Testing as a Service From Flexstar

Flexstar Technology, Inc., provider of test and measurement solutions for technology manufacturers, is offering a full-scale testing service for SSDs, HDDs, PCIe and hybrid storage devices.

Founded on a suite of test scripts developed over 30 years, Flexstar’s testing-as-a-service (TaaS) program covers all stages of the manufacturing process, testing on the firm’s F-Series environmental, burn-in and ambient test systems.

Flexstar’s TaaS program provides the proof that manufacturers and their customers require that their products have been tested with a third-party guarantee of quality, including certification for SNIA and JEDEC Solid State Technology Association standards.

"Customers can double or even triple their testing capacity very quickly through our TaaS service," commented Kevin Donovan, Flexstar’s VP of Test Services. "We can reduce the start up process for the in-house manufacturing testing from many months to two weeks or less."

This shortening of the start up process enables new manufacturers to go to market more quickly, and save on capital equipment expenses. They can also take advantage of the service to smooth out production peaks, reducing costs by as much as 35% because they can staff for average production rate requirements instead of peaks.

TaaS program offers the following suite of tests,
spanning the manufacturing process:

• Engineering Verification Testing (EVT)
• Design Verification Testing (DVT)
• Reliability Demonstration Testing (RDT)
• Ongoing Reliability Testing (ORT)
• Qualification testing (OEM)
• SNIA and/or JEDEC certification
• Production test services

Flexstar’s F-Series test systems feature:

• 500+ unit capacities
• System temperature ranges from -40°C to +85°C
• System motherboards based on the high-speed SBC-5 architecture for the highest performance possible today
• Humidity ranges of up to 20% to 80% with a live load
• Library of test scripts designed for SSDs, PCIe and HDD
• Test pricing at $0.75 per drive (based on production quantities)

Flexstar’s TaaS program is available in the United States from the company or through VARs or independent distributors in Europe and Asia.