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 ...

As test targets shrink, the benefits of socketless probing technology grow. As technology advances, more and more electronic components that do bigger and better things are hitting the market. At the ...

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 ...

Semiconductor testing has traditionally functioned as a stable screening step in the manufacturing flow so that failing devices can be identified and separated prior to packaging. Test infrastructure ...

Agilent Technologies introduced a new Medalist sj5000 automated-optical-inspection (AOI) platform. The company also showcased its VTIP v2.0 Powered Cover Extend technology for the i3070 in-circuit ...

In the last episode, we put our circuit boards through the reflow process. Unfortunately, it’s not 100% accurate, and there are often problems that can occur that need to be detected and fixed. That’s ...

Those of us familiar with PCB work would agree that anything that helps hold probes secure and hands-free to components, traces, or test points is worth looking at. That’s where [2048bits]’ snap probe ...