According to Siemens, the acquisition will allow it to integrate Aster's circuit-testing capabilities into its own portfolio.

There are many misunderstandings regarding how the type of manufacturing technology used in the assembly of printed circuit boards (PCBs) relates to automated test. To dispel some of the confusion, it ...

This strategic move integrates ASTER’s advanced "shift-left" design for test (DFT) functionality directly into Siemens' ...

Siemens plans to integrate Aster's advanced "shift-left" design for test functionality into Siemens' Xpedition and Valor ...

There is no question that there are many products on the market that use digital electronics in their design. A brief trip through your favorite computer or electronics equipment store should ...

Since its adoption as an IEEE standard in 1990, boundary scan has offered engineers an important tool for testing complex circuit boards. Harry Bleeker of JTAG Technologies, who initiated the work on ...

Printed circuit board testing has been around as long as printed circuit boards, also known as printed circuit assemblies and printed wiring boards. PCB technology started in the early 20th century ...

We have all had difficulty testing diodes in-circuit. Most DMM’s have a diode Vf function that measures forward drop, but what is the normal voltage drop? Analog VOM’s attempt to measure resistance of ...