The systems have increased test throughput by up to 75% over the original testers. Also, result reporting is easier thanks to a compact database that stores all test data. Lifeline Systems provides ...

For testing PCBs, test engineers have a variety of options ranging from venerable in-circuit testers and flying probers to functional testers and the latest in embedded-instrument technology.

Production test of a finished electronic product often involves two techniques: in-circuit test (ICT) and functional component test (FCT). The ICT technique examines a non-powered circuit board to ...

The ScanWorks platform for embedded instruments from ASSET InterTech is a validation and test platform which supports Intel’s second generation Core processors (formerly codenamed Sandy Bridge).

System-in-package (SiP) and other advanced packaging technologies are putting more components together in tighter spaces than previously seen. Often these packages are contained in a module, which is ...

Intellitech president and CEO C.J. Clark discussed the announcements as well as a new offshore initiative with chief editor Rick Nelson. Intellitech has added the support for Xilinx Virtex 4 RocketIO ...

In our final installment of Tools of the Trade (with respect to circuit board assembly), we’ll look at how the circuit board is tested and programmed. At this point in the process, the board has been ...