What Semitest does

Semi Test Solutions, Inc. (operating as Semitest) is an independent sales representative firm — a manufacturer's representative — headquartered in San Jose, California, that sells back-end semiconductor capital equipment on behalf of multiple equipment principals into the California territory. The firm positions itself as a technical sales channel covering the full back-end workflow: failure analysis, device characterization, QA and reliability, packaging test and assembly, burn-in, product engineering, sort, and production/final test including ATE. Its end markets are the semiconductor, RF, and networking industries.

The company's portfolio bundles representation agreements with at least six equipment makers: Hastest Solutions (thermal control and reliability/burn-in chambers), SemiProbe (manual probes and probe stations), Robson Technologies / RTI (test sockets, change kits, and test fixturing), Air-Vac Engineering (SMT rework and PCB repair), HANMI Semiconductor (handlers and probers), and Kulicke & Soffa (wire bonders). The firm employs between 11 and 50 people and operates from a basic online presence. There is no disclosed product IP, patents, certifications, software platform, or management team information in the source data.

The business model is a commission-based manufacturer's representative: Semitest earns a sales commission on equipment orders placed by California-region customers with its principal partners, rather than manufacturing, financing, or taking title to the equipment itself. Revenue is therefore a function of the underlying design-win and order activity of the six represented principals, and the firm carries no inventory, no service obligations, and no R&D spend of its own. The model is asset-light and cash-flow-tied to principal order flow, with no disclosed pricing, contract, or recurring-revenue structure.

Name

Semitest

Legal name

Semi Test Solutions, Inc.

Website

https://semitestsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Semi Test Solutions (Semitest) is an independent manufacturer's representative firm in San Jose, California that sells back-end semiconductor capital equipment on behalf of six equipment principals to semiconductor, RF, and networking customers in the California region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Jose

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Manufacturer Representative/Channel Revenue: STS generates revenue by representing and selling products from semiconductor capital equipment manufacturers. They act as an intermediary between principal companies and end customers in the semiconductor industry, earning commissions or margins on sales.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Semi Test Solutions, Inc. (Semitest) is a manufacturer's representative firm based in San Jose, California that sells and supports back-end semiconductor capital equipment from a portfolio of principals including Hastest Solutions, SemiProbe, Robson Technologies (RTI), Air-Vac Engineering, HANMI, and Kulicke & Soffa. The firm serves semiconductor, RF, and networking customers across the California region, providing test, probing, rework, and wire bonding tools and related service support.

Product overview

Semi Test Solutions is a sales representative and distributor for semiconductor capital equipment and test/measurement solutions, representing multiple partner companies rather than manufacturing its own products. The portfolio includes testing chambers (Hastest Solutions), wafer probing solutions (SemiProbe), custom test sockets and fixtures (Robson Technologies/RTI), SMT rework and repair equipment (Air-Vac Engineering), semiconductor manufacturing tools for singulation, flip chip, and die attach (HANMI), and wire bonder equipment (Kulicke & Soffa). These products collectively address the back-end of semiconductor manufacturing, covering failure analysis, device characterization, QA, reliability, packaging test/assembly, burn-in, product engineering, sort, production/final test and ATE.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hastest Solutions Test Chambers

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hastest SolutionscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHastest Solutions provides testing chambers with a degree of sophistication. STS represents Hastest Solutions' products to customers in the CA region semiconductor industry.
• SemiProbecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSemiProbe provides probing solutions for wafers, sawn & stretched wafers on frame, partial wafers, die in waffle packs, substrates and packaged parts. STS represents SemiProbe to semiconductor manufacturers.
• Robson Technologies (RTI)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRTI's products focus on custom test sockets, test fixtures, and turnkey test solutions for integrated circuits, hybrids, and small printed circuit boards. STS distributes RTI products in their territory.
• Air-Vac EngineeringcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAir-Vac has developed innovative solutions for SMT rework, repair, micro assembly, dispensing and selective soldering challenges. STS represents Air-Vac's solutions in the CA region.
• HANMIcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHANMI makes singulation, Flip Chip, Laser Ablation, Marking, Pick & Place, Inspection, Auto Mold, Die attach and other tools for semiconductor manufacturing. STS represents HANMI in their market.
• Kulicke & SoffacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKulicke & Soffa provides wire bonder equipment for semiconductor packaging. STS represents Kulicke & Soffa's wire bonder products in their territory.

Scale indicators1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Avnet: Global broadline distributor of electronic components and semiconductor solutions serving design, engineering, and production customers. Comparable as a multi-principal channel covering semiconductors, RF, and embedded computing end markets.
• Future Electronics: Worldwide broadline electronic components distributor with strong demand-creation and engineering-led sales across semiconductors and RF. Comparable as a regional and global channel partner that competes for the same customer relationships.
• Mouser Electronics: Global authorized distributor of semiconductors and electronic components focused on design engineers and small-to-medium volume buyers. Comparable as a multi-principal channel serving semiconductor design and back-end test customers.
• WPG Holdings: Asia-Pacific headquartered semiconductor component and equipment distributor with global reach. Comparable as a multi-line semiconductor distribution platform that aggregates principals and serves a wide customer base, though at far greater scale than STS.

Others

• Teradyne: Leading maker of automated test equipment (ATE) for semiconductors and electronics. Comparable as an equipment manufacturer whose ATE and final-test systems are bought by STS's semiconductor customers alongside STS's represented portfolio.
• National Instruments (NI): Makes modular test and measurement instruments and software used in semiconductor and RF characterization and production test. Comparable as a test & measurement vendor whose instruments flow into similar customer engineering and production workflows.
• FormFactor: Designs and manufactures probe cards and test fixtures used in semiconductor wafer-level test. Comparable as a principal-adjacent vendor competing in STS's represented product categories (probing, test sockets).
• Keysight Technologies: Makes electronic test & measurement instruments (oscilloscopes, signal analyzers) used across RF and semiconductor back-end test. Comparable as a vendor whose equipment flows through channels like STS into the same semiconductor and RF customer base.
• Cohu: Supplies semiconductor test handlers, contactors, and inspection equipment used in back-end production test. Comparable as an equipment vendor whose products address the same failure-analysis, packaging-test, and ATE-adjacent workflows STS serves.

Direct peers

• Richardson Electronics: Distributes RF, microwave, and semiconductor test & measurement equipment through a manufacturer's rep and stocking model in the US. Closest comparable to STS by combining RF and semi test equipment distribution under a similar go-to-market model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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