Agilent Technologies Introduces First-Ever In-Circuit Vectorless Test Technique with Network Parameter Measurement Technology
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Technology Enables Defect Detection on Power Pins, Ground Pins
LOS ANGELES, APEX 2007, Feb. 20, 2007
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today introduced Agilent Medalist VTEP v2.0, a suite of vectorless test techniques that includes the new Network Parameter Measurement technology.
Including Network Parameter Measurement technology in this test technique is a world-first. It allows users to detect opens on power and ground pins on connectors -- something that many industry players had conceded as beyond existing test capabilities.
Proper grounding is becoming increasingly crucial with higher on-board signal speeds, for example on PCIe, DDR and SATA connectors. With increased speeds, opens on ground pins may lead to lowered signal integrity design margins, increased bit-error rates (BER) and increased radiated electromagnetic interference (EMI).
Agilent's VTEP v2.0 is designed to help manufacturers detect these critical defects, which could escape detection right through functional test and product shipment, resulting in costly liability to manufacturers at a later stage.
Also with VTEP v2.0, users get the benefit of the original VTEP technology, which has higher sensitivities and better noise reduction, as well as iVTEP, which is targeted at ultra-small integrated circuit packages with minimal or no lead frames. iVTEP also works for devices with heat-spreaders and even those with attached heat-sinks.
"VTEP v2.0 brings to the table the best that vectorless testing has to offer," said NK Chari, Agilent's marketing manager for in-circuit test. "With the original VTEP technology as its core and strengthened by key innovations like our award-winning iVTEP and the new Network Parameter Measurement technology, VTEP v2.0 gives users a much bigger picture on what they have been missing in terms of vectorless test coverage.
"We want manufacturers to access this valuable innovation, which we believe will offer new levels of coverage unseen before -- that is why we are offering VTEP v2.0 free-of-charge with all new Medalist i3070 systems," added Chari.
Agilent is also introducing today the Medalist i3070 in-circuit test system for printed circuit board assembly. For more on the Medalist i3070, see www.agilent.com/about/newsroom/presrel/2007/20feb-em07014.html.
VTEP v2.0 employs the same hardware as the original VTEP, therefore, no hardware upgrade is required.
For more information, please visit www.agilent.com/see/vtep.
U.S. Pricing and Availability
Agilent VTEP v2.0 is available at no additional cost on all new Agilent Medalist i3070 systems, which will begin shipping March 2007, and is also available free-of-charge to existing Agilent ICT customers on software upgrade contract.
For sales information, contact your local Agilent sales representative, or visit www.agilent.com/find/contactus.
This latest suite of vectorless test technologies is being unveiled today and can be seen in Booth No. 2213 at Apex 2007, Feb. 20 - 22, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Calif.
About the Agilent Medalist ICT Family
The Agilent Medalist In-Circuit Test (ICT) family solves real-world problems for electronics manufacturers by providing industry-leading flexibility in ICT. The family features a scalable architecture in one-, two- and four-module configurations to solve the widest variety of priorities on the production floor. Compatible design and proven ICT technology provide a level of test transportability, stability and repeatability that is unmatched in the industry, providing total freedom to migrate tests across systems, production lines and sites with no compromise in measurement accuracy.
Find out more by visiting Agilent at www.agilent.com/see/ict.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) is the world's premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $5.0 billion in fiscal 2006. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com.
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