Certifications, Qualifications & Quality Programs

Certifications at a Glance

Quality Programs

• Issuing Body: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Land and Maritime, Columbus, OH
• Scope: Full QML MIL-PRF-38535 certification at Classes Q (high-reliability military), V (space-grade), and Y (highest reliability, space-critical / strategic systems) for Column Attach and Hot Solder Dip 
• Letter #: VQC-17-031566
• What It Covers: Six Sigma Microelectronics is an approved QML manufacturer under the DLA's government-audited MIL-PRF-38535 Integrated circuits (microcircuits) manufacturing program for its Column Attach and Hot Solder Dip processes. The company is qualified at the three highest reliability classes used in U.S. defense and space procurement: Class Q for high-reliability military applications, Class V for space applications, and Class Y for the most demanding strategic and critical-space applications. This qualification serves as the strongest independent validation of the company's two highest-value service lines and demonstrates compliance with rigorous DoD and space-industry requirements. Very few independent service bureaus in North America hold QML qualification at the Class Y level. In addition, Microchip Technology Application Note AN5557 independently references Six Sigma Microelectronics in Milpitas, California, as a provider of CCGA column attach services.

• Issuing Body: Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime Columbus, OH
• Scope: Laboratory approved for DLA testing suitability
• Letter #: VQC-17-031565
• What It Covers: Six Sigma Microelectronics’ test laboratory holds DLA Lab Suitability approval, demonstrating that its test methods, equipment calibration system, personnel qualifications, and quality procedures meet DLA requirements for test labs performing work on DLA-procured components. This approval is separate from QML qualification and provides independent verification of the laboratory's capability to perform specified military-standard test methods used to support defense and aerospace supply chains. Approved Test Methods: Seal (TM 1014/A1,A2,C1); Solderability (TM 2003 All); External Visual (TM 2009); Bond Strength (TM 2011); Resistance to Solvents (TM 2015); Physical Dimensions (TM 2016); X-Ray Fluorescence (TM 2037); Column Pull (TM 2038).

• Issuing Body: Intertek
• Scope: Aerospace quality management system plus base ISO 9001:2015 QMS, combined certificate
• Certificate #: AS-1006-07
• Renewal: September 15, 2026
• What It Covers: Six Sigma Microelectronics maintains a Quality Management System certified to both AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015. These internationally recognized standards establish requirements for consistently meeting customer, statutory, and regulatory requirements while driving continual improvement throughout the organization. The certification covers all aspects of the company's operations, including contract review, purchasing, supplier management, production and process control, inspection and testing, calibration, training, corrective action, risk management, traceability, configuration management, counterfeit-part prevention, and customer satisfaction.

• Issuing Body: Aprio
• Scope: Information systems and supporting processes used to store, process, or transmit Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) related to U.S. Department of Defense programs and contracts, in accordance with CMMC Level 2 requirements.
• Certificate #: (TBD)
• What It Covers: Six Sigma Microelectronics is currently undergoing assessment for compliance with CMMC Level 2 requirements. This U.S. Department of Defense cybersecurity framework is designed to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and is aligned with the security controls defined in NIST SP 800-171.
  
  The assessment evaluates the company’s implementation of formal cybersecurity practices across access control, incident response, risk management, system monitoring, configuration management, and data protection. The scope includes all information systems and processes used to store, process, or transmit CUI related to Department of Defense programs and contracts, ensuring appropriate safeguards for sensitive defense-related information throughout customer and supply chain activities.

• Issuing Body: NQA, Inc.
• Scope: Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) control for the handling, processing, inspection, testing, packaging, storage, and shipment of ESD-sensitive electronic components and assemblies within Six Sigma Microelectronics' operations.
• Certificate #: (TBD)
• What It Covers: Six Sigma Microelectronics maintains an Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Control Program in compliance to the requirements of ANSI/ESD S20.20. This internationally recognized standard establishes the administrative and technical controls necessary to protect ESD-sensitive electronic components from electrostatic damage during handling, processing, inspection, testing, packaging, and storage. Six Sigma plans to attain certification in Q3 2026 to independently verify that it has implemented a comprehensive ESD control system that includes personnel grounding, ESD-protected workstations, environmental controls, training, compliance verification, and documented procedures. The program will be third-party audited on an annual basis to ensure continued compliance and effective protection of customer hardware throughout the manufacturing process.

• Issuing Body: US Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC)
• Scope: Registered manufacturer of defense articles and technical data
• What It Covers: Six Sigma Microelectronics is registered with the US State Department DDTC and is authorized to handle ITAR-controlled defense articles and technical data. All ITAR-sensitive work is performed by US persons in the Milpitas, California facility.

• Issuing Body: US Department of Defense (DoD) 
• Scope: Trusted supplier designation for the controlled handling and modification of microelectronic components within U.S. Department of Defense supply chain assurance requirements, ensuring integrity, traceability, and security of sensitive hardware.
• What It Covers: Six Sigma Microelectronics is recognized under the DMEA Trusted Supplier Program, a U.S. Department of Defense initiative that identifies and qualifies trusted suppliers within the microelectronics supply chain. This designation confirms that the company operates under controlled processes and security practices designed to protect the integrity, authenticity, and trustworthiness of microelectronic components used in defense and aerospace systems. It supports assurance that devices are handled, modified, and processed within a secure and controlled environment aligned with DoD supply chain risk management expectations.

• Issuing Body: US General Services Administration’s System for Award Management (SAM)
• UEI / CAGE: 1PBC8
• What It Covers: Six Sigma Microelectronics is actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) for direct federal contracting the official U.S. government database used to validate and authorize suppliers for federal procurement. This registration confirms the company’s eligibility to do business with U.S. federal agencies and ensures compliance with required federal contracting standards, including business identity verification, financial integrity screening, and regulatory compliance requirements. SAM registration is required for participation in U.S. Department of Defense and other federal government contracting opportunities.

• Standards: AS9100D, ISO 9001:2015, -,
• Copy: Six Sigma Microelectronics maintains a Quality Management System certified to AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015. The system ensures consistent quality, regulatory compliance, and continual improvement across all operations, including contract review, process control, inspection and testing, supplier management, traceability, corrective action, and risk management for high-reliability aerospace, defense, space, and commercial applications.

• Copy: Six Sigma Microelectronics maintains an independent Quality Assurance (QA) organization responsible for ensuring product quality, QMS compliance, and serving as the voice of the customer. QA has exclusive authority for final product release (Final QA), and no product is shipped without QA verification against defined quality, workmanship, and contractual requirements.
  
  Quality Control (QC) inspections are performed at Incoming, In-Process, and Final stages to ensure product conformity throughout manufacturing. Contract Review is conducted within the Quality Management System to ensure all customer, regulatory, and technical requirements are identified and flowed into planning and production before work begins.
  
  Supplier requirements, including applicable FAR and DFARS clauses, are flowed down through purchasing documents. QA maintains full lot traceability from incoming materials through final shipment.
  

• Standards: ANSI/NCSL Z540-1, Z540.3, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 10012
• Copy: All monitoring and measuring equipment are calibrated in accordance with ANSI/NCSL Z540-1, ANSI/NCSL Z540.3, and ISO/IEC 17025. Every measurement is traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) or to a natural or physical constant. The calibration program ensures that test results meet the measurement uncertainty requirements specified by each applicable MIL-STD and MIL-PRF specification.
  

• Standards: SAE AS5553
• Copy: Six Sigma Microelectronics maintains a documented Counterfeit Mitigation Program in accordance with SAE AS5553. The program covers training and awareness for all personnel handling EEE parts, supplier and customer product controls, complete traceability from original manufacturer through end-use assembly, verification and test methodologies for suspect components. Suspect components are segregated under controlled quarantine procedures, and findings are formally documented and reported through industry and government channels, including GIDEP, as applicable.
  

• Standards: 15 CFR 700
• Copy: Six Sigma Microelectronics routinely processes DX-rated and DO-rated orders under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) per 15 CFR 700. Rated orders receive scheduling priority in accordance with federal regulations, ensuring that defense program timelines are met.
  

• Frameworks: OECD Due Diligence Guidance, Dodd-Frank Section 1502
• Copy: Six Sigma Microelectronics is committed to responsible sourcing of minerals in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance and Dodd-Frank Section 1502. The company conducts reasonable due diligence on the origin of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (3TG) in its supply chain.
  

• Copy: Six Sigma Microelectronics maintains an active commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions across its operations. The company monitors energy consumption, implements efficiency improvements, and reports on emissions reduction progress in support of the ESG requirements of aerospace and defense prime contractors.
  

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