Company profile
ESFAS
North East company offering physical failure analysis for semiconductors and electronics using electron microscopy, focused ion beam and related techniques.
Company overview
ESFAS is a physical analysis laboratory in the North East that works on semiconductors and electronic assemblies. It prepares and images samples from transistor level up to package and board level, using mechanical grinding and polishing, broad and focused ion beam milling, chemical deprocessing, and optical, scanning and transmission electron microscopy with elemental analysis. Services include failure analysis, construction and competitive analysis, process development support, and consultancy on laboratory build-out and training. It supports fabs, packaging houses and product developers that need independent evidence about device structure and defects.
Semiconductor activity
Primary capability: Semiconductor Test. Supply-chain role: Failure analysis, Physical analysis.
Technologies and capabilities
- Silicon
Failure analysis; Construction analysis; SEM / TEM / FIB imaging; Sample preparation; Laboratory consultancy
Markets served
- Semiconductor
- Electronics
UK presence
Rowlands Gill, North East. Part of the North East cluster.
Sources and verification
Last verified: 2026-09-29