Maybe you should try boundary scan testing now that your continuity buzzer has died. Most engineers are familiar with the theory of boundary scan testing, but what about having actual hands-on ...

As design size and complexity increase, so too does the cost of test. Both the design community and the test industry are looking at various approaches to lower the cost of manufacturing test. This ...

Large digital integrated circuits are becoming harder to test in a time- and cost-efficient manner. AI chips, in particular, have tiled architectures that are putting pressure on older testing ...

Delay-inducing defects are causing increasing concern in the semiconductor industry today, particularly at the leading-edge 130- and 90- nanometer nodes. To effectively test for such defects, the ...

Lack of testing for the novel coronavirus is being driven by supply chain problems. The U.S. outsources some of the materials it needs for testing. A global run on supplies and a demand for rapidly ...

The traditional approach to moving scan test data from chip-level pins to core-level scan channels is under pressure due to the dramatic rise in design size, design complexity, and test adaptation. To ...

As cash-strapped diners clamor for meal deals, they still crave quality, so restaurant chains intent on proving their products’ superiority are promoting the results of taste tests in new marketing ...

Zetacon Corporation designs and manufactures advanced power-control systems in hardware and software. Our products and technologies range from motor drives to power supplies, digital audio with ...

Analyst Insight: The supply chain industry is entering a new era defined not just by operational complexity, but by systems complexity. As the number of interconnected platforms grows, the traditional ...

A popular chain of grocery stores primarily located in the Northeast is testing a new approach to providing customers the opportunity to do self-checkout. Wegmans, which has over 100 locations ...

The new standard for proactively assessing a global supply chain’s ability to mitigate the impact of disruptive events will improve agility and help companies outmaneuver uncertainty “The COVID-19 ...

David Simchi-Levi, professor of engineering systems at MIT, brings us up to date on the results of applying a supply-chain “stress test” to companies in multiple industries. The stress test, a concept ...