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, ...

Balancing yield and test is essential to semiconductor manufacturing, but it’s becoming harder to determine how much weight to give one versus the other as chips become more specialized for different ...

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.

As devices become faster and more complex, more board developers are turning to background debugging and JTAG emulators. Anyone involved in the design, manufacture, or repair of processor-driven ...