# Novus Labs

> Novus Labs is a global engineering services provider: product testing, certification, software, and staffing. Trusted by Google, Amazon & 100+ leaders.

## Company
- [Home](https://www.novuslabs.com/): Novus Labs is a global engineering services provider: product testing, certification, software, and staffing. Trusted by Google, Amazon & 100+ leaders.
- [About Novus Labs | Global Engineering & Staffing Solutions](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/about.html): Since 2008, Novus Labs has been a global engineering and staffing provider in the Pacific Northwest, accelerating product development and time to market.
- [Careers](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/careers.html): Open positions at Novus Labs: engineers, technicians, and program managers across hardware, software, RF, audio, and product validation. Browse and apply.
- [Contact](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/contact.html): Get in touch with Novus Labs about engineering services, technical staffing, or government contracting. Based in Hillsboro, Oregon.
- [Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/faq.html): Answers to common questions about Novus Labs: engineering services, certification testing, technical staffing, facilities, and how to start a project.
- [Government Services](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/gov-con.html): Mission-critical engineering, test, and workforce solutions for Government customers. HUBZone and 8(a) certified, SeaPort-NxG and OASIS+ contract vehicles.
- [Our Team](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/our-team.html): Meet the Novus Labs team: the engineers, specialists, and operations leaders behind our product development, testing, and certification work.
- [Partners](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/partners.html): Novus Labs partners with leading technology companies (Google, Amazon, Cirrus Logic, Infineon) to navigate compliance and product adoption.
- [Privacy Policy](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/privacy-policy.html): Novus Labs privacy policy: how we collect, use, protect, and disclose information from visitors to www.novuslabs.com, plus your privacy rights and choices.
- [Solutions](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/solutions.html): Outcome-focused engineering solutions from Novus Labs: certification readiness, interoperability assurance, managed testing programs, real-world validation, and AI-enabled device validation.
- [AI-Enabled Device Validation](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/solutions/ai-device-validation.html): AI-enabled device validation from Novus Labs: quantifiable AI accuracy, sensor fusion, and real-world testing for intelligent devices.
- [Certification Readiness](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/solutions/certification-readiness.html): Get your product certified with Novus: certification and pre-compliance testing across Matter, USB, SATA, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI, and DisplayPort.
- [Interoperability Assurance](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/solutions/interoperability-assurance.html): Prove your device works with everything, backed by one of the industry's largest interoperability device libraries and Novus interoperability testing.
- [Managed Testing Programs](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/solutions/managed-testing-programs.html): Novus Labs is an outsourced product testing lab: managed, continuous test programs on automated rigs and device fleets, without building your own infrastructure.
- [Real-World Validation](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/solutions/real-world-validation.html): Validate products in real residential environments and shielded chambers: Novus test homes, RF and audio chambers, and AV analysis.
- [Technical Staffing](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/staffing.html): Tech staffing run by technical people: direct hire, contract-to-hire, and embedded engineering teams, from a top staffing firm in the Portland region.

## Engineering Services
- [Engineering Services](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services.html): Novus Labs engineering services: design and development, test and validation, compliance and certification, and specialized testing facilities.
- [AI Integration](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/ai-integration.html): AI and SoC integration from Novus Labs: on-device, edge, and cloud AI, sensor fusion, intent recognition, and AI testing across audio and optical.
- [AR / VR](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/ar-vr.html): AR/VR development and test from Novus Labs: latency, sensors, power, connectivity, interoperability, and 2-Axis Rate Table motion-tracking validation.
- [Audio](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/audio.html): Novus Labs audio testing lab: audio chambers, Audio Precision & G.R.A.S. HATS, AVVF voice-assistant validation, glitch/dropout analysis, and distributed audio.
- [Bluetooth Qualification](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/bluetooth.html): Novus Labs supports the Bluetooth® Qualification Process end to end: a single point of contact guiding your product from planning through listing.
- [Compliance & Certification](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/compliance-and-certification.html): Novus Labs compliance and certification: Matter, USB-IF, and SATA-IO device certification testing, backed by accredited test lab status and ISO 9001.
- [Custom Test Tools](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/custom-test-tools.html): Proprietary test tools from Novus Labs: the A/V Analysis Suite, 2-Axis Rate Table for inertial sensor testing, and the Hard Touch touch simulator.
- [Design & Development](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/design-and-development.html): Novus Labs design & development: AI integration, software development, hardware design, and custom test tools across the full product lifecycle.
- [DisplayPort Certification](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/displayport.html): DisplayPort™ validation and certification support from Novus Labs: a single point of contact guiding your product through the VESA DisplayPort compliance process.
- [Displays](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/displays.html): Novus Labs is a display testing lab: streaming, HDMI/DisplayPort, CEC, optical, IR, ARC, plus frame-accurate AV performance analysis of what reaches the screen.
- [Electrical Validation](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/electrical-validation.html): Electrical validation for USB, SATA, HDMI & Ethernet from a USB-IF/SATA-IO Authorized Test Lab: compliance, characterization, S-parameter & TDR analysis.
- [Environmental](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/environmental.html): Accelerated lifecycle, thermal, humidity, salt-spray, HALT, and Mil-Spec drop testing: validate products against harsh conditions at Novus Labs.
- [Hardware Design](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/hardware-design.html): Hardware design from Novus Labs, component research through PCB layout and bring-up: fine-pitch BGA, EMI/EMC, high-speed digital, and embedded SoC.
- [HDMI Certification](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/hdmi.html): HDMI® validation and certification support from Novus Labs: a single point of contact to streamline testing and prepare your product for certification.
- [Interoperability](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/interoperability.html): Interoperability testing from Novus Labs: seamless operation across wireless, display, USB, smart home, and automotive ecosystems.
- [Matter Certification](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/matter.html): Novus Labs is a CSA Authorized Test Lab (ATL) for Matter, providing certification testing and expanded interoperability testing for smart home and IoT products.
- [SATA-IO Certification](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/sata.html): Novus Labs is a SATA-IO authorized Independent Test Lab (ITL). Serial ATA certification: protocol, electrical, interoperability & mechanical compliance.
- [Sensors](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/sensors.html): Sensor selection, integration & validation for motion, pressure/touch, environmental, optics/IR, and mechanical applications at Novus Labs' Sensor Lab.
- [Software Development](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/software-development.html): Novus Labs full-stack software engineering: embedded firmware, mobile and web apps, data pipelines, test automation, cloud, and AI integration.
- [Specialized Facilities](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/specialized-facilities.html): Novus Labs facilities: RF-shielded & audio chambers, residential test homes, the Interop Device Library, AR/VR motion lab, and A/V Analysis Suite.
- [Test & Validation](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/test-and-validation.html): Novus Labs test & validation: interoperability, wireless, audio, displays, sensors, environmental, electrical & AR/VR. Lab-based product testing.
- [USB-IF Certification](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/usb.html): Novus Labs is a USB-IF Authorized Independent Test Lab (ATL): certification testing for USB 2.0/3.2, Type-C, and Power Delivery, plus EU Conformity.
- [Wi-Fi Certification](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/wfa.html): Novus Labs supports Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ testing end to end: a single point of contact guiding your product to the Wi-Fi® certification mark.
- [Wireless Connectivity](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/engineering-services/wireless-connectivity.html): Wireless connectivity development and testing from Novus Labs: component and end-to-end across Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, NFC, GPS, cellular, and LTE.

## Specialized Facilities
- [Audio Chambers](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/facilities/audio-chambers.html): Audio chambers at Novus Labs: repeatable low-noise environments for speaker, microphone, headset, and voice-assistant characterization.
- [AV Analysis Suite](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/facilities/av-analysis-suite.html): Novus Labs' proprietary A/V Analysis Suite: frame-by-frame, end-to-end audio/video test and measurement, agnostic to content-delivery technology.
- [AVVF Lab](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/facilities/avvf-lab.html): The Automated Voice Validation Framework (AVVF): a Novus Labs testbed measuring real-world voice-device performance across any ASR engine and environment.
- [Interop Device Library](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/facilities/interop-device-library.html): The world's largest interop device library: 6,000+ curated devices spanning Wi-Fi, phones, Bluetooth, displays, and AV, for real-world interoperability testing.
- [RF Chambers](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/facilities/rf-chambers.html): RF-shielded and anechoic chambers with programmable attenuation and conductive-hybrid testbeds for repeatable wireless validation across Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E.
- [Residential Test Homes](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/facilities/test-homes.html): 3 furnished residential test homes in Beaverton, Oregon for real-world smart home device testing: wireless, audio, and competitive analysis.

## Industries
- [Industries](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/industries.html): Industries Novus Labs serves: Smart Home & IoT, Connected Automotive, and Consumer Electronics. Engineering, testing, and staffing for the products you ship.
- [Connected Automotive](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/industries/connected-automotive.html): Connected vehicle validation from Novus Labs: wireless, infotainment, in-cabin audio, digital car keys, and smartphone interop for OEMs and Tier-1s.
- [Consumer Electronics](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/industries/consumer-electronics.html): Consumer electronics engineering & test from Novus Labs: wireless, audio, display, AR/VR, power, and reliability for laptops, wearables, and gaming.
- [Smart Home & IoT](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/industries/smart-home-iot.html): Smart home & IoT validation from Novus Labs: multi-protocol wireless, ecosystem interoperability, Matter compliance, voice assistants, and test homes.

## Resources
- [Blog](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog.html): The Novus Labs blog: engineering insights, device vault spotlights, and stories from the lab floor.
- [Accelerating AI Hardware Innovation: Why Novus Labs Is the Partner AI Product Teams Need](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/ai-hardware-innovation.html): Building AI-powered hardware is hard. Novus Labs combines AI integration, sensor expertise, and validation to help teams ship reliable devices faster.
- [From the Novus Vault: Apple's AirPort Line](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/apple-airport-line.html): A look back at Apple's AirPort routers (1999–2018): how Apple simplified consumer Wi-Fi via tight integration with macOS, iTunes, and Time Machine.
- [From the Novus Vault: Apple iPhone 3G](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/apple-iphone-3g.html): A look back at the Apple iPhone 3G: the 2008 device that brought 3G data, assisted GPS, and the App Store, reshaping mobile software distribution.
- [From the Novus Vault: BlackBerry Curve 9370](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/blackberry-curve-9370.html): A look back at the BlackBerry Curve 9370, a 2011 messaging-first phone with the optical trackpad, QWERTY keyboard, and BBM at its center.
- [From the Novus Vault: BlackBerry Torch 9810](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/blackberry-torch-9810.html): A look back at the BlackBerry Torch 9810: RIM's 2011 slider that paired a physical QWERTY keyboard with a 3.2-inch touchscreen and BlackBerry OS 7.
- [From the Novus Vault: Cisco / Linksys WRT54G](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/cisco-wrt54g.html): A look back at the Cisco/Linksys WRT54G: the iconic home router that spawned DD-WRT, Tomato, and OpenWrt over 17 hardware revisions.
- [Novus Labs: Engineering-First Talent Solutions for Today's Technical Challenges](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/engineering-first-talent-solutions.html): An engineering-first staffing partner that understands technical roles: how Novus Labs bridges technical requirements and recruiting execution.
- [How to Test Smart Home Interoperability](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/how-to-test-smart-home-interoperability.html): How to test smart home interoperability: what to test, a step-by-step process, the failure modes a small device sample misses, and why a large device library matters.
- [From the Novus Vault: HTC One M7](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/htc-one-m7.html): A look back at the HTC One M7: the 2013 Android flagship with an aluminum unibody, BoomSound stereo speakers, and UltraPixel camera.
- [From the Novus Vault: Kyocera Infobar A03](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/kyocera-infobar-a03.html): A look back at the Kyocera Infobar A03: Naoto Fukasawa's 2015 design-led Japanese smartphone that carried the iconic INFOBAR aesthetic into the Android era.
- [From the Novus Vault: Motorola Droid 3](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/motorola-droid-3.html): A look back at the Motorola Droid 3, the 2011 Android slider that paired a full physical QWERTY keyboard with dual-core power and global roaming.
- [From the Novus Vault: Motorola Droid Ultra](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/motorola-droid-ultra.html): A look back at the Motorola Droid Ultra, the 2013 Kevlar-backed Verizon flagship with the X8 Mobile Computing System and Touchless Control.
- [From the Novus Vault: Nokia Lumia 830](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/nokia-lumia-830.html): A look back at the Nokia Lumia 830, a 2014 Windows Phone 8.1 flagship with a 10 MP PureView camera, metal frame, and support for wireless charging.
- [From the Novus Vault: Samsung Galaxy Note](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/samsung-galaxy-note.html): A look back at the original Samsung Galaxy Note: the 2012 device that launched the 'phablet' era with a 5.3-inch display and an in-box S Pen stylus.
- [From the Novus Vault: Samsung Galaxy S](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/samsung-galaxy-s.html): A look back at the original Samsung Galaxy S, the 2010 flagship that launched the Galaxy line and put Samsung on the map with its Super AMOLED display.
- [From the Novus Vault: Samsung Nexus S](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/samsung-nexus-s.html): A look back at the Samsung Nexus S: Google's 2010 reference Android phone, the first to ship with Gingerbread and among the first with NFC.
- [Why Smart Digital Assistants Still Struggle with Mass Adoption](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/blog/smart-assistants-adoption.html): Smart assistants are everywhere, but mass adoption remains uneven. Four core challenges, and how real-world testing can unlock the voice-first future.
- [Case Studies](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/case-studies.html): Real-world case studies showcasing how Novus Labs solves complex engineering and testing challenges for industry-leading clients.
- [One-Pagers](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/one-pagers.html): Download quick-reference one-pagers covering Novus Labs' engineering services, facilities, and capabilities.
- [Press](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/press.html): Latest press releases and company announcements from Novus Labs.
- [Novus Labs Achieves Matter (CSA) Test Laboratory Accreditation](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/press/matter-csa-accreditation.html): Novus Labs has achieved Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) accreditation as a Matter test laboratory, opening Matter certification to smart-home device makers.
- [Novus Labs Announces Major Expansion in Hillsboro, Oregon Operations](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/press/novus-labs-expansion.html): Novus Labs nearly doubles its Hillsboro, Oregon lab space to over 80,000 square feet to enable more customized test environments for its Fortune 500 clients.
- [Novus Labs Joins Cirrus Logic PSP](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/press/novus-labs-joins-cirrus-logic.html): Novus Labs announces partnership with Cirrus Logic as a Professional Service Provider of voice-enabled products.
- [Novus Labs Receives USB Type-C Accreditation](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/press/usb-type-c-accreditation.html): Novus Labs is now an official Authorized Test Laboratory for USB Type-C and Power Delivery certification, expanding services for North American customers.
- [Resources](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/resources.html): Novus Labs resource library: blog posts, one-pagers, white papers, press coverage, case studies, and solution briefs from our engineering team.
- [Solution Briefs](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/solution-briefs.html): Download solution briefs exploring Novus Labs' approach to AR/VR testing, audio lab services, interoperability, and more.
- [White Papers](https://www.novuslabs.com/pages/white-papers.html): In-depth white papers from Novus Labs covering emerging wireless standards, testing methodologies, and engineering best practices.