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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 itโ€™s both. One scientific innovation Iโ€™ve seen recently is the adoption of PCOLA/SOQ/FAM by iNEMI. Yeah, I know thatโ€™s a lot of letters strung together, but hereโ€™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, itโ€™s clear that thereโ€™s tremendous value in the technology they enable. Still, there are some misconceptions afoot that ought to be dispelled...
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