With the rapid growth in semiconductor content in today’s vehicles, IC designers need to improve their process of meeting functional safety requirements defined by the ISO 26262 standard. The ISO ...

SE: Why is applying functional test content so challenging today? Ruiz: There are a couple of different factors that make successfully applying functional patterns on the tester a challenge. In fact, ...

Generically, embedded test implies a test capability that has been integrated into a product. Of course, whether that product is an IC, a PCB, or a complete system, embedded test means different ...

Walk around any contract manufacturer and you will see plenty of ICT (In-Circuit Test) machines. If you see any functional testers, they will be specialty systems specified or even owned by their ...

Any programmable instrument can be used in a system. But what makes one system-ready and another just a programmable instrument? When developing a functional test system from scratch, you have many ...

The evolutionary path of semiconductor ATE (automated test equipment) seemed clear at Semicon West, held July 13–15 in San Francisco. Gone are the expensive, big-iron functional testers of yesterday, ...

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