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Test Re-Use: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
by Glenn Woppman

Savvy manufacturers have reaped the benefits – and they are legion – of boundary-scan test re-use for some time, but recent developments now have brought this exciting concept within the grasp of more manufacturers than ever before. What are the many benefits of test re-use? What are the implications of test re-use for your entire operation?

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TEST DATA OUT

Enhancements to ScanWorks include the latest test advancements
by Dave Bonnett

The IEEE 1149.1 boundary-scan or JTAG standard has become the basis for a number of test and on-board programming methods. Now, ASSET has again demonstrated its technology leadership by adding as optional capabilities the new 1149.6 and 1532 standards from IEEE. ASSET is the first boundary scan supplier to offer support of 1149.6 and it is the first to implement the entire 1532 standard.

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TAPPING IN

Leading DVD chipset supplier turns to ScanWorks to ensure quality of devices

More and more silicon vendors are realizing how critically important is the quality of the boundary-scan description language (BSDL) for their devices. MediaTek of Taiwan has decided that ScanWorks, the leading boundary-scan test system, is the right tool to ensure the quality of their industry-leading chips for consumer products.

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TECH TIP

ScanWorksAPI easily integrates JTAG tests into NI’s LabView, TestStand and others

The suite of Virtual Instruments (VIs) and a Dynamic Link Library (DLL) interface in ScanWorksAPI make it easy to include boundary-scan tests and programming operations into test executives that have been generated with tools like National Instruments’ LabView and TestStand, or other Windows-based tools like Agilent’s VEE™, LabWindows/CVI™, Visual Basic, C++ and others.

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INSIDE ASSET

ASSET’s chief technologist will present on 1149.6 testing at third annual Board Test Workshop

ASSET, Agilent and TTTC, the Test Technology Technical Council of IEEE, are sponsoring the third annual Board Test Workshop Sept. 12 -14 in Fort Collins, CO. Adam Ley, chief technology officer of ASSET, will present a paper on the practical implementation of the IEEE 1149.6 standard for testing AC-coupled nets within a board test strategy.

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Agilent and ASSET collaborate on new 3070 test re-use products

Boundary scan test re-use, or migrating tests developed during design to manufacturing and field service, holds many benefits in terms of cost and time-to-market savings. Now, new re-use solutions for Agilent 3070 ICT systems make it easier and more affordable than ever before. Test re-use solutions are available for any 3070 configuration (UNIX, PC or dual-controllers), for any size manufacturer, for any volume of boundary scan and for any budget.

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NOW PLAYING! New ScanWorks videos show how easy boundary scan can be

Movie trailers they’re not, but a new and growing library of ScanWorks videos may be even better. The instructional and informative video clips show just how easy it can be to develop and deploy boundary scan test strategies. And they can be accessed from several places, including ScanWorks Assistant, the ScanWorks help menu and others.

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