For decades, process and design scaling has triggered the adoption of transformative test solutions. About twenty years ago, when at-speed test became a de-facto requirement, on-chip compression ...

Companies specializing in circuit board and system design-for-test (DFT) tools are pursuing a variety of strategies to serve test and debug applications based on innovations they announced over the ...

To ensure customers receive high-quality products, engineers must consider testing strategies before they even think about a schematic diagram. These days, most engineers realize boundary scan ...

For some time, engineers have followed the IEEE 1149.1 standard, also known as “boundary-scan,” to create test structures on pc boards and in complete systems. Unfortunately, once products leave a ...

Richardson, Texas—A product called DFT Analyzer from ASSET InterTech, Inc., a maker of IEEE-1149.1/JTAG boundary-scan test and ISP (in-system programming) tools, promises to reduce manufacturing and ...

Some new design-for-test (DFT) technologies are difficult, expensive, or risky to implement but offer significant benefits. Other technologies are easy to implement but offer minor improvements. The ...

Bi-directional tests improve the productivity and, ultimately, the profitability of a scan tool in any automotive service facility. Although this feature increases the tool's price, its diagnostic ...