Electronic Design

The Point of the Probe: Designing Circuit Boards for Test

The importance of properly integrating test points into a PCB design. Test-point deployment considerations. When it comes to creating a modern electronic design, we live in both the best and the worst ...
Electronic Design

Nonintrusive Test Complements ATE to Meet PCB Test Needs

Test engineers have a variety of options for testing printed-circuit boards—ranging from in-circuit testers to the latest in embedded-instrument technology. Despite the decline of PCB physical access ...
EDN

In-circuit test helps ensure PCB quality

The limited access afforded to circuit nodes by PCBs densely populated with tiny components seriously challenges traditional PCB test strategies. But while optical and x-ray inspection can help fill ...
EDN

Design for Test (DFT) Tool for PADS Schematic Design

XJTAG announced the release of a free software for PADS® Schematic Design that will significantly increase the Design for Test and Debug capabilities of the schematic capture and PCB design ...
Business Wire

New Component Library Available for Mentor Graphics PADS PCB Design Tools

WILSONVILLE, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2003--Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT), the market leader in printed circuit board (PCB) design software, today announced it has established a ...