What Complete Probe Solutions does

Complete Probe Solutions Inc. (CPS) is a privately held semiconductor capital equipment manufacturer founded in 2009 and headquartered in Morgan Hill, California. The company occupies a specialized niche in the wafer prober market, focused on 200mm wafer probing equipment rather than the mainstream 300mm segment served by larger competitors. CPS builds the APEX brand of 200mm wafer probers, which are differentiated by HyperAccurate® Positioning technology, a remote control capability that allows operators to run probers from an office environment rather than gowning for clean-room access, supported by live-video streaming and joystick-like movement control. The APEX system uses a modular hardware architecture that minimizes control components and pairs it with proprietary software optimized for both high-throughput production environments and adaptable laboratory use cases.

The company's business model spans five revenue streams: new APEX prober systems, APEX retrofit upgrades that modernize installed Electroglas 4090 series probers, refurbished legacy Electroglas probers, optical inspection and photonics products for semiconductor quality control, and a service business offering board repair and spare parts for legacy Electroglas equipment. CPS has operated as the de facto support partner for the legacy Electroglas installed base since its founding, giving it a captive aftermarket and upgrade funnel. The company distributes through direct enterprise sales from its Morgan Hill headquarters and through an international and domestic distributor network referenced on its corporate website. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based, consistent with enterprise B2B capital equipment sales. With 11–50 employees, no disclosed funding, no public M&A activity, and no named customer logos, CPS is best characterized as a profitable, focused niche specialist rather than a venture-backed growth-stage equipment vendor.

CPS targets two primary customer segments: high-volume semiconductor production environments requiring high-speed, high-throughput wafer handling, and research laboratories requiring flexible configuration for non-standard or creative probing scenarios. Its value proposition centers on extending the useful life of installed Electroglas equipment — both through retrofit upgrades and ongoing service — while offering new APEX systems to customers who need modern remote-operation and precision-positioning capabilities in the 200mm wafer format. Standard wafer sizes from 125mm to 200mm are supported, with kits available for 75mm and 100mm wafers and custom 2-piece chucks for unique applications.

Name

Complete Probe Solutions

Legal name

Complete Probe Solutions Inc.

Website

https://completeprobesolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Complete Probe Solutions Inc. is a privately held semiconductor capital equipment manufacturer founded in 2009 in Morgan Hill, California, specializing in 200mm wafer probers under its APEX brand and providing spare parts, service, and retrofits for legacy Electroglas prober systems.

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), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210)

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 industry

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

Keywords

• Wafer probers
• Semiconductor test equipment
• Prober retrofits
• Wafer optical inspection
• Legacy prober support

Headquarters

HQ city

Gilroy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. New APEX Probers: Sale of new APEX brand 200mm wafer probers with HyperAccurate® Positioning technology. Offered as complete new prober systems for production and laboratory environments.
2. APEX Retrofits for Electroglas: APEX systems offered as upgrades to Electroglas 4090 series probers, allowing existing customers to upgrade their equipment with modern technology while retaining existing hardware infrastructure.
3. Refurbished Electroglas Probers: Supply of top quality refurbished Electroglas probers for customers requiring legacy equipment support. In business since 2009, CPS is a reliable source for spare parts, service and support of legacy Electroglas products.
4. Service and Board Repair: Electroglas prober service including board repair services for legacy products, spare parts supply, and ongoing support.
5. Optical Products: Wafer automated optical inspection and photonics products for semiconductor manufacturing quality control.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Complete Probe Solutions Inc. manufactures the APEX brand of state-of-the-art 200mm wafer probers built around HyperAccurate® Positioning technology, offering new probers as well as retrofits that upgrade installed Electroglas 4090-series probers to the APEX platform. The company additionally supplies top-quality refurbished Electroglas probers, wafer automated optical inspection and photonics products, and Electroglas prober service and board repair for legacy equipment support.

Product overview

Complete Probe Solutions offers a unified product portfolio centered on the APEX brand of 200mm wafer probers with remote control capabilities. The APEX prober serves as the core product, available as new equipment or as a retrofit upgrade for Electroglas 4090 series systems. The portfolio also includes refurbished Electroglas probers for legacy support, optical inspection/photonics products, and comprehensive service offerings including board repair. The company has operated since 2009 specializing in Electroglas product support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• APEX: APEX brand state-of-the-art 200mm wafer probers featuring remote control capability, live-video, and joystick-like movement control. Offered as new probers or upgrades to Electroglas 4090 series probers.

Products and services

• APEX Probers State-of-the-art 200mm wafer probers manufactured by Complete Probe Solutions featuring HyperAccurate® Positioning with remote control capability, live-video streaming, and joystick-like movement control. Supports 125mm to 200mm wafer sizes as standard with kits for 75mm and 100mm, and is targeted at semiconductor production environments and research laboratories.
• APEX Retrofits for Electroglas 4090 Probers Upgrade package that converts installed Electroglas 4090-series probers to the APEX platform, bringing modern remote control capability and APEX software to legacy prober hardware for existing semiconductor customers.
• Refurbished Electroglas Probers Top-quality refurbished Electroglas probers supplied to semiconductor customers that require continued use of legacy 4090-series equipment, backed by Complete Probe Solutions' spare parts inventory and legacy product expertise developed since 2009.
• Wafer Automated Optical Inspection and Photonics Products Wafer automated optical inspection and photonics products used for quality control and inspection processes in semiconductor manufacturing.
• Electroglas Prober Service and Support Comprehensive service and support for legacy Electroglas products, including spare parts supply, maintenance, and technical support for installed 4090-series probers.
• Electroglas Board Repair Repair service for Electroglas prober circuit boards, offered as part of Complete Probe Solutions' comprehensive legacy product support for installed 4090-series probers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 125mm to 200mm wafer sizes handled as standard with kits available for 75mm and 100mm wafer sizes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FormFactor: FormFactor (including legacy Cascade Microtech) is a leading supplier of wafer probers and probe stations for semiconductor test. Directly comparable to Complete Probe Solutions' APEX prober business with much broader scale and a global installed base.
• Cohu: Cohu (including its ERS electronic test and Rasco handler lines) supplies semiconductor test contactors and handlers, overlapping with wafer probing and prober-adjacent test equipment. A direct peer in the broader semiconductor test equipment market where CPS competes.
• Tokyo Seimitsu (Accretech): Accretech, the semiconductor equipment brand of Tokyo Seimitsu, manufactures wafer probers used in production and engineering test environments. Directly competes with APEX in the 200mm/300mm wafer prober category, including at mature-node fabs.

Broad incumbents

• Tokyo Electron: Tokyo Electron is a major incumbent in semiconductor manufacturing equipment with a broad portfolio across deposition, etch, and test/probe systems. Overlaps with CPS in probe-related equipment, but operates as a much larger diversified vendor rather than a 200mm prober specialist.
• Onto Innovation: Onto Innovation supplies process control and inspection metrology for semiconductor manufacturing. Comparable to CPS's optical/photonics inspection line as an adjacent incumbent in fab quality-control capex.
• ASMPT (ASM Pacific Technology): ASMPT is a large incumbent in semiconductor and SMT assembly equipment with adjacent capabilities in test and packaging. While not a pure-play prober vendor, its test-handling and assembly portfolio competes for similar capital budgets at backend fabs.
• KLA Corporation: KLA dominates wafer inspection and metrology in semiconductor fabs. Its inspection portfolio competes with CPS's Optical Products line for the same quality-control budgets, even though KLA does not focus on wafer probers.
• Veeco Instruments: Veeco manufactures precision process equipment including systems used in semiconductor, LED, and photonics manufacturing. A broad incumbent that overlaps with CPS's photonics-adjacent offerings.

Emerging players

• Hprobe: Hprobe is a smaller, specialized player in magnetic and emerging-device probing and test. Comparable to CPS as a niche-focused prober/test equipment vendor, often serving research and specialty production environments.

Others

• Inseto: Inseto is a UK-based distributor and integrator specializing in semiconductor and MEMS test/probe equipment. Comparable to CPS as a specialist channel for prober and inspection tools, often in the same mature-node fab and R&D customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cpsprobers

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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