Various techniques—ranging from x-ray and optical inspection through functional electrical test—have emerged to shorten time to market and reduce test costs while maintaining thorough fault coverage.

The systems have increased test throughput by up to 75% over the original testers. Also, result reporting is easier thanks to a compact database that stores all test data. Lifeline Systems provides ...

For testing PCBs, test engineers have a variety of options ranging from venerable in-circuit testers and flying probers to functional testers and the latest in embedded-instrument technology.

Design for manufacturing (DFM) has become a proactive part of the design process, but the same cannot be said for DFT. Whereas “left-shifting” DFM has reduced manufacturing problems, increased yield, ...

One thing I try to make myself consider when designing a PCB, particularly during layout, is what features I can put in for testing – both for bench testing in R&D as well as during manufacturing test ...

[Martin] had been using standard perf board for most of his electronics projects, but as he was starting to utilize more surface mount ICs, he quickly realized that it was time to start making his own ...

Beta Electronics has this week launched a new Kickstarter campaign to raise the $80,000 its development team require to take their new PCB printer and pattern transfer machine into production. The ...

TL;DR: Thermal Grizzly's new der8enchtable, co-designed by overclockers der8auer and elmor, enhances hardware testing with a durable aluminum frame, integrated PCB, and versatile cooling controls. It ...