What UNITES Systems does

UNITES Systems a.s. is a privately-held Czech manufacturer of Automated Test Equipment (ATE), founded in 1991 and headquartered in Valašské Meziříčí. The company designs, develops, and produces testers for discrete semiconductors (MOSFETs, IGBTs, BJTs, diodes, thyristors, SiC and GaN power devices), mixed-signal ICs (OpAmps, AD/DA converters, PWMs), and electronic assemblies. Its portfolio is organized around three proprietary platforms: the EFFITEST series (E50, P100, P100XL, P900) for high-speed, high-voltage power discrete testing up to 5000V/1500A with integrated curve-tracing; the UNIMET series (1037, 2020) for laboratory benchtop characterization including RAD-HARD applications; and the CMT/CMT Compact modular FCT/ICT testers for electronic assemblies. The in-house UniLAB software platform — built on LabVIEW — and SCADUS curve-tracing software unify test orchestration across the product line.

The company serves more than 500 customers across 35+ countries, with named references spanning semiconductor manufacturers (Onsemi, Infineon, Freescale), aerospace and defense (ESA, Airbus, EADS, SAAB), automotive suppliers (Brose), industrial OEMs (Siemens, Honeywell, Viessmann), and EMS providers (Zollner). Revenue is generated primarily through one-time capital equipment sales of testers and test adapters, supplemented by custom test application engineering services, worldwide support and maintenance contracts, and resale of third-party ICT equipment (DIGITALTEST), measurement products (Gantner Instruments), and ISP/programmers (SMH Technologies). UNITES was previously SZ-UNITES a.s. and was renamed in 2005; it remains unbacked by external venture capital and has grown organically to first cross 5 million EUR in revenue in 2023.

Distribution is direct via territory-aligned sales engineers across Europe, Japan, the Philippines, and the broader sales network, reinforced by an event-heavy presence at SEMICON, Productronica, Electronica, RADECS, NSREC, and APEC trade shows, and an alliance/reseller ecosystem that includes National Instruments, Gantner Instruments, TRI, DIGITALTEST, and SMH Technologies.

Name

UNITES Systems

Legal name

UNITES Systems a.s.

Website

https://unites-systems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UNITES Systems is a Czech manufacturer of Automated Test Equipment (ATE) for discrete semiconductors, mixed-signal ICs, and electronic assemblies, serving semiconductor, aerospace/defense, automotive, and EMS customers across 35+ countries via proprietary EFFITEST, UNIMET, and CMT tester platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Semiconductor Test Equipment

NAICS

Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing (333242), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Test, Probe & Burn-In Equipment (Wafer Sort/Final Test) (HDAHAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC), Test, Measurement & Calibration Equipment Manufacturing Services (ATE, DAQ, metrology electronics) (IMAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Semiconductor test equipment
• Automated test equipment
• Power semiconductor testing
• Functional circuit testing
• In-circuit testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Valasske Mezirici

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Semiconductor Test Equipment Sales: Sale of ATE solutions including Effitest (P100, P900 series), UNIMET (2020, 1037), and FCT/ICT testers (CMT platform, DMT tester). One-time capital equipment purchases for production, laboratory, and R&D environments.
2. Custom Application Development Services: Engineering services for custom test application development for UNIMET platform and LabVIEW environments, including circuit analysis, test program development, debugging, and optimization.
3. Worldwide Support and Maintenance: Global support services including remote diagnostics, on-site service interventions, preventive maintenance, calibration, spare parts supply, software updates, and SLA agreements.
4. Test Adapters and Accessories: Sale of test adapters (TA37, TA07, TA39 series), fixtures, and extension modules for the company's testing platforms.
5. Resale of Third-Party ICT Equipment: Resale of third-party products including DIGITALTEST ICT testers and SMH Technologies ISP systems, as well as Gantner Instruments products in Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UNITES Systems develops and manufactures Automated Test Equipment (ATE) for semiconductor components and electronic assemblies. Its portfolio includes the EFFITEST platform for discrete power semiconductor testing (MOSFETs, IGBTs, SiC, GaN), the UNIMET universal laboratory benchtop platform for mixed-signal and RAD-HARD testing, and CMT/CMT Compact FCT/ICT systems for electronic assembly testing, all driven by the in-house UniLAB software platform built on LabVIEW. The company also provides custom test application development and global support/maintenance services.

Product overview

UNITES Systems provides ATE (Automated Test Equipment) solutions for semiconductor testing and electronic assembly testing. The product portfolio is organized around two main tester platforms: (1) EFFITEST discrete semiconductor testers (P100, P100XL, P900, E50 Series) for power and small-signal discrete components including MOSFETs, IGBTs, BJTs, diodes, and SiC/GaN devices, offering production and laboratory-grade solutions with curve-tracing capability; (2) UNIMET mixed-signal testers (2020, 1037) serving as universal laboratory benchtop platforms for semiconductor, IC, and RAD-HARD testing, supported by test adapters like the TA39_VOS; (3) FCT/ICT testers including proprietary CMT and CMT Compact systems, plus resold DIGITALTEST ICT equipment (Sparrow, Eagle, Sigma, Omega series); (4) Software platforms including UniLAB (built on LabVIEW) and SCADUS for tester control and data management. All platforms are designed for integration with standard market handlers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EFFITEST P100 Desktop 2-in-1 curve tracer and complete ATE for power discrete semiconductors, handling high-voltage/high-current testing up to 2500V/300A (configurable to 600A with XL variant), designed for MOSFET, IGBT, diode qualification, and power modules.
• EFFITEST P900 High-end ultra-high-speed test system for power discrete semiconductors in production and high-reliability environments, supporting up to 5000V/1500A, designed for IGBTs, diodes, BJTs, MOSFETs, JFETs, SCRs, thyristors, and power modules including SiC/GaN devices.
• EFFITEST P100XL Desktop 2-in-1 curve tracer and complete ATE for power semiconductors handling up to 2500V/600A, designed for power modules, power diodes, BJTs, IGBTs, MOSFETs, JFETs, thyristors (SCRs), and optocouplers.
• EFFITEST E50 Series Tester optimized for small-signal devices including JFETs, bipolar transistors, diodes, and LEDs, supporting max 800V/10A and speeds up to 72,000 UPH.
• UNIMET 2020 Universal laboratory benchtop platform for semiconductor testing. With test adapters, enables testing of semiconductors, discretes, ICs, memories, relays, VLSI, and is optimal for RAD-HARD testing. Compatible with UNIMET 3000/4000 and SZ M3000 systems.
• UNIMET 1037 Laboratory tester supporting max 600V/100A with options for tRR, tON, tOFF measurements for transistors, diodes, and similar components.
• CMT Tester Modular component test system with application changeover in less than 1 minute, controlled via LabView/UniLAB software for functional and in-circuit testing of electronic assemblies.
• CMT Compact Streamlined space-saving version of the CMT tester delivering uncompromising accuracy and reliability in a smaller footprint, ideal for automated environments.
• TA39_VOS Specialized family test adapter for high-precision Vos (input offset voltage) characterization in operational amplifiers, featuring fully relay-less architecture for maximum measurement stability with precision below 1 microvolt.
• UniLAB Software Platform Proprietary software platform controlling all functional testers, built on LabVIEW with features including parallel testing, instrumentation sharing, comprehensive data logging, and advanced tools for developing and debugging test applications.
• SCADUS Software Universal ATE testing software package developed in-house, providing curve tracer tool and gate charge measurement capabilities with linear and logarithmic measurements, pulse widths from 10 µs to tens of ms, sweeps and steps analysis, and CSV exports.
• Custom Test Application Development Services Engineering services for custom test application development for the UNIMET platform and LabVIEW environments, including circuit analysis, test program development, debugging, and optimization.
• Worldwide Support and Maintenance Services Global support services including remote diagnostics, on-site service interventions, preventive maintenance, calibration, spare parts supply, software updates, and SLA agreements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Throughput up to 72,000 UPH on E50 series
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TRIcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Strategic partnership with TRI in ICT testing announced in 2023. Delivery of the first major project on TRI testers to customers in Hungary and the Czech Republic.
• Gantner InstrumentscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2020Official Gantner Instruments reseller for the Czech Republic and Slovakia since 2020. Resells Gantner Instruments measurement products in these territories.
• National InstrumentscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Official National Instruments Alliance Partner since 2020. Integration partnership for National Instruments testing platforms and technologies.
• Czech Space AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Member of Czech Space Alliance since 2018. Industry association for space technology companies in the Czech Republic.
• DIGITALTESTcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with DIGITALTEST for In-Circuit Testers (ICT). Offers DIGITALTEST products including Sparrow MTS 30, Eagle MTS 180, Sigma MTS 300, and Omega MTS 888 for ICT testing through the partnership.
• SMH TechnologiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with SMH Technologies for In-System Programming (ISP) solutions. Offers SMH Technologies ISP systems for automated firmware flashing on production lines.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Advantest Corporation: Largest global ATE manufacturer focused on SoC and memory test with growing power device exposure. Represents the dominant incumbent alternative to UNITES for tier-1 semiconductor customers with broader ATE needs.
• Teradyne: Major global ATE manufacturer with strong analog/mixed-signal and automotive test exposure via its Eagle and Ultraflex platforms. Serves many of the same tier-1 semiconductor customers as UNITES but at vastly greater scale.
• Cohu: Major US-based supplier of semiconductor test handlers and ATE equipment serving back-end production test. A larger incumbent with overlapping capability in semiconductor and electronics test, though it does not focus specifically on the discrete power niche.
• National Instruments (NI, an Emerson company): US-based T&M platform provider whose LabVIEW environment underpins UNITES' UniLAB software. Strategic Alliance Partner while also being a broader T&M incumbent with overlapping measurement hardware platforms.

Direct peers

• SPEA: Italian ATE manufacturer serving MEMS, power devices, ICs, and PCBA testing. Competes directly with both UNITES' semiconductor and FCT/ICT product lines and shares a similar European base of power-device customers.
• Marvin Test Solutions: US-based provider of test solutions for aerospace, defense, and commercial customers, with overlap on RAD-HARD and mixed-signal test adjacent to UNITES' UNIMET benchtop platform.
• DIGITALTEST: German ICT equipment manufacturer whose products UNITES resells (Sparrow, Eagle, Sigma, Omega MTS series). Direct supplier peer in FCT/ICT product category and a channel partner simultaneously, making it the most structurally comparable ICT competitor.
• Chroma ATE Inc. Taiwanese ATE manufacturer specializing in semiconductor, LED, and discrete component testing. Directly comparable in semiconductor discrete test equipment offerings and increasingly addresses the same GaN/SiC testing opportunity.
• TESEC Corporation: Japanese ATE manufacturer specializing in discrete and power semiconductor test equipment, including curve tracers and high-current/high-voltage testers. Closely comparable to UNITES Effitest platform's discrete power device focus and target customer base.

Regional players

• Hioki E.E. Corporation: Japanese electrical measurement and test equipment manufacturer serving power electronics, semiconductor, and automotive customers. Comparable in industrial T&M instrumentation but primarily serves the Japanese market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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