Boundary scan, by way of ScanWorks®,
has become an important weapon in many companies’
manufacturing test arsenals. One of the world’s
largest electronics manufacturer, Jabil,
for example, generated big cost savings by combining
ScanWorks’ JTAG tests on its 3070 ICT systems.
A small segment of Jabil’s overall cost savings
comes from reducing ICT test development costs by
25 percent. Another big manufacturer, Raytheon/ODS,
has had a similar experience with ScanWorks for the
3070. But JTAG test and ScanWorks in manufacturing
aren't limited to running on ICT platforms. Another
defense manufacturer
experienced significant cost savings by running ScanWorks
JTAG tests with a flying probe tester.
Similarly, smaller manufacturers have reduced the
cost of manufacturing test by integrating ScanWorks
into their processes. Qlogic,
for one, came to the conclusion that it couldn't test
its circuit boards without ScanWorks. Digidesign
found visual inspection and ICT lacking. One nettlesome
problem was diagnosed by ScanWorks as a faulty pin
on a DSP chip. And Netrix
has bought into boundary scan to such a degree that
it has now become an integral part of its overall
manufacturing test strategy. |