Title :
New testing equipment for SMT PC boards
Author :
Balme, Louis ; Mignotte, A. ; Monari, Jean-Yves ; Pondaven, Patrick ; Vaucher, Christophe
Author_Institution :
IMAG/TIM3 Lab., Inst. Nat. Polytech. of Grenoble, France
Abstract :
The device presented has been especially designed for testing surface-mounted components, and allows a resolution of 0.1 mm (4/1000 in). It is able to detect and identify opens and shorts in a few seconds, on both sides of the printed circuit board simultaneously (surface-mount technology allows boards to have components on both sides), with 4000 nonmultiplexed test points per side. The device is controlled by a simple PC or AT compatible, linked to the tester by a flat cable of 50 wires
Keywords :
automatic test equipment; automatic testing; printed circuit testing; surface mount technology; AT compatible; ATE; PC compatible; SMT PC boards; surface-mount technology; Automatic testing; Circuit testing; Consumer electronics; Electronics packaging; Integrated circuit technology; Lead; Manufacturing; Printed circuits; Production; Surface-mount technology;
Conference_Titel :
Test Conference, 1988. Proceedings. New Frontiers in Testing, International
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-0870-6
DOI :
10.1109/TEST.1988.207827
