System-in-package (SiP) and other advanced packaging technologies are putting more components together in tighter spaces than previously seen. Often these packages are contained in a module, which is ...

Walk around any contract manufacturer and you will see plenty of ICT (In-Circuit Test) machines. If you see any functional testers, they will be specialty systems specified or even owned by their ...

Any programmable instrument can be used in a system. But what makes one system-ready and another just a programmable instrument? When developing a functional test system from scratch, you have many ...

Production test of a finished electronic product often involves two techniques: in-circuit test (ICT) and functional component test (FCT). The ICT technique examines a non-powered circuit board to ...

The approach to high-end aerospace/defense test system development is shifting from application-specific systems to common core automated systems to reduce overall cost and increase flexibility.