European Printed Circuit Board Automatic Test Equipment Market: Demand For Advanced Packaging And Interconnect Technologies Is Likely To Intensify.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46144) has announced the addition of European Printed Circuit Board Automatic Test Equipment Markets to their offering. This Frost & Sullivan research service titled European Printed Circuit Board Automatic Test Equipment Markets provides an overview of PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. testers such as in-circuit testers (ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. ), functional testers, boundary scan See scan technology. boundary scan - The use of scan registers to capture state from device input and output pins. IEEE Standard 1149.1-1990 describes the international standard implementation (sometimes called JTAG after the Joint Test Action Group which began the testers and manufacturing defect analysers. This research service offers a description of the key industry challenges and market drivers as well as strategic recommendations for ATE vendors. It also analyses the latest trends and provides an insight into key alliances and their long-term impact. Market Sectors Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research: - In-circuit testers (ICT) - Functional testers - Boundary scan testers - Manufacturing defect analysers Market Overview Shift in Fault Spectrum of Electronic Assemblies Likely to Have Significant Impact on Market Growth: The European electronic manufacturing industry is witnessing a rise in demand for printed circuit board (PCB) automatic test equipment (ATE) to identify defects in electronic assemblies. Over the past five years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time typical distribution of fault classes during circuit board assembly has undergone a considerable change. In addition, circuit boards are becoming inaccessible inaccessible Surgery adjective Unreachable; referring to a lesion that unmanageable by standard surgical techniques–eg, lesions deep in the brain or adjacent to vital structures–ie, not accessible. See Accessible. for 'bed of nails' fixtures. There is also a major discrepancy between faults occurring in the current board manufacturing environments and the capabilities of the installed base of testers. Thus, this shift in the fault spectrum signifies that while the occurrence of faults is declining, the cost of testing continues to remain high. "Moreover, increasing board densities and the growing requirement for PCBs to perform in high temperature and humidity environments have led to major concerns related to reliability problems," notes the analyst of this research service. "As a result, boundary scan techniques that facilitate testing without physical access are rapidly becoming a viable option for advanced technology end users, thereby supporting overall market development." Strategic Alliances to Assist ATE Vendors in Dealing with Intensifying in·ten·si·fy v. in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies v.tr. 1. To make intense or more intense: Competition: Although the majority of test equipment continues to be manufactured in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe, there has been a shift in focus towards countries in the Asia Pacific, primarily China. In keeping with the trend of intensifying competition in the test equipment market, providing greater price cuts will become difficult due to low profit margins. Thus, European vendors will need to shift base to low-cost regions to sustain profits. New electrical products such as personal computers (PCs), notebooks, modules, camcorders and cellular phones are likely to become increasingly complex. "As a result, the demand for advanced packaging and interconnect (1) To attach one device to another. (2) A physical port (plug, socket) or wireless port (transmitter, receiver) used to attach one device to another. technologies is likely to intensify in·ten·si·fy v. in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies v.tr. 1. To make intense or more intense: and test equipment vendors will need to develop systems that are capable of testing such miniature and complex boards," says the analyst. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c46144 |
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