ASSET's Design-for-Test --DFT -- Services Tapped by Xilinx for PLD Boundary-Scan -- JTAG -- Validation.RICHARDSON, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. -- ASSET InterTech, Inc., an international leader in boundary-scan (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 1149.1/JTAG) test and in-system programming In-System Programming (abbreviated ISP) is the ability of some programmable logic devices, microcontrollers, and other programmable electronic chips to be programmed while installed in a complete system, rather than requiring the chip to be programmed prior to installing it into (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ), has been selected to validate the boundary-scan description language (BSDL (Boundary Scan Description Language) An IEEE language used to describe structures for boundary scan testing. See scan technology. ) files for programmable logic devices (PLDs) from Xilinx, Inc., the worldwide leader in complete programmable logic See PLD. solutions. ASSET will perform the validation work in collaboration with Xilinx development teams. BSDL files describe the boundary-scan test functionality of an integrated circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for device. To generate boundary-scan tests for an assembled printed circuit board, every device on a boundary-scan chain on the board must have an accurate BSDL file. "More and more of our customers, the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and manufacturers of electronic systems, are deploying boundary-scan test procedures to ensure the quality of their products," said Patrick Dorsey, product line director for EasyPath and Configuration Solutions at Xilinx. "Ensuring BSDL file accuracy with ASSET allows us to accelerate the test generation process for Xilinx customers, so they can in turn increase profits by getting their products to market faster." ASSET's ScanWorks(TM) system is used to validate the BSDL files. ScanWorks is a boundary-scan test and ISP environment that is currently used by leading electronics companies and equipment manufacturers. "The BSDL file contains vital information that is needed to create boundary-scan tests," said Alan Sguigna, vice president of sales and marketing for ASSET InterTech. "We are honored that Xilinx has selected ScanWorks in their ongoing commitment to quality, thus accelerating time-to-market and reducing costs for our mutual customers." ASSET's validation process consists of empirical functional tests to verify the contents of the BSDL file and to validate that the boundary-scan capabilities of the device function properly. A test fixture is produced for each device and a set of boundary-scan tests is generated from the BSDL file. These tests validate the contents of the BSDL file. About ASSET InterTech ASSET InterTech, Inc. develops, markets, sells, and supports boundary-scan testability and in-system programming (ISP) products worldwide. ASSET's affordable ScanWorks(R) environment is easy yet powerful. For product information, call toll free 888-694-6250, send faxes to 972-437-2826, direct e-mail to sales@asset-intertech.com or visit the company's Web site at www.asset-intertech.com. |
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