February 5, 2008

Handling quality
Austriamicrosystems, a provider of mixed-signal ICs, employs innovative test and test-handling techniques to ensure the quality of the devices that it sells into communications, industrial, medical, and automotive markets. Read More

DFT, ATE drive yield improvement
As advances in IC technology have resulted in geometry and process variations, manufacturers have encountered a drop in both initial and mature yield and an increase in yield ramp-up time. Read More

Asset InterTech gains CPU access with ITT acquisition
Glenn Woppman, president and CEO of Asset InterTech, and Billy Fenton, Asset's chief technologist for CPU emulation and former International Test Technologies CEO, discuss how the acquisition helps break down the barriers between structural and functional test.
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Luminous growth in MEMS test equipment market
The market for MEMS device test has not grown significantly in comparison to the growth of the MEMS device market itself. Read More

Plexus chooses Agilent AXI system
Agilent Technologies and Plexus have announced that Plexus, a global electronic manufacturing services provider, has selected the Agilent Medalist x6000 automated 3-D x-ray inspection system as part of its test-and-inspection strategy for new products. Read More

February issue looks at serial data testing
Read our February issue to learn how three engineers have taken different approaches to improve jitter and BER testing for SerDes devices. Plus, the February issue also includes the Machine-Vision & Inspection Test Report. Read it today

Oscilloscope Challenge: active vs. passive probes
Our February challenge question is now online:

Which statement about active and passive probes is most accurate?
Prize: TomTom ONE navigation system
Contest sponsor: Yokogawa

Take the Oscilloscope Challenge

Industry calendar of events
Upcoming events include APEX (April), Design Automation Conference (June), and Semicon West (July). For more information about these and other test-related events, visit our online calendar.