If a product is improved or obsolete components have to be replaced, these changes will affect every process in electronics manufacturing. From solder paste printing to assembly, inspection, and testing, none of these steps will remain unchanged for long. In-circuit testing (ICT) is often a major challenge for redesigns. While the nail bed tester now delivers unbeatable cycle times, the fixture technology also makes it less flexible. The performance of a test system within a production line therefore depends not only on the cycle time, but also on the time it takes to setup design changes.

PROSPECT, CT—(December 5, 2018)—Design-2-Part (D2P) Shows, a series of design and contract manufacturing trade shows across the U.S., has set a new annual attendance record for its trade shows in 2018. The eleven 2018 shows combined to deliver 14,935 engineers and buyers, the highest number in the 44-year history of D2P.

The market for electric cars is an area that has grown a lot in recent years. NOTE has signed a collaborative agreement with the Swedish company Charge Amps, that manufactures charging stations for electric cars. Batch production is scheduled to start in Norrtälje in the first quarter next year.

- Without probes or bed-of-nails fixtures, ScanWorks Memory Access Verify (MAV) and Component action for DDR4’s Connectivity Test (CT) can pinpoint shorts and opens on DDR4 device interconnects  
- Downloadable DDR4 device models enable fast deployment of MAV test actions
- For even greater fault coverage, processor-based tests provide the added value of at-speed functional testing with structural diagnostics on DDR4 lines