Bennetts retires, transfers DFT services to CloverTest
-- Test & Measurement World, 10/18/2006 7:09:00 AM
After 20 years offering training and consulting services for the chip- and board-test design community, Dr. Ben Bennetts, founder of Bennetts Associates, has transferred his board-level design-for-test (DFT) training and consultancy service to the newly formed CloverTest Associates.
CloverTest Associate is made up of the following principals:
• Joe Kadaras, formerly of Asset InterTech and now founder and owner of JEK-Tech, a boundary-scan test accessory and DFT company;
• Ken Posse, formerly of Agilent Technologies and Teseda, who in addition to running his own board-test and DFT consultancy is also chairman of the IEEE P1687 (Internal JTAG) working group; and
• Bernard Sutton, formerly of Teradyne and now running his own board-manufacturing and test consultancy.
In addition to offering the “Ben Bennetts” range of board DFT seminars, CloverTest will expand its range of seminars and consulting services by bringing together leading experts from across the globe.
“I am delighted to have found very capable people, already recognized as experts in their fields, who will ensure the industry has a top-notch source for training and advice after I retire from teaching at the end of this year. Whilst announcing my retirement from active training, I will not be leaving the industry completely. I will maintain my commitments to industry initiatives such as IEEE P1687 (IJTAG) and SJTAG, plus a couple of on-going advisory consultancies. In addition, I will work as a supporting member of CloverTest as I believe the industry needs to increase its commitment to the training and development of its people. The development of DFT skills has traditionally taken a backseat to the more glamorous aspects of product design. But today the two are practically indivisible. Without thorough testing the correct manufacture and functioning of end user products can not be ensured. I am pleased that the work I have done to raise the profile of design-for-test skills and capabilities will continue to flourish with CloverTest.”
