Cadence and Advantest recently announced a partnership to deliver a methodology for zero-defect testing of digital automotive electronics. If successful, the partnership will enable faster time-to-market and more complete testing of complex digital devices for new automobiles.
Using Advantest’s automated test equipment (ATE) platforms, the collaboration combines traditional analog part average testing (PAT) techniques […]

A Generic Automotive EMC Test Standard
A generic automotive EMC test standard was proposed at the Automotive EMC 2006 Conference, this was an attempt to find a “middle way” through the plethora of vehicle manufacturer standards. Although not 100% complete the Automotive EMC have decided to issue the specification in its current draft form to […]

What was the Schaffner Group’s Test Systems Division became an independent company on November 27, 2006 and has changed its name to Teseq. After Schaffner decided last year to focus on its components business and divest its test systems activities, key employees seized the opportunity to propose what has become a successful management buyout of […]

Agilent and Acqiris SA recently announced they have signed an agreement for Agilent to acquire Acqiris. The transaction is subject to standard closing conditions. Financial details were not disclosed.
Acqiris’ products include digitizers, time-to-digital converters and waveform analyzers with high resolution and high-speed performance. The company also offers software, integration and development support as well […]

The Endevco website has a tip on properly mounting reference transducers. It notes:
The Reference transducer often is mounted directly to the shaker armature in tests where the mounting adapter is not reactive to the shaker output. This armature is usually heavy enough that the Reference transducer can weigh anything less than a pound or two […]