What Intellitech does

Intellitech Corporation is a privately held, founder-led EDA/test-IP company established in 1997 by CJ Clark and headquartered in Rochester, New Hampshire (previously Dover, NH). The company develops IEEE 1149.x (JTAG) boundary-scan test and configuration software, hardware testers, and patented infrastructure intellectual property sold under the TEST-IP brand. Its solutions serve electronics OEMs, contract manufacturers, FPGA-based system designers, and semiconductor companies across the full product lifecycle — design debug and silicon bring-up, manufacturing test, and in-field reconfiguration — and span IEEE standards including 1149.1, 1149.6, 1149.7, 1149.10, 1687, and 1500. The firm maintains sales and support offices in Mountain View (CA), Ottawa (Canada), and Munich (Germany), engineering operations in Bangalore (India), and Japanese market presence via Intellitech Japan.

The product portfolio is anchored by the Eclipse Test Development Environment (software), Scan Executive (production test platform), and hardware testers (PT100, PT100Pro, UltraTAP, RCT-II). Embedded TEST-IP cores include SystemBIST (vendor-independent FPGA/CPLD configuration and BIST processor with 128-bit security ID and SHA256 anti-tamper), FAC (Fast Access Controller for in-system FLASH programming), and SRL (Scan Ring Linker JTAG multiplexer). Patented technology comprises US Patent 6,594,802 (FAC, licensed to Xilinx, Lattice, and Altera), US Patent 9,152,749 (pay-per-use IP licensing for SoCs/FPGAs, granted 2015), and patent-pending Concurrent JTAG (CJTAG) enabling parallel testing of unlimited UUTs. The Nebula silicon debugger and BSDL Compiler are distributed free, anchoring pre-silicon IJTAG verification flows integrated with Cadence Incisive, Synopsys VCS, and Mentor Questa.

Intellitech monetizes through four streams: (1) perpetual software licenses (entry-level $1,595 for the Eclipse small-PCB TDE, with node-locked and FLEXlm floating licenses), (2) hardware unit sales of JTAG testers, (3) TEST-IP and patent licensing royalties (notably from FPGA vendors embedding the FAC technology), and (4) professional services delivered through Intellitech India. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales targeting DFT/test engineers at OEMs and CMs with channel and OEM relationships (Cole-Parmer for life-sciences distribution; Tomachie for schematic review and DFT services). The company reports profitability and a strong balance sheet with no disclosed institutional investors, consistent with its character as a self-funded niche technical leader.

Name

Intellitech

Legal name

Intellitech Corporation

Website

https://intellitech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Intellitech Corporation (founded 1997, Rochester, NH) develops IEEE 1149.x JTAG boundary scan test software, hardware testers, and patented embedded TEST-IP cores (SystemBIST, FAC, SRL), serving electronics OEMs, contract manufacturers, FPGA system designers, and semiconductor companies across the PCB product lifecycle.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boundary Scan Test Software

NAICS

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)

Keywords

• Boundary scan software
• JTAG test tools
• FPGA configuration
• PCB test equipment
• Embedded test IP

Headquarters

HQ city

Dover

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses (Eclipse TDE, Scan Executive, Nebula): Perpetual software licenses for the Eclipse Test Development Environment, Scan Executive manufacturing test station, and Nebula silicon debug tools. License types include node-locked and floating licenses using FLEXlm software. Small PCB versions available starting at $1,595.
2. Hardware Products (PT100, PT100Pro, UltraTAP, RCT-II, SystemBIST, SRL, FAC): Sale of JTAG test hardware including parallel testers, intelligent test controllers, scan ring linkers, and embedded configuration/test processors. Hardware is sold as standalone products or integrated into customer PCB designs as plug-and-play ICs.
3. TEST-IP Licensing (Patented Infrastructure IP): Licensing of patented infrastructure IP (TEST-IP family) for embedding into customer designs. Includes pay-per-use IP core licensing for SoC designs and FPGAs (US Patent 9,152,749). Xilinx, Lattice, and Altera have licensed Intellitech's FLASH programming patent.
4. Professional Services (Test Development, DFT Services): Turnkey JTAG solutions, PCB/system test development services, IC/SiP/MCP design-for-test and test development services, FPGA/JTAG security design services, IC/PCB fixturing, and offshore services from Intellitech India.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Intellitech develops and sells JTAG/IEEE 1149.x boundary-scan software, embedded test infrastructure IP, and parallel JTAG hardware testers used by electronics manufacturers to test, program, and debug printed circuit boards and FPGA-based systems. Its core product is the Eclipse Test Development Environment software for designing boundary-scan tests, complemented by Scan Executive for production test, the TEST-IP family (SystemBIST, FAC, SRL) of plug-and-play embedded configuration/test IP, and PT100/PT100Pro concurrent JTAG testers that program and test multiple PCBs simultaneously.

Product overview

Intellitech offers a platform-plus-modules product architecture centered on IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) boundary scan test and configuration solutions. The Eclipse Test Development Environment serves as the core software platform for test development and debug, while Scan Executive Manufacturing Test Station handles production test execution. The TEST-IP Family of embedded infrastructure IP (SystemBIST, FAC, SRL) provides hardware-level configuration and test capabilities. Hardware offerings include PT100 and PT100Pro parallel/concurrent JTAG testers, UltraTAP, and RCT-II. Supporting tools include Visual Fault Analyzer, Schematic Logic Probe, and Nebula silicon debugger. The company also recently entered life sciences with the i-FILL Micro precision dispensing system through a partnership with Cole-Parmer. Products support standards including IEEE 1149.1-2013, IEEE 1149.6, IEEE 1149.10, IEEE 1687, and IEEE 1500.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TEST-IP: Patented infrastructure Intellectual Property family for embedded configuration and test
• Eclipse
• SystemBIST
• Nebula
• Scan Executive
• Schematic Logic Probe
• Visual Fault Analyzer
• Fast Access Controller (FAC)
• Scan Ring Linker (SRL)
• PT100
• PT100Pro
• UltraTAP

Products and services

• Eclipse Test Development Environment Complete JTAG boundary-scan test development software for IEEE 1149.1/1149.6/1149.10 testing, debug, and in-system configuration of complex PCBs and systems; provides automatic test pattern generation, schematic-based debug, FLASH/FPGA programming, and boundary-scan memory interconnect testing. Used by DFT engineers, PCB designers, and test engineers.
• Scan Executive Manufacturing Test Station Production PCB test software platform enabling manufacturing personnel to execute IEEE 1149.1 test programs using cost-effective hardware; supports IC-to-IC tests, memory interconnect tests, FPGA/CPLD configuration, and in-system FLASH programming without requiring in-depth knowledge of IEEE 1149.1.
• SystemBIST Embedded Configuration and Test Processor Plug-and-play embedded configuration and self-test processor IC that configures any IEEE 1532 or IEEE 1149.1 compliant FPGA/CPLD in-system; provides deterministic BIST for PCBs/systems, embedded FLASH programming, and anti-tamper/anti-cloning security via 128-bit security ID and SHA256 secure hash. Vendor-independent (works with any FPGA vendor).
• Fast Access Controller (FAC) Patented plug-and-play IP solution for fast in-system FLASH and non-volatile memory programming through IEEE 1149.1; uses advanced data de-serialization and protocol optimization to achieve programming speeds equivalent to off-board programmers. Configurable for FLASH from Numonyx, Samsung, Toshiba, Sony, Intel, and AMD.
• Scan Ring Linker (SRL) Plug-and-play JTAG multiplexer IC that links multiple scan rings into a single high-speed test bus, permitting devices on secondary scan chains to be independently tested and configured through a single IEEE 1149.1 interface; provides voltage translation and signal buffering for multi-voltage PCB designs.
• PT100 Parallel Tester Industry's highest throughput digital test and configuration tester based on patented Concurrent JTAG (CJTAG) technology; supports up to 16 boundary-scan controllers per chassis, 24 re-configurable tester channels per card, 64 Mbit/sec JTAG data rate, up to 500 MHz at-speed test clock, and tests 16, 32, 64 or more PCBs simultaneously.
• PT100Pro Concurrent JTAG Tester Production PCB tester combining ARM functional test, analog test, and boundary scan in one platform for testing up to 32 PCBs simultaneously; performs ARM emulation-based at-speed functional testing through CPU JTAG emulation port via patented CJTAG technique. Targets ARM-based processor PCBs (75% of 32-bit processors sold).
• UltraTAP High-throughput, fixtureless, cost-effective digital test hardware solution that applies test data using the IEEE 1149.1 test bus; designed for low-cost test access without pogo-pin fixtures.
• RCT-II Benchtop Tester Benchtop JTAG test hardware solution for prototype or smaller-volume production testing environments; provides IEEE 1149.1-based test and configuration capability in a desktop form factor.
• TEST-IP Family Patented infrastructure IP family (SystemBIST, FAC, SRL) providing scalable, reusable, unified configuration and test methodology for producing self-testable and in-field re-configurable products; enables plug-and-play embedded test without software development.
• i-FILL Micro Precision Single-Use Dispensing System Precision single-use dispensing system for micro-volume filling applications; designed for scientific environments requiring sterility, dose accuracy, and workflow reliability; serves bioprocessing, cell and gene therapy, R&D, and QA/QC operations. Distributed globally through Cole-Parmer.
• Professional Test Development and DFT Services Turnkey JTAG solutions, PCB/system test development, IC/SiP/MCP design-for-test and test development services, FPGA/JTAG security design services, IC/PCB fixturing, and offshore development from Intellitech India (Bangalore Support and Technology Center).

Quantifiable outcome

• FLASH programming at speeds equivalent to off-board programmers, eliminating the need for in-line or stand-alone programmers
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature14 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cole-ParmercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 17 March 2026Strategic distribution partnership to expand global access to the i-FILL Micro precision single-use dispensing system for micro-volume filling applications. Cole-Parmer's established distribution network provides availability across North America and Europe. The i-FILL Micro targets scientific environments requiring sterility, dose accuracy, and workflow reliability for bioprocessing, cell and gene therapy, R&D, and QA/QC operations.
• TomachieminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 January 2026New partner referenced for Schematic Design Review & DFT services. Listed on the company website as a partner providing additional services complementary to Intellitech's core JTAG/boundary scan test offerings.
• Cadence Design SystemscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2015Intellitech iJTAGServer leverages Cadence Incisive Enterprise Simulator for IEEE 1149.1-2013 Silicon Instrument verification. Enables pre-silicon validation of IJTAG-compliant IP blocks.
• SynopsyscoreTechnology or Integration · 9 September 2015Intellitech iJTAGServer uses Synopsys VCS for SoC and IP block verification using IEEE 1149.1-2013. Enables verification of IJTAG-compliant IP blocks using industry-standard simulation.
• TeradynecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 September 2015Collaboration to reduce silicon bring-up time. Joint webinar on post-silicon validation using IEEE 1149.1-2013. Collaboration provided a ten-fold speed-up in silicon validation. Also collaborated at ITC 2015 on speeding up silicon validation on ATE.
• Mentor Graphics (now Siemens EDA)coreTechnology or Integration · 22 April 2014New software for Mentor Graphics Questa platform enables early verification of IEEE 1149.1-2013 compliant IP and on-chip instruments. Nebula for Mentor Questa provides pre-silicon validation capability. Intellitech CEO presented at North Atlantic Test Workshop comparing Mentor Questa for pre-silicon validation.
• FlashJETT (internal technology)coreOthers · 18 June 2009FlashJETT solution enables concurrent NOR, NAND and on-chip non-volatile memory programming within datasheet specified times.
• XilinxcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerXilinx has licensed Intellitech's '802 patent (and foreign counterparts CA2404059, FR EP 1275183, GER EP 1275183, UK EP 1275183, NL EP 1275183, HK 1052586) enabling Xilinx to program SPI and NOR flash connected to an FPGA with the FPGA's bitstream.
• Lattice SemiconductorcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLattice has licensed Intellitech's '802 patent and foreign counterparts, enabling their tools to use Intellitech's FLASH programming technology.
• Altera (now Intel PSG)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerAltera is a licensee of Intellitech's FLASH programming technology, incorporating it into their toolchain.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Teradyne: Teradyne is a dominant semiconductor ATE incumbent (UltraFlex, J750) and is also an Intellitech customer using Eclipse for prototype and production test; it overlaps Intellitech at the SoC/IC test interface but operates at vastly larger scale across a broader portfolio.
• Advantest: Advantest is a leading semiconductor ATE incumbent (V93000, T5500) which, like Teradyne, intersects with Intellitech's IC/SiP test development services but competes only broadly rather than directly on JTAG/boundary-scan deliverables.
• Keysight Technologies: Keysight is a broad-line electronic test & measurement incumbent (oscilloscopes, BERTs, IC test) with adjacent capabilities to Intellitech's JTAG instruments but operates across a much wider portfolio rather than specializing in boundary-scan.
• National Instruments (Emerson): NI (now part of Emerson Test & Measurement) supplies modular PXI/LabVIEW-based T&M platforms that Intellitech's Eclipse integrates with via built-in VIs; NI competes broadly in production test stacks but not as a dedicated JTAG vendor.

Direct peers

• XJTAG: XJTAG (UK) is a specialist boundary-scan/JTAG tool vendor with overlapping products (XJDeveloper, XJRunner) sold to the same electronics OEM and CM customer base Intellitech targets.
• ASSET InterTech: ASSET InterTech (now a product line of ASMPT) sells ScanWorks, a directly competing boundary-scan/JTAG test and diagnostics platform; Intellitech's own materials explicitly cite ScanWorks as the cross-integration point for Eclipse, signaling head-to-head competition in PCB test.
• Corelis: Corelis (US) sells boundary-scan test and JTAG emulation tools (CASLAN, ScanExpress) for board test and embedded debugging, competing in the same use cases (FLASH programming, interconnect test, at-speed functional test) as Intellitech's Eclipse and PT100Pro.
• Goepel electronic: Goepel electronic (Germany) is a long-standing competitor in JTAG/boundary-scan hardware (SCANFLEX, PicoTAP) and software tools serving aerospace, automotive, and industrial PCB test markets directly overlapping Intellitech's installed base.
• JTAG Technologies: JTAG Technologies (Netherlands) provides boundary-scan test hardware and software (incl. JTAG Live and ProVision) targeting the same DFT engineers and PCB test use cases as Intellitech's Eclipse and PT100 platforms.

Others

• Siemens EDA (formerly Mentor Graphics): Siemens EDA (Tessent, Questa) is a complementary EDA vendor whose Questa simulator integrates with Intellitech's Nebula for pre-silicon IJTAG verification; it is an ecosystem partner via integration but a competitor only at the broader DFT tools level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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