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Testing high-speed memories soldered to a circuit board is as elusive as it is critical for overall system performance. Testing DDR3 and DDR4 memory buses can be particularly tricky, given the fact that DDR is so fast and that the bus carries the clock and data on both the rising and falling edges of the signal. Sorting all of that out and making sure it stays sorted out over the life cycle of a system can be a daunting challenge.
Readers of my previous Blog will have seen that investing in new test technology might be a smart thing to do, to save your company money. And if you save your company money, youโ€™ll be a hero. Letโ€™s dive into this a little deeper.
Companies sometimes are reluctant to invest in Test because they consider it a cost center. And, of course, thereโ€™s that tried-but-true adage, โ€œif it ainโ€™t broke, donโ€™t fix itโ€. But investing in the right tester can dramatically lower overall costs. How do we prove this in financially?
Embedded run-control (aka on-chip debug, or processor debug port control) has numerous benefits in the areas of test and debug, for Design Engineering, Manufacturing Test Engineering, and Field Service. What are they?
Todayโ€™s flying probe testers can give high structural test coverage, making them ideal for prototype board bring-up and low-volume manufacturing. But they can be darned slow. Can boundary scan help?
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