Category: Industry Standards and Forums

Last week iNEMI (the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative) concluded its nine-month project investigating Built-In Self-Test (BIST). The purpose of the iNEMI Project was to develop and promote the adoption of chip BIST at the board and system level. Here's a summary of the conclusions...
How do test engineers quantify the amount of test coverage they get on a particular board design? Is this science or black magic? I believe it’s both. One scientific innovation I’ve seen recently is the adoption of PCOLA/SOQ/FAM by iNEMI. Yeah, I know that’s a lot of letters strung together, but here’s what it means...
When the subject of new standards comes up, the reaction of some may be a roll of the eyes and the question: Tell me again why we need another new standard? At least with two new IEEE standards, 1149.7 and P1687, it’s clear that there’s tremendous value in the technology they enable. Still, there are some misconceptions afoot that ought to be dispelled...
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