COTS Upscreening
COTS Upscreening Services
Accuracy. Reliability. Expertise.
AAA Engineering & Test Lab provides COTS component upscreening specifically engineered for space, launch, SmallSat/CubeSat, and defense mission environments. We re-qualify commercial semiconductors and electronic components through tailored, high-reliability test plans that simulate radiation exposure, vacuum, thermal extremes, vibration, and mission-duration stress. Our upscreening process helps defense and satellite manufacturers, integrators, and NewSpace programs mitigate risk, extend component availability, and ensure COTS parts can survive demanding LEO/MEO/GEO and deep-space mission profile.
At AAA Engineering & Test Lab, we empower your aerospace, defense, medical, automotive, and consumer electronics programs by requalifying commercial components for mission-critical reliability. Our American-owned lab designs precise upscreening plans to meet MIL-STD-883, MIL-STD-750, AS6171, NASA specifications, and custom requirements, ensuring your components perform in the most demanding environments. With a steadfast commitment to engineering excellence, we deliver validated results to support U.S. and NATO warfighters and OEMs worldwide.
Our ANSI ESD S20.20-certified, FOD-controlled lab is equipped with custom test benches and ISO 9001/AS9100-calibrated thermostream systems, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers. By requalifying commercial components for extended temperature ranges (-65°C to +225°C) and enhanced speed grades, we address obsolescence, unavailability, and backorder challenges.
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Upscreening Capabilities
Performed in an ISO 9001/AS9100-calibrated, ANSI ESD S20.20-compliant lab environment:
Burn-In Testing
Stresses components at elevated temperatures to eliminate early failures, per MIL-STD-883 Method 1015.
Custom Device Programming
Loads code for FPGAs, PROMs, and microcontrollers to validate end-use performance.
Electrical Parameter Testing
Measures current, voltage, timing, and switching characteristics, per MIL-STD-883 Methods 3005-3012.
Functional Testing
Simulates operational conditions to verify logic, analog, and mixed-signal performance.
Speed Grade Verification
Confirms timing and frequency for high-performance applications, per manufacturer specs.
Temperature Cycling
Tests components from -65°C to +225°C to ensure thermal stability, per MIL-STD-883 Method 1010.
Applications & Use Cases
Obsolescence Management
Requalifies COTS parts for critical mission systems such as avionics, radar, space, and defense systems.
High-Reliability Qualification
Validates components harsh military environments and applications.
Counterfeit Mitigation
Ensures authenticity before upscreening, per AS6171
Custom Test Development
Designs tailored plans for automotive and medical programs.
Why Customers Choose AAA Engineering
- American Owned: We are 100% American owned, and operated by veterans of the US Air Force, US Army, US Marines, and US Navy.
- Proven Expertise: 15+ years of upscreening and component data.
- Technical Authority: Skilled in MIL-STD, NASA, and AS6171 standards.
- Certified Excellence: ISO/IEC 17025, AS6081, AS6171, ISO 9001/AS9100, ANSI/ESD S20.20, ITAR-registered.
- Trusted Results: Transparent, traceable data logs for reliability.
- Scalable Solutions: Supports prototype to production volumes.
Certifications
Industries Served
Aerospace & Defense
Ensuring electronics within weapon systems and battlefield assets performs under the absolute harshest, most demanding conditions, every time.
Space & Satellite
Achieve mission success with expert space & satellite component testing that guarantees reliability in radiation and thermal extremes.
Medical
Guarantee medical components are safe with thorough component testing for regulatory compliance, reliability and effectiveness.
Automotive
Driving reliability and compliance through our comprehensive automotive component testing services
Industrial
Ensure your equipment is reliable with industrial component testing that boosts uptime, improves efficiency, enhances critical operations
Consumer Electronics
Avoid counterfeit risks, guarantee product performance, and deliver products to market with high confidence through robust testing