SE: Why is applying functional test content so challenging today? Ruiz: There are a couple of different factors that make successfully applying functional patterns on the tester a challenge. In fact, ...

As manufacturers increase cell phone functionality by adding capabilities such as multiple bands, GPS, Bluetooth or 802.11, cameras and stereo audio, they must also cut test time to prevent test costs ...

Balancing yield and test is essential to semiconductor manufacturing, but it’s becoming harder to determine how much weight to give one versus the other as chips become more specialized for different ...