Motorola Standardizes on ASSET(R) as Its Worldwide Boundary Scan (JTAG) Supplier.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., (www.asset-intertech.com) 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 (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 signed a multiyear contract with Motorola, Inc. of Schaumburg, IL, to become Motorola's worldwide supplier of boundary scan (IEEE 1149.1 or JTAG (Joint Test Action Group) An IEEE standard for boundary scan technology. See scan technology. JTAG - Joint Test Action Group ) electronic test systems. The contract resulted from a benchmarking process comparing ASSET's ScanWorks(R) JTAG test system with Motorola's incumbent supplier. ScanWorks will be deployed in Motorola's manufacturing or research and development facilities where structural and functional JTAG tests are performed. "We have been in discussions with Motorola for quite some time and it is very gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to see the whole process culminate in a set of benchmarks that clearly established ScanWorks' JTAG superiority," said Alan Sguigna, vice president of sales and marketing for ASSET. "We have made a significant investment in product development in recent years, adding advanced capabilities like system-level JTAG test and programming to ScanWorks. These efforts are now paying off, but we know we have to continue to work hard to repay the confidence Motorola has shown in us." ASSET's easy yet powerful ScanWorks boundary-scan test and ISP environment is currently used by leading electronics companies such as Cisco, Lucent Technologies, Agilent, BAE, Alcatel, Hewlett-Packard, Ericsson, Intel, Raytheon, SBS See Small Business Server. , Solectron, Rockwell Collins, EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. and others. "Our group has been focusing on system-level JTAG concepts in our telecom and wireless products for some time now," said Steve Harrison, test engineer with the GTSS GTSS Global Telecom Solutions Sector (Motorola) Group in Motorola's Networks Division. "ASSET has committed to this technology with new features in ScanWorks and we felt that it would be advantageous over the long term if we were to standardize on the ScanWorks platform at this time." 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. About Motorola Motorola, Inc. is a global leader in wireless, broadband and automotive communications technologies that help make life smarter, safer, simpler, synchronized and fun. Sales in 2004 were US $31.3 billion. |
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