In-circuit test (ICT) is a time-tested and proven method of testing PCBs. During ICT, a bed-of-nails fixture provides test-instrument access to PCB nodes. Each nail is positioned such that, when the ...

Over the last decade, there has been a move away from powered-up digital in-circuit vector testing to unpowered analog-based (vectorless) device-pin opens testing for large and sometimes small digital ...

Loaded board testing pays for itself by reducing field returns and bone-pile scrap. You seldom read an article about PCBs or semiconductors without encountering test-related phrases and acronyms. Cost ...

In-circuit test (ICT) systems have been the leaders in using electrical means to look for structural defects in PCBs. They employ bed-of-nails fixtures to provide electrical access to as many as 7000 ...

New System Offers Fastest Time-to-Money Ratio for Printed Circuit Board Assembly Manufacturers Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today introduced an in-circuit test (ICT) system that delivers the ...

CheckSum, a leading supplier of low-cost, PC-based in-circuit test (ICT) systems, announced today that it will introduce and demonstrate a new ICT-based ISP programming solution at the IPC APEX trade ...

Assembly lines for electronics products are complicated beasts, often composed of many custom tools and fixtures. Typically a microcontroller must be programmed with firmware, and the circuit board ...