LogicVision adds credence to SoC testing

Credence Systems Corp has integrated its Quartet Series testers with LogicVision's Embedded Test solution's access technology.

Credence Systems Corp has integrated its Quartet Series testers with LogicVision's Embedded Test solution's access technology.

This integration, fostered through an ongoing partnership between the two companies, provides leading designers and manufacturers of communications, consumer, and storage semiconductors with an embedded test solution designed to speed time-to-volume and reduce total cost-of-test.

LogicVision's embedded test capabilities run directly from Credence's Quartet SoC test systems for full access and control of embedded test resources within the device under test.

Test engineers can save time by initiating go/no-go production or interactive tests to diagnose device failures.

"Today's increasing device complexity has caused the overall cost of test to rise considerably", said Ed Wagner, general manager of Credence's Consumer Mixed-Signal (CMS) Division.

"Our customers are constantly looking for innovative test methodologies to help reduce these costs.

Partnering with LogicVision allows our Quartet customers to use embedded test for next-generation ICs without changing test platforms.

We believe that LogicVision's Embedded Test technology will close the gap between design and test, while reducing test program complexity and ultimately lowering costs".

"Dataquest predicts that more than 50% of all devices designed in the next five years will be complex SoCs", said Mukesh Mowji, LogicVision's vice president of Marketing.

"With this certification, the integration of Embedded Test technology and Credence's Quartet Series hardware enables SoC manufacturers to work in a familiar operating system, creating a more conducive environment to meet time-to-market and test objectives".

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