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Volume 8 Number 1 January 2, 2004
 
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What's New in Test
Announcement
  12/29/2003 Merger to create world’s largest RF IC testing house
  12/24/2003 Mentor Graphics and Peking University establish training center
  12/24/2003 Tektronix Reports Strong Quarter
  12/22/2003 Aehr to divest portion of stake in ESA Electronics
  12/17/2003 Design News Names NI LabVIEW 7 Express Product of the Year for Test, Measurement and Control
  12/17/2003 Scattering X-rays Characterize ICs
  12/16/2003 National Instruments TestStand 3.0 Now Integrates with Legacy PAWS ATLAS TPS
Magazine Article
  1/1/2004 Revisit the global supply-chain evolution
  12/19/2003 Software testability: On the train or on the tracks
  12/16/2003 Testing modems, xDSL and ISDN in a shared environment
  12/16/2003 Xerox prints transistors for use in LCDs
Presentation and Web Seminar Archives
  12/22/2003 Agilent Technologies hosts new web seminar series in 2004
  12/19/2003 Advanced Instrument Control with LabVIEW
Press Release
  12/31/2003 Vectron AOI system offers dramatic increases in speed, accuracy and reliability
  12/29/2003 TIGER X-ray inspection system launched from Feinfocus
  12/24/2003 Metrowerks releases CodeTEST/16 analysis tool
  12/22/2003 Corelis Unveils A High-Performance USB 2.0 Boundary-Scan (JTAG) Controller
  12/19/2003 AMREL introduces the e-Power Series
  12/18/2003 Keithley Instruments Announces New Cards Expand Functionality and Lower Testing Costs with Model 4500-MTS Multi-Channel I-V Test System
  12/18/2003 NI launches Pentium 4, Celeron PXI controllers
White Paper
  12/18/2003 Powering The Next ATE
 
A New Concept in Test Information Exchange
In April 2003 we launched a revised version of The BestTest Directory.  As before, it offered a forum for displaying test vendor and test product information.  We added other directories for test publications, test events, test definitions and others, but that was not the major change.  The new concept was to allow any registered visitor to add test information.  Now, almost eight months into this new approach, we still have not convinced everyone that it is indeed possible for any of you to post test related information at www.BestTest.com.  Moreover, the BestTest Newsletter was re-launched about four months ago, appearing twice each month.  Postings at the web site, such as press releases, announcements, test related articles or courses, will appear in the next BestTest Newsletter.
Readers are concerned about the posting process, worrying that if they can post anything, their company could be bombarded by negative comments.  To avoid this we built into the process a screening mechanism that reduces the possibility of informational sabotage.  First, all entries require our approval before they are posted.  Second, as we approve a listing, an email is sent to a Test Vendor Contact at the company who has the opportunity to object to any of the listings.  If we receive such an objection, the listing will be purged.  During the past eight months, I am happy to report that we only received one objection form a Test Vendor Contact.  This is because the approval process filters out obvious improprieties and because our visitors are responsible individuals.  So as this information exchange is a FREE community forum, why not use it to communicate test information with the rest of our industry?
In this issue, we feature measurement equipment.  Due to the holidays, we have not introduce a guest editor on this subject.  The next issue will deal with PXI instrumentation and we will resume our guest editorials.
We hope 2004 will be a good year for all of us in the test industry and we urge you to utilize this forum for educating the industry, while you take advantage of the information made available at www.BestTest.com.
Louis Y. Ungar
 
Product/Service Focus
This issue's focus is Measuring Equipment. You can view or add to our existing list of these Products.
 
Next Issue's Product/Service Focus
In our next issue of Product/Service Focus we will cover All/PXI. You can add or upgrade an inspection equipment before the next issue comes out.

If you would like to include an exclusive article on how to best select All/PXI, please contact LouisUngar@ieee.org.
 

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Events/Announcements
This month:
1/6 - 1/8
   Pacific Design & Manufacturing Show
1/12 - 1/16
   Measurement Science Conference
1/13
   Understanding and Solving Application and Test Challenges for High Speed D/A Converters
1/14 - 1/15
   SouthCon
1/15 - 1/16
   Electronic Thermal Design and Analysis Seminar
1/20 - 1/21
   Electronic Imaging Science and Technology
1/21 - 1/22
   Spectrum Analysis and the 9100 Handheld Spectrum Analyzer
1/26 - 1/29
   Thermal Solutions 2004
1/27 - 1/29
   PHOTONICS WEST 2004
1/28 - 1/30
   Electronic Design, Test and Applications (DELTA)
1/28 - 1/30
   ElectroTest Japan
1/28 - 1/30
   DELTA 2004
2/2 - 2/5
   DesignCon 2004
2/10 - 2/12
   EMV 2004 - International Exhibition and Conference on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
2/10 - 2/13
   EXPO COMM 2004
2/10 - 2/12
   Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium
New Definitions
New terms added to the Test Definition section:
Broadside
Deterministic BIST
Hardware In the Loop
Launch off shift
Multiprocessing
We now have 1609 test terms in our Test Definition section.

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Test Vendors
We now have 3431 test vendors listed in the Test Vendor Directory. Check for accuracy.
 
The following companies have recently placed advertising with us:
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A.T.E. Solutions, Inc.
AESOPS Inc.
BDQ
Elanix
IEST (Institute of Environmental Sciences and Tech
MPI Melting Pressure
Qualtech Systems, Inc.
WesTest Engineering Corp.
Products/Services:
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   Consulting Services
   Consulting, Training and Books
   The Testability Director
GOEPEL electronic GmbH
   SCANPLUS Board Grabber
Interpoint Corp.
   LCM120
Testpro AS
   TP2101 Testsystem
UltraTest International
   MultiTrace
WesTest Engineering
   WT2000
 
Links Worth a Click
Test sites of interest:




AutoTestCon
Cable Test Systems, Inc.
Chroma USA
Evaluation Engineering
International Test Conference
IPC - APEX Conference Organizers
Powell-Mucha Consulting, Inc.
Test & Measurement World

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