GOEPEL Demonstrates SCANFLEX Boundary-Scan Platform Integration on Takaya Flying Prober at APEX
4 April 2008
GOEPEL electronic and Texmac announce that they have demonstrated a successful integration of GOEPEL's CASCON GALAXY software and SCANFLEX hardware into the Takaya APT-9411 flying-probe system at the APEX trade show.
"This successful integration demonstrates how Takaya flying-prober customers can benefit from GOEPEL's powerful CASCON software and SCANFLEX hardware products," said Roy McKenzie, Western Region General Manager for Texmac's Takaya Group. "The GOEPEL boundary-scan integration extends the Takaya systems' overall capabilities, increasing test coverage and reducing overall test time."
"Combining the flexibility of the Takaya flying prober with GOEPEL's JTAG/Boundary Scan test capabilities increases opportunities for both products in the market," said Heiko Ehrenberg, Manager of US Operations for GOEPEL Electronics in Austin, Texas. "By working together to develop this joint integration, we can offer a very powerful solution to the industry."
McKenzie and Ehrenberg cited several technical benefits of this integration. One is the ability to use the flying probes on the Takaya tester as "Virtual Scan Pins" or boundary-scan I/O cells in all types of boundary-scan tests. This provides added test access and can improve the testability and test coverage of the Unit-Under- Test. Second, test programs, including those utilizing the flying probes, can be created without requiring access to the flying-probe tester during the test development stage. Third, overall test time can also be reduced by eliminating redundant steps from the flying probe test program already covered by the boundary-scan test.
