What methods can be applied to verify PCB functionality and safety? Which are suitable for mass production and for prototypes? What parameters are checked in each test? How to check a PCB without ...

Why are test points a crucial element in developing a successful circuit? Types of test points available, and the different techniques that employ them. Electronic design has always been an endeavor ...

The Samina automated PCB coupon tester is an autonomous system that when given a test coupon will automatically position a TDR testing probe on each of the single ended test pad locations to measure ...

In-circuit test (ICT) systems have been the leaders in using electrical means to look for structural defects in PCBs. They employ bed-of-nails fixtures to provide electrical access to as many as 7000 ...

Milpitas, Calif.–Linear Technology introduced the LTC2920, a power-supply margining controller that allows supply rails to be precisely adjusted up and down during automated PCB testing. This testing, ...

Despite being slow, error-prone, and the bane of engineering teams everywhere, manual software testing is the industry norm. An astonishing 81% of software companies still rely on manual end-to-end ...

When a tier-one automotive supplier, a long-time customer of Pensar Otra Vez, needed a new printed-circuit board (PCB) handler, project manager Mike Edwards automatically went back to the drawing ...

[Doug Jackson] makes word clocks, and he must be doing quite a bit of business. We say that because he put together a programming and test bed for the clock circuit boards. This is a great example to ...

Surface-mount technology (SMT) is evolving far beyond its roots as a way of assembling packaged chips onto printed circuit boards without through-holes. It is now moving inside packages that will ...