ScanExpress version 7.7 boundary scan tool suite includes improved constraints handling, support for multi-core devices, and new JTAG Embedded Test support for additional Freescale and Texas Instruments processors. Software improvements include: Separate global and local constraint entry within the ScanExpress TPG preparation GUI; inverted transparency model support along with a new constraint to identify inverted nets; ability to associate multiple BSDL files to a single JTAG device; NAND Flash bad block management support in ScanExpress JET; optimization of STAPL file execution for improved throughput.

Corelis, www.corelis.com

OptiCon THT-Line AOI now can be directly integrated in the production line. Carriers sized up to 620 x 510mm can be fed into the system. PCB inspection area is 540 x 410mm at a component height up to 80mm. Inspects through-hole assemblies, including polarity check of electrolytic capacitors and OCR label reading.

Goepel Electronic, www.goepel.com

Sarcon 25GR-T2d conformable thermal interface medium is for low and high-volume production applications. The reinforced 0.25mm thick TIM is for tight tolerance die-cut operations. When placed between a heat source and a nearby heat sink, gap filler pad provides a thermal conductivity of 1.5 W/m°K and a thermal resistance as low as 0.33 °Cin²/W. Handles operational temperatures between -40°C and +150°C. Comes in pre-cut sheets up to a max. size of 200mm x 400mm.

Fujipoly America, www.fujipoly.com

Rapido multisite inline programmer is for high-speed in-system programming of non-volatile memory devices such as Flash, serial EEPROM, micro controller units and programmable logic devices. Provides double-sided probing with up to 900 nail probes and gang programming of up to 16 sites. Available applications include FPGA-assisted programming, core-assisted programming through a JTAG or non-JTAG debug interface of a processor, in-application programming, and programming via boundary scan. Targets for programming applications are NOR, NAND, and eMMC with parallel or serial interface, as well as on-chip memory on microcontrollers and PLD and FPGA devices. Options can be added to incorporate board test applications, to accommodate extensions, to program through CAN, LIN or FlexRay interfaces, and for communication with pick-and-place feeders and with PASS/FAIL sorters, for example. Is based on Scanflex.

Goepel electronic, http://www.goepelusa.com/