EMC Testing Labs in Oregon – Accredited Facilities
Oregon’s accredited EMC testing laboratory market is centered on the Portland metro, serving semiconductor support electronics, outdoor and recreational products, and commercial devices. Washington and California remain overflow for wireless depth or a 10 m site.
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Accredited EMC labs in Oregon
3 listed facilities, 2 with accreditations on file.
Compliance Specialty International Associates (CSIA) is a regulatory consulting and international type approval agency specializing in global market access for telecommunications and electronics products. Through a worldwide network of in-country labs, agents, and partner organizations, CSIA provides FCC, CE Mark, and ISED Canada certifications, as well as type approvals across every region of the world including North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. Services include international telecom and safety approvals, energy efficiency certifications, GMPCS-MoU ITU registration, certificate holder and local representative services, and translation support.
ElectroMagnetic Investigations (EMI) is an A2LA-accredited ISO/IEC 17025 EMC compliance testing laboratory located in Hillsboro, Oregon, serving electronics manufacturers seeking FCC certification, ISED Canada approval, CE marking, and international regulatory compliance. With over 40 years of combined industry experience, EMI's engineering team holds certifications and recognitions from A2LA, IEEE, and iNARTE/RABQSA, and is accredited to perform radio certification testing for the USA (FCC) and Canada (ISED). The lab uses ETS-Lindgren TILE! EMC software for data collection and test automation, supporting accurate and repeatable results across all test programs. EMC emissions testing at EMI covers CISPR 11, CISPR 22, CISPR 32, FCC Part 15 and Part 18, IEC 61000-3-2, and IEC 61000-3-3. EMC immunity testing covers the full IEC 61000-4 series (IEC 61000-4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-8, and 4-11), CISPR 24/EN 55024, CISPR 35/EN 55035, and product family standards including EN/IEC 61326-XX (measurement and laboratory equipment), EN 55102-1/2 (audio/video professional equipment), EN 50130-4 (alarm systems), EN 60601-1-2 (medical devices), and EN/IEC 61000-6-1 through 61000-6-4 (generic standards). In-situ and on-site EMC testing is available for large equipment that cannot be transported to the laboratory. EMC consulting services include product EMC design guidance, regulatory compliance strategy, RF and EMC troubleshooting, and failure analysis to resolve non-compliance issues during the testing and certification process. EMI serves manufacturers across the Pacific Northwest seeking a local, expert-led EMC testing laboratory with full international regulatory coverage.
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Element Materials Technology
Element's Portland/Hillsboro Evergreen Parkway laboratory — formerly Northwest EMC's Pacific Northwest flagship — is the most complete EMC and EMI test facility in the Pacific Northwest. Located just 15 minutes outside downtown Portland in Hillsboro, Oregon, the lab is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 by A2LA (Lab Code 3310.02) and serves aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, automotive, and connected device manufacturers. The facility features three FCC-listed semi-anechoic chambers — 10-meter, 5-meter, and 3-meter — with a full complement of immunity EMC testing services. Critically, the lab is also equipped with a fully accredited MIL-STD-461 and RTCA DO-160 testing capability, giving it the ability to serve both commercial and military/aerospace clients from one location. EMC services span radiated and conducted emissions, radiated and conducted immunity, ESD, EFT, surge, and related evaluations across commercial, medical, automotive, military, and aerospace standards. Wireless and RF testing is another core offering, including RF regulatory compliance testing, RF exposure and SAR assessments, OTA antenna performance, and wireless coexistence testing. The lab supports global market access certifications including FCC, ISED, CE, and additional international approvals. The product range tested at this facility is broad: medical devices (implantable devices, surgical equipment, infusion pumps, clinical and home healthcare equipment), consumer and industrial electronics (IT equipment, smart home devices, A/V equipment, test and measurement instruments), and automotive, military, and aerospace components and subsystems. The Evergreen Parkway lab works in tandem with Element's nearby Portland/Hillsboro Elam Young Parkway facility, which handles environmental simulation testing including vibration, temperature, altitude, shock, salt fog, HALT/HASS, and ingress protection to MIL-STD-810, DO-160, and IP testing standards.
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If you are a Hillsboro or Beaverton team, a local debug loop is often worth more than a slightly cheaper scan in another state.
Major metro areas
Listed facilities in Oregon are concentrated around these cities and suburbs.
- Hillsboro
- Bend
- Portland
- Beaverton
- Tigard
Common test types requested in Oregon
Drawn from listed lab capabilities and the work teams in this region typically book.
- Conducted Emissions
- ESD
- Radiated Emissions
- Radiated Immunity
- Automotive Component EMC
- Automotive Vehicle-Level EMC
- Conducted Immunity
- Conducted Susceptibility
Semiconductor and outdoor products
Tooling and evaluation electronics need fast conducted-emissions debug. Outdoor and e-mobility products add motor and charger noise. Consumer devices still need FCC and CE. A lab that understands clock-tree surprises on a dense board will get you to a board spin faster than a mail-in lab that only sends a fail plot.
Oregon vs. Washington
Compare scopes and slots, not the river crossing. Use Washington for a method Oregon cannot run. Ask about ISED and whether wireless is in-house. Winter freight to California should be a last resort for a simple FCC Class B product.
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