Covalent

Sunnyvale,  CA 
United States
https://covalent.com/

• Booth: 3039

Overview

Covalent is an independent materials characterization and failure analysis laboratory that helps companies understand why products succeed, why they fail, and how they can be improved. We partner with organizations across the semiconductor, electronics, energy storage, aerospace, medical device, advanced manufacturing, and consumer product industries to solve complex technical challenges using a multidisciplinary approach. Our team combines expertise across hundreds of analytical techniques—including electron microscopy, spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, X-ray analysis, mechanical testing, and surface characterization—to provide actionable insights at every stage of the product lifecycle. Whether identifying the root cause of a field failure, verifying material quality, supporting research and development, or accelerating new product commercialization, Covalent delivers data-driven answers that help customers make confident engineering decisions.

  Press Releases

• Meet Covalent (Jun 30, 2026)

  Meet Covalent introduces the company's mission to accelerate innovation through advanced materials characterization and failure analysis. CEO Craig Hunter provides an overview of Covalent's analytical capabilities, collaborative approach, and how the laboratory helps customers solve complex challenges across the semiconductor, electronics, energy storage, aerospace, medical device, and advanced manufacturing industries. Click Learn More to view the video.

• Solving Power Cycling and Connectivity Failures (Jun 30, 2026)

  This case study investigates intermittent power cycling and connectivity failures in a printed circuit board assembly caused by surface finish voiding. Failure Analysis Engineer Jessica Batterman demonstrates how cross-sectional microscopy and advanced materials characterization techniques were used to identify the root cause of the defect, revealing how seemingly minor microstructural imperfections can compromise electrical reliability. The video highlights Covalent's systematic approach to root-cause failure analysis and illustrates how advanced characterization helps electronics manufacturers improve product reliability and manufacturing quality. Click Learn More to view the video!

• TEM Sample Preparation: Optimizing and Improving (Jun 30, 2026)

  Building Stronger In-House Metrology Programs explores how Covalent partners with customers through technical training and expert consultation to strengthen their internal analytical capabilities. Drawing on decades of hands-on experience across advanced microscopy, spectroscopy, failure analysis, and materials characterization, our scientists provide practical guidance on technique selection, workflow optimization, data interpretation, and best practices. Whether establishing a new characterization capability, improving existing metrology methods, or training technical staff, Covalent helps organizations develop the knowledge and confidence needed to generate more accurate, reliable, and actionable results. Click Learn More to view the video.

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