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, ...
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.
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, ...