EDA Industries S.p.A. ("EDA"), a leading Italian company on Burn-in & Test Equipment, and ChipTest Engineering Private Limited ("ChipTest"), an experienced Indian company in Test & Engineering Service, are pleased to announce a Joint Venture agreement to enhance their presence in India, where Semiconductor market and business opportunities are expanding very fast.

This new partnership comes at a crucial time, as India is committed to relevant investments in the Semiconductor fields, positioning the country as a key player in the global supply chain. With their complementary and consolidated strengths in the Semiconductor market, EDA and ChipTest will leverage their cutting-edge technologies and meaningful industry expertise to provide innovative solutions and services to meet the growing requests in India and beyond.

In this scenario, EDA and ChipTest agree, as a first step, to set up a Burn-in and Reliability Test Laboratory in India to support the increasing demand in the country, mainly for SiC and GaN technologies, where EDA has a leadership position.
As part of this partnership, ChipTest will introduce to its customers located in India the products of EDA, acting as a local Agent. Meanwhile, EDA will support ChipTest to get more business in Europe. Finally, EDA will involve ChipTest as a partner to increase actual capacity for application activities.

Furthermore, this joint venture significantly enhances EDA's position as a global supplier, thanks to ChipTest's know-how in ATE system applications that is fully complementary with EDA's expertise in Burn-in and Testing.

Read here our full press release with the statements of Fortunato Palella, Founder of EDA Industries, and M. Sankara Subramanian, CEO of ChipTest

EDA Industries S.p.A. ("EDA"), a leading Italian company on Burn-in & Test Equipment, and ChipTest Engineering Private Limited ("ChipTest"), an experienced Indian company in Test & Engineering Service, are pleased to announce a Joint Venture agreement to enhance their presence in India, where Semiconductor market and business opportunities are expanding very fast.

This new partnership comes at a crucial time, as India is committed to relevant investments in the Semiconductor fields, positioning the country as a key player in the global supply chain. With their complementary and consolidated strengths in the Semiconductor market, EDA and ChipTest will leverage their cutting-edge technologies and meaningful industry expertise to provide innovative solutions and services to meet the growing requests in India and beyond.

In this scenario, EDA and ChipTest agree, as a first step, to set up a Burn-in and Reliability Test Laboratory in India to support the increasing demand in the country, mainly for SiC and GaN technologies, where EDA has a leadership position.
As part of this partnership, ChipTest will introduce to its customers located in India the products of EDA, acting as a local Agent. Meanwhile, EDA will support ChipTest to get more business in Europe. Finally, EDA will involve ChipTest as a partner to increase actual capacity for application activities.

Furthermore, this joint venture significantly enhances EDA's position as a global supplier, thanks to ChipTest's know-how in ATE system applications that is fully complementary with EDA's expertise in Burn-in and Testing.

EDA, founded in 1993 in Italy and then expanded in Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, China, and Morocco, is a leading developer and manufacturer of high-volume production Burn-in & Test Equipment for the Semiconductor industry, especially for Silicon Carbide (SiC) and Gallium Nitride (GaN).

ChipTest, established in 2005 and having its principal place of business in Chennai, India, is an IC test and automation company, providing cost-effective test engineering solutions, PCB design and fabrication, and a wide range of industrial automation products.

Mr. Fortunato Palella, Founder of EDA, affirms: «We are very excited to enter this new joint venture in India, which confirms our commitment to innovation, excellence and global service in the Semiconductor market. We believe that this partnership with ChipTest will strengthen EDA's capabilities across both Back-End and Front-End Testing, while also reinforcing its role not only as Equipment manufacturer, but also as turnkey service provider».

Mr. M. Sankara Subramanian, CEO of ChipTest, says: «This partnership represents a great opportunity to highlight both companies' significant expertise in the industry. Thanks to EDA collaboration, we will combine our skills to develop cutting-edge solutions and offer high-quality service that will address the growing requirements of our customers. Moreover, we are convinced that this joint venture will enable us to better face future challenges, with the aim of achieving even more ambitious milestones in the next years».

In the image, from left to right: Andrea Lucaroni (EDA Business Development Manager), Alessandro Polpetta (EDA Technical Director), Fortunato Palella, M. Sankara Subramanian, and Luca Lillacci (EDA General Manager). 

After the successful participation in the PCIM 2025 in Nuremberg, from May 20 to 22 we will join the Semicon Southeast Asia 2025 (Semicon SEA), an important trade show for the global semiconductor and electronic industry, planned at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre in Singapore.

As last year, you can find us in booth B2646 of our partner STAr Technologies, where we will introduce our company and highlight our solutions and services for Reliability, Burn-in and Testing.

The event, now in its 30° edition, represents a good opportunity to get in contact with different players in our sector and keep updated on the latest market trends.

Further information: https://www.semiconsea.org/

A successful PCIM 2025 has come to an end after three intensive days, in which we had the pleasure to meet at our booth many important managers and professionals in the field of power electronics and its applications.

The trade show, held in Nuremberg from May 6 to 8, has been a valuable opportunity to discuss about the latest developments in the WBG semiconductor market, representing also an outstanding environment to promote our company and its solutions and services.

We want to thank all the people that visited our stand, as well as our team for the great job and commitment.

Special thanks also to our partner STAr Technologies for its support during the whole event, and to the PCIM staff for the flawless organization.

The EDA Team at the PCIM 2025, from left to right in the image above: Andrea Lucaroni (Business Development Manager), Michele Cupperi (Sales Manager), Alessandro Polpetta (Technical Director), Giovanni Susinni (R&D Application Engineer).

Present for STAr Technologies - Korea: Byong-Sun Choi (General Manager).

Watch the Power Electronics News' interview with our Andrea Lucaroni, held during the PCIM 2025

We are pleased to announce that, for the third consecutive year, we will attend as exhibitors the PCIM, planned in Nuremberg from May 6 to 8.

This is one of the most relevant international events in the field of power electronics and its applications, representing a meaningful environment to connect with experts and industry leaders.

You can visit us at booth 6-441 of Nürnberg Messe, where we will showcase our latest solutions and services for Reliability, Burn-in and Testing of semiconductor devices and power modules.

If you will be in the area, contact us on LinkedIn or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to receive your free visitor invitation.

We look forward to meeting you!

Following our recent entry into the Umbria Aerospace Cluster, on March 20 our Business Development Engineer Gianluca Gazzani Marinelli participated in the annual meeting with all the members, held in the Confindustria Umbria Headquarters in Perugia.

During the event, we had the opportunity to engage with relevant players in the Aerospace & Defense market operating in Umbria, as well as to make a short presentation of EDA Group, focused on our actual presence in the sector.

As known, EDA Industries is an international Group with several companies based in Italy, Morocco and Asia. On top of design and production of Test Equipment, we support our Customers with Reliability Test services. An important and cutting-edge R&D Center is located in Terni.

By becoming part of the Cluster, EDA aims to build meaningful connections with industry experts, unlocking new growth opportunities and fruitful collaborations.

The meeting has also been attended by Stefania Proietti, President of the Umbria Region, and Francesco De Rebotti, Regional Assessor for Economic Development.

Further details here.

Photos: Confindustria Umbria

Last week our Application Engineers Giovanni Susinni and Salvatore Barone had the privilege of attending the International GaN4AP Workshop, a prestigious scientific forum on GaN technology held in Catania on February 20-21.

During the poster session of the event, Giovanni and Salvatore presented the paper "Dynamic ON Resistance Variations of Power GaN Devices ON SALT and DHTOL Tests", written with our Technical Director Alessandro Polpetta and Professor Santi Agatino Rizzo, and focused on the development of a platform for SALT and DHTOL testing according to the JEDEC standard.

A good number of participants asked us further details about this work and it has been a pleasure to answer to their questions and generate meaningful discussions.

Special thanks to the organizers, in particular to Professor Giacomo Scelba, for including us in this important symposium, which certainly represented a relevant opportunity for networking and insight.

2024 has been an intense year, full of important milestones, exciting events, and strategic collaborations.

We closed the last 12 months with the Grand Opening of the new EDA Malaysia plant in Jasin (Melaka), and we want to express once again our deepest gratitude to the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) and all the other Government Authorities in the country for their great support in relation to this significant investment.

A big thank you also goes to our amazing EDA Team for their invaluable dedication and commitment, as well as to our valued customers and partners for their trust in our expertise.

The journey continues, and we are ready for a 2025 of new opportunities, challenges, and even greater success together.

As EDA, we consider all our Global Team as a Unique Family, where everyone supports one another and works together toward shared targets and success.

Our recent Christmas celebrations in Italy, Singapore, the Philippines, and Malaysia were a perfect example of this unity, providing meaningful opportunities to strengthen our bonds and deepen our sense of belonging.

We are proud to foster a work environment built on teamwork and respect. These two values are at the heart of everything we do, driving our collective success and ensuring that every EDA Person, independently of their position, race, religion, culture, experience, feels valued and empowered, being simply part of the Unique EDA Family.