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DFT Testers: Does any low-cost tester qualify?

Despite the fact that they’ve been around for a few years, there’s still a fair bit of confusion about DFT Testers. Are they simply low-cost ATE equipment that can exercise DFT circuits, or, is there more to it than that?

A white paper from Teseda helps explain the intricacies of DFT testing strategies. For the uninitiated, the author starts with basic definitions of test techniques generally and DFT-related test techniques in particular. Other topics in the white paper include:

  • Appropriate test applications
  • How is a DFT-focused tester different?
  • DFT-intelligent software capabilities

Using a DFT-focused tester can have both cost and productivity benefits, including the ability to eliminate pattern-translation errors. To download the white paper, click the link below.

The DFT-Focused Tester