GenRad Launches New Test Station TSM With Big Performance, Small Footprint.Business/Technology Editors WESTFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2001 GenRad (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : GEN), a global leader in electronics testing and manufacturing solutions, today announced large-scale in-circuit printed circuit board test capabilities in a small form factor, a testing solution that is ideally suited to today's more compact electronic products. GenRad's new GR TestStation(R) TSM TSM Tivoli Storage Manager TSM Transportation System Management TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (stock symbol) TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. includes all the features of our industry leading GR TestStation, but in a reduced footprint and with a reduced pin count designed to test smaller printed circuit assemblies. The new system debuts this week at the NEPCON East tradeshow in Boston. "Many electronics manufacturers need the powerful capabilities of our GR TestStation system, but are testing smaller printed circuit assemblies," said Ron Lindell, vice president of GenRad's Process Solutions unit. "With our new GR TestStation TSM, we meet the needs of this important portion of our customer base while successfully addressing manufacturers' needs to hold the line on use of costly floor space." The GR TestStation TSM platform is expandable to 1,408 pins and is available in multiplexed and non-multiplexed (all real) pin configurations. The GR TestStation TSM's UltraPin technology pin boards support logic levels, programmable slew rates (1) How fast paper moves through a printer (ips). (2) The speed of changing voltage. , and patented backdrive control features that are programmable per pin. Unmatched Drive and Sense Accuracy With pin voltages accurate to 40mV, the TSM UltraPin electronics are the most accurate digital in-circuit pin in the industry. This accuracy allows the TSM to drive and sense voltages at the accuracy that is required by today's low Today's Low The intra-day low trading price. Notes: In other words, this is the lowest price that a stock traded at during the course of the day. More often than not this is lower than the closing price. See also: Today's High voltage components. Patented Backdrive Current Sensing and Control The GR TestStation TSM has patented Backdrive Current Sensing and Control circuitry that monitors backdrive currents in real time. Special backdrive control hardware and software allow programmers This is a list of programmers notable for their contributions to software, either as original author or architect, or for later additions. See also: Game programmer, List of computer scientists to set backdrive current and duration limits for each pin on the 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. . These capabilities can be used to reduce component backdrive stress, improve test stability, increase test throughput, and improve overall test fault coverage. As the bus structure on the latest products use 64-bit and 128-bit buses, control over the backdriving currents that flow through the device is essential. Faulty components can generate unpredictable backdrive currents - GR TestStation systems have the capability to monitor and control backdrive on a per-pin basis allowing accurate diagnostic reporting and board specific backdrive control. During the program development phase, backdrive reports can be generated to show the programmer which device pins require excessive backdrive current. The programmer can use that information to make changes to the test program that will reduce the backdrive current. Advanced UltraPin Technology In addition to unmatched driver/sensor accuracy and unique backdrive monitoring and control features, the UltraPin technology supports programmable slew rates; over-voltage protection, short circuit current checking ( to identify possible shorts between nailed and un-nailed nets) and multiple timing sets (for executing complex digital test vectors The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. ). Full Feature In-Circuit Test Capabilities The GR TestStation TSM supports all the test features of the full TestStation family, including shorts and opens testing, vectorless opens test techniques, discrete analog component testing, digital vector testing, reduced access 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 testing, mixed-signal component testing, digital and analog cluster testing, and frequency testing. Optional software also allows the TSM to program FLASH and 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. PLD (Programmable Logic Device) Refers to a variety of logic chips that are programmable at the customer's site, the customer being the vendor of the finished chip, not the end user. components on the PCB. About GenRad GenRad Inc. (NYSE: GEN) is a global leader in electronics testing and production solutions serving the world's leading original equipment manufacturing (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 ) and electronics manufacturing services Electronic manufacturing services (EMS) is term used for companies that design, test, manufacture, distribute and provide return/repair services for electronic component and assemblies for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). (EMS) markets. GenRad's customers manufacture a wide range of advanced technology products ranging form computer, telecommunications and broadband networking devices to wireless products and enterprise hardware. With 37 offices in 22 countries, GenRad is comprised of four business units, each providing integrated hardware, software and service solutions. -- Process Solutions focuses on in-circuit test, x-ray test and re-work solutions enhanced by extensive software solutions providing total production line management. -- Functional Solutions focuses on functional test platforms for manufacturers of telecommunications, computers and automotive electronics. -- Diagnostic Solutions focuses on service bay and manufacturing solutions for transportation OEMs and independent service providers. -- Support and Services focuses on maintenance programs, on-site and remote support, and training to help customers optimize their hardware and software solutions. Founded in 1915, GenRad employs 1,300 people with worldwide headquarters in Westford, MA, USA. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. since 1978, GenRad's Web address is www.genrad.com. |
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