Linear Device Tester tests op amps and comparators.
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Model IC443 bench top, integrated-circuit test system interfaces directly with handlers and probers for wafer probing or final assembly testing. Specifications are input into Excel-like spreadsheet, and test is compiled. Unit includes slew rate window comparator, sine wave generator, and 16-bit setting and measurement accuracy. Each analog pin has precision 4-quadrant VI-source with programmable compliances. Footprint measures only 24 x 22 x 20 in.Original Press Release:
New Linear Device Tester is Twice as Fast as Comparable Machines, Has a Small Footprint and is Simple to Use
October 23, 2002 (Pleasanton, CA) - ProductionLine Testers today announced the availability of their latest integrated circuit test (ICT) system specifically designed for fast testing of
operational amplifiers and comparators, the IC443. This simple-to-use and easy-to-program bench top ICT is optimized for 100% testing of linear devices and interfaces directly with
handlers and probers for high throughput wafer probing or final assembly testing. The system's low cost, fast set up and simple fill-in-programming make it an ideal tool for high volume
production test, incoming sample inspection, and in-depth design verification.
On the production floor or in the lab, size matters, and the IC443 is one of the most powerful but smallest footprint linear device test systems - only 24"D x 22"H x 20"W. The test head is the size of a shoe box, measuring only 6"D x 3"H x 10"W, and is easily attached to probers and handlers eliminating the need for expensive head manipulators. The small size, direct interface
to handlers, probers and wafer trimmers, and fast test speeds mean 100% inspection of production flows or incoming inspection.
Key to the time efficiency and ease-of-use is the system's software. The test programs are straightforward thus requiring no intensive classes or courses to understand. Simply input
specifications into an Excel-like spreadsheet, then compile the test. Each template is also optimized for test speed ensuring high throughput and making the system up to twice as fast as
comparable ICTs.
Other advanced features of the IC443 include a slew rate window comparator, a precision sine wave generator and a 16-bit setting and measurement accuracy. Additionally, each analog pin has a precision 4-quadrant VI-source with programmable compliances delivering high precision testing of operational amplifiers or comparators.
Price and Availability
The IC443 ICT for operational amplifiers and comparators is one model of ProductionLine Testers' IC440 Series of Integrated Circuit Test Systems with other models specifically designed for testing optocouplers, switches and muxes, and mixed signal devices. Deliverable between 8 - 10 weeks ARO, the price for the IC443 starts at $65,000 including the test head, computer, Windows 2000, source code and compiler.
About ProductionLine Testers
ProductionLine Testers has been meeting the Semiconductor Industry's growing demand for low-cost and efficient testing systems since 1995 with testing systems for IrDA and Integrated Circuit (IC) testing designed to meet ideal and custom designed, unique circumstances. The IrDA systems provide standard IC, direct LED electrical, and optical testing, while the extensive line of IC test system configurations provide quick and economical integrated circuit and continuity testing of pin counts of up to 1000. Each system provides system testers feature and user-friendly, spreadsheet-style programming, and is optimally configured to provide the lowest overall test costs.
ProductionLine Testers is a proud member of SEMI and the Infrared Data Association (IrDA) and has provided systems worldwide for such customers as Agilent, IBM, Zilog, Citizen, Lite-On, Infineon, and Temic/Vishay.
Customers wanting further information can contact Ronda Damon by phone at (925) 931-1255, by fax (925) 931-1256 or by e-mail at rdamon@productionlinetesters.com. The company can also be found on the World Wide Web at www.productionlinetesters.com.
