Siemens today announced it has acquired ASTER Technologies ("ASTER"), a privately held market leader in printed circuit board ...

Siemens has announced the acquisition of ASTER Technologies, a provider of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) test ...

Siemens plans to integrate Aster's advanced "shift-left" design for test functionality into Siemens' Xpedition and Valor ...

Integration enables companies to prepare designs and implement robust test strategies early in the PCB assembly process ...

Westford, MA; Munich, Germany; and Cambridge, UK. Zuken and XJTAG have released a plugin that will enhance Zuken’s CR-8000 with a design-for-test (DFT) capability, improving test coverage by allowing ...

The semiconductor industry continues to face numerous challenges as designs approach reticle limits, process nodes evolve and engineering resources become increasingly stretched. It is essential to ...

XJTAG announced the release of a free software for PADS® Schematic Design that will significantly increase the Design for Test and Debug capabilities of the schematic capture and PCB design ...

Design for manufacturing (DFM) has become a proactive part of the design process, but the same cannot be said for DFT. Whereas “left-shifting” DFM has reduced manufacturing problems, increased yield, ...

This strategic move integrates ASTER’s advanced "shift-left" design for test (DFT) functionality directly into Siemens' ...

Zuken® and XJTAG® have released a plugin that will enhance Zuken’s CR-8000 with a design for test (DFT) capability improving test coverage by allowing additional design checks during schematic entry.

Westford, MA; Munich, Germany; and Cambridge, UK. Zuken and XJTAG have entered into a partnership to enhance Zuken’s CR-8000 with a design for test (DFT) capability that will improve test coverage ...