer for test coverage analysis, Debugger for interactive boundary-scan control, Programmer and Flash Generator for in-system programming, ADO and Viewer for advanced diagnostics and fault visualization, and Merge for system-level multi-board testing. Hardware offerings encompass JTAG boundary-scan controllers (NetUSB II, USB-1149.1, PXIe), I/O modules (ScanIO-300LV, ScanDIMM), the CodeRunner-RAD750 emulator, and serial bus analyzers (BusPro-S SPI, BusPro-I and CAS-1000-I2C/E). The company also provides anti-counterfeiting verification via the JTAG Interrogator and packaged solution bundles combining software and hardware for various use cases from development through high-volume production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ScanExpress: Industry's broadest line of JTAG Boundary-Scan software and hardware products for embedded hardware test solutions
• Blackhawk

Products and services

• ScanExpress TPG Intelligent Test Pattern Generator software providing automated boundary-scan test design environment for quick and efficient creation of complete boundary-scan tests for IEEE-1149.1 and IEEE-1149.6 compliant circuit boards. Used by hardware test engineers for design verification and production test development.
• ScanExpress JET JTAG Embedded Test software providing at-speed non-intrusive functional testing by extending boundary-scan structural test coverage to virtually every signal on a board accessible by an on-board CPU. Designed for hardware test engineers developing complex embedded systems.
• ScanExpress DFT Analyzer Automatic test coverage analysis tool for printed circuit boards and systems that include a mix of boundary-scan and non-boundary-scan devices. Used by design and test engineers to identify nets, pins, and devices as completely tested, partially tested, or not-tested and increase fault coverage.
• ScanExpress Runner Fully featured JTAG test executive providing visual one-touch execution of ScanExpress test sequences with intelligent fault detection and isolation to the net and pin level. Used by manufacturing test engineers for production boundary-scan test execution.
• ScanExpress Runner Gang Edition Concurrent boundary-scan and in-system programming test executive for high-volume production enabling concurrent testing on up to 8 UUTs with parallel TCK rates up to 80 MHz per TAP. Used by contract manufacturers and high-volume production test operations.
• ScanExpress Viewer PCB CAD data and photograph visualization tool for boundary-scan test development, electronic manufacturing test, and product repair environments that displays fault coordinates superimposed on board photographs or CAD layouts. Used by repair technicians and test engineers for fault diagnostics.
• ScanExpress ADO Advanced Diagnostics Option for ScanExpress Runner providing fully automated analysis to quickly parse test vectors and identify faults down to the net and pin level. Used as an add-on to ScanExpress Runner for advanced diagnostic capabilities.
• ScanExpress Merge System-level interconnect solution combining multiple assembly test files and assisting in configuration of combined test procedures for testing systems with multiple PCBs or multi-chip modules. Used by test engineers developing system-level test programs for complex multi-board products.
• ScanExpress Debugger Boundary-scan interactive analyzer and toolkit providing interactive control and observation of all boundary-scan controllable inputs and outputs with visual representation of ICs showing pin activity in real-time. Used by embedded engineers for hardware debugging.
• ScanExpress Programmer Universal in-system programming tool for programming, reading, and verifying Flash memories, serial EEPROMs, CPLDs, FPGAs, supporting JTAG, SPI, and I2C interfaces. Used by manufacturing engineers for in-system programming of programmable devices.
• ScanExpress Flash Generator Flash programming file generation tool that creates Board Files combining board netlist, scan chain description, and BSDL files for in-system programming operations. Used by test engineers preparing flash programming procedures.
• NetUSB II JTAG Controllers High-performance multi-TAP boundary-scan controllers for multi-TAP and concurrent JTAG test and in-system programming with USB 2.0 and Ethernet interfaces. Used by hardware and manufacturing test engineers needing up to 100 MHz sustained TCK frequency.
• USB-1149.1 JTAG Controllers High-performance USB 2.0 boundary-scan controllers for JTAG test execution and in-system programming. Sold as the entry-level JTAG controller bundled in the JTAG Starter Kit.
• PXIe-1149.1/4E JTAG Controller High-performance multi-feature boundary-scan controller for multi-TAP and concurrent JTAG test and in-system programming with PXIe interface. Used in PXI-based automated test systems.
• ScanIO-300LV High-performance boundary-scan digital I/O module with up to 300 single-ended or 150 differential individually controlled digital I/O lines per module. Used by test engineers to extend JTAG test capability to connectors and traces not directly boundary-scan accessible.
• ScanDIMM Boundary-scan DIMM socket tester supporting DIMM and SODIMM form factors for SDRAM, DDR, DDR2, and DDR3 type memory modules. Used by test engineers for memory module validation.
• JTAG Starter Kit Complete easy-to-use hardware and software bundle (Part Number 30660) for JTAG testing with interactive real-time visual control and observation of boundary-scan signals, including portable USB 2.0 controller. Designed for embedded engineers and small teams entering JTAG testing.
• CodeRunner-RAD750 JTAG Emulator High-performance JTAG emulator (Part Number 30500) designed specifically for BAE Systems RAD750 radiation-hardened PowerPC processor with USB 2.0/LAN interface and source-level debugger. Used by space and aerospace engineers developing software for RAD750-based systems including Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Curiosity Rover.
• BusPro-S SPI Host Adapter High-speed multi-IO SPI host adapter (Part Number 90200) with 60 MHz clock rate supporting standard, 3-wire, dual, and quad modes for SPI debugging and in-system programming, including SPI Exerciser software. Used by embedded engineers for SPI bus development.
• BusPro-I I2C Bus Analyzer I2C and SMBus bus analyzer, monitor, debugger, and programmer (Part Number 90010) supporting data rates up to 5 Mbit/s with passive traffic monitoring and in-system EEPROM programming, including Python 32/64-bit APIs. Used by embedded engineers for I2C development.
• CAS-1000-I2C/E Bus Analyzer Advanced bus analyzer, exerciser, emulator, and programmer (Part Number 90002) for I2C and SMBus with simultaneous monitoring and emulation capabilities including glitch injection and protocol error testing. Supports up to 1 emulated master and 10 emulated slaves. Used by hardware engineers for advanced I2C/SMBus compliance testing and development.
• JTAG Interrogator Semiconductor authenticity verification and anti-counterfeiting tool (Part Number 30680) that identifies components by reading IEEE-1149.1 JTAG chain information, compares device attributes against known values, and discovers undocumented opcodes for detecting hidden JTAG capabilities. Used by procurement, quality, and component engineering teams to detect counterfeit semiconductors.
• JTAG Software and Hardware Bundles Pre-configured boundary-scan hardware and software packages including Full Hardware/Software Package, Development Stations, Production Stations, and specialized In-System Programming bundles. Sold as quote-based multi-tier packages from starter kits to comprehensive hardware/software combinations for development, production, repair, and high-volume manufacturing.
• Engineering Services for JTAG and Boundary-Scan Testing Professional engineering services including Design for Testability Review, JTAG Test Procedures development, Test Fixture Integration, In-Circuit Tester Integration, JTAG Programming File Generation, BSDL File Validation, and on-site JTAG Boundary-Scan Training Classes. Sold to embedded hardware teams requiring expert assistance in deploying boundary-scan test strategies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fujitsu achieved savings exceeding $500,000 in little more than a year by switching from ICT to boundary-scan testing
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments8 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

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BlackhawkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBlackhawk is part of the Corelis family, providing DSP hardware and software development tools for Texas Instruments platforms. Blackhawk was the first to develop a USB to JTAG emulator for Texas Instruments XDS510-class devices. Products include USB560 JTAG emulators, adapters, pin converters, and emulation accessories for TI embedded processors.
• BAE SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationCodeRunner-RAD750 JTAG Emulator designed specifically for BAE Systems RAD750 radiation-hardened PowerPC processor. The RAD750 is used in space applications including Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Curiosity Rover. Partnership includes custom tool development using Corelis Scan Library.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JTAG Technologies: Direct competitor in JTAG/boundary-scan testing solutions offering a similar product portfolio including boundary-scan test generators, test execution software, and JTAG controllers. Serves electronics manufacturers across aerospace, automotive, and industrial verticals with directly comparable offerings.
• Goepel Electronic: Direct competitor providing boundary-scan and JTAG test solutions including hardware controllers and software platforms. Targets automotive, industrial, and aerospace markets with a comparable product suite and similar customer base to Corelis.
• XJTAG: Direct competitor focused on JTAG boundary-scan testing for board development, production, and field service. Targets similar customer segments including aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial electronics manufacturers with overlapping boundary-scan software and controller offerings.
• Digitaltest: Direct competitor in boundary-scan and in-circuit testing solutions. Offers CITE software and boundary-scan hardware for electronics manufacturing test, serving similar automotive, aerospace, and industrial customer segments as Corelis.

Broad incumbents

• Keysight Technologies: Broad incumbent in electronic test and measurement. Has technology partnership with Corelis to run boundary-scan tests on Keysight Medalist i3070 in-circuit testers. Represents both an integration partner and potential competitive threat as Keysight could expand its boundary-scan capabilities through organic development or acquisition.
• Teradyne: Broad incumbent in automated test equipment for semiconductor and electronics manufacturing. Corelis boundary-scan tests are compatible with Teradyne Spectrum and GR228x test systems. Overlap in electronics manufacturing test platforms and potential competitive overlap in PCBA testing.
• National Instruments (Emerson): Broad incumbent in test and measurement now part of Emerson. Corelis supports NI PXI/PCI/PXIe-655x HSDIO instruments as JTAG controllers. Overlap in modular instrumentation and test executive software with shared customer base in electronics manufacturing.
• Rohde & Schwarz: Global broad incumbent in test and measurement for wireless, aerospace, and electronics. Competes with Corelis in adjacent electronics test segments and serves overlapping aerospace and automotive customers with broader portfolios.
• Tektronix (Fortive): Broad incumbent in electronic test and measurement, part of Fortive. Offers oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, and test solutions for embedded systems design and validation, overlapping with Corelis's electronics test focus on shared customer segments.

Emerging players

• Seica: Emerging player in flying probe and ICT test equipment with some boundary-scan capabilities. Targets similar electronics manufacturing customers and represents partial overlap with Corelis's production test offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/corelisjtag
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCdc0oWo8cE2itYIRJ8XPRmw
• Facebookfacebook.com/CorelisInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/corelis-inc.

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Corelis