New IMS Java-Based Test Development Software Program Speeds And Simplifies Characterization And Failure Analysis Of Complex ICs.BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 23, 1998-- IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. Test Executive is the First in a New Line of Powerful, Interactive Test Tools Designed to Shorten Test Development and Reduce Test Costs Integrated Measurement Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:IMSC IMSC Integrated Media Systems Center (University of Southern California) IMSC Information Management Steering Committee IMSC International Mobile Satellite Conference IMSC Interworking Mobile Switching Center ) today introduced IMS Test Executive, a new device test software program designed for developing test sequences for automated prototype verification, device characterization, failure analysis, and low-volume prototype production testing. The first in a new generation of Java(TM)-based programs being developed by IMS, Test Executive vastly shortens the test development process by providing an easy means to define and sequence test functions. "IMS Test Executive is an exciting new engineering fill-in-the-blanks test generation tool for users of IMS Test Stations. The user-friendly, Java-based graphical interface See GUI. , automated execution of multiple tests, and fast tabulation tab·u·late tr.v. tab·u·lat·ed, tab·u·lat·ing, tab·u·lates 1. To arrange in tabular form; condense and list. 2. To cut or form with a plane surface. adj. Having a plane surface. of results will help our customers develop and implement their test programs faster and more efficiently. That means shorter test cycles, lower test costs and faster design turns," said Jack Frost Jack Frost personification of winter. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Winter , IMS digital test station marketing manager. IMS Test Executive Offers Comprehensive Suite of Engineering Test Tools The IMS Test Executive software provides an easy means to create common device tests, execute them in specified sequences and quickly organize and record test results in a simple-to-use graphical user environment. IMS Test Executive includes two test tools: Test Builder and Test Sequencer See MIDI sequencer. (music) sequencer - Any system for recording and/or playback of music via a programmable memory which stores music not as audio data, but as some representation of notes. . Flexible data logging (data) data logging - (data acquisition) Storing a series of measurements over time, usually from a sensor that converts a physical quantity such as temperature, pressure, relative humidity, light, resistance, current, power, speed, vibration into a voltage that is then converted is built-in to each tool to enable the user to run and log results either through individual tests or entire test sequences. Test Builder's Standard Test Templates Speed Test Program Development Test Builder delivers a broad selection of the most widely used digital device test types in a simple "fill-in-the-blanks" template format. These standard test templates include continuity tests, input leakage tests, functional device tests, output voltage tests, AC timing and Delta-Time measurements. As tests are developed, individual tests and sequences can be debugged using Test Builder and Test Sequencer in conjunction with the IMS-Screens(TM) user interface. Test Sequencer Automates the Execution of Multiple Tests Using Simple Java-Based Interface Once the test development is completed using Test Builder, Test Sequencer can automate the execution of an entire sequence of tests. The user can define, delete and edit tests to be included in a particular sequence using a simple "cut and paste To move an object from one location to another. When the operation is complete, there is nothing left in the original location. It may refer to relocating files from one folder to another or to relocating selected text or images from one document to another. " Java graphical interface. The Test Sequencer supports several modes of test execution including sequencing of all tests, branching based on prior test results, and overriding of individual tests. Test Sequencer can sequence several types of tests including Test Builder test templates, Shmoo plots, TestVIEW(TM) graphical test programs, Unix shell A Unix shell, also called "the command line", provides the traditional user interface for the Unix operating system and for Unix-like systems. Users direct the operation of the computer by entering command input as text for a shell to execute. functions and C-based compiled test functions. Collect and Record Test Results Faster Using Built-in Data Logging After the user implements the test execution, data logging options are built-in for convenient and fast collection of all test results. Flexible options give the user complete control over logging device and operator information, test results, tester warnings, errors and yield statistics. Why Java? IMS chose Java to develop its new IMS Test Executive software because the company believes it is fast becoming the software development environment of the future, allows for quicker program development and offers "PC-friendly" features. Java, the user-friendly software developed by Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. (TM), offers a much larger base of code libraries, easier portability between platforms, modular object-oriented programming, reusable widget Pronounced "wih-jit," for decades, the term has been a popular word for a generic "thing" when there is no real name for it. It is often used to describe examples of made-up products along with other fictitious names; for example, "10 widgets, 5 frabbits and 2 dingits. architecture, and an intuitive "Microsoft(R)-like" graphical interface with cut and paste features. The IMS Test Executive Java environment is implemented and supported by Solaris 2(TM). Price and Availability IMS Test Executive is available April 1, 1998 and is priced at $10,900 (U.S. Price) About IMS Integrated Measurement Systems, Inc. (IMSC), is a recognized world leader in engineering test, providing cost-effective solutions to reduce the time and the cost required to test and verify complex electronic circuits. IMS offers a diverse product line of digital and mixed-signal engineering Test Stations and Virtual Test software. Products are used for first-silicon debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. , characterization, failure analysis, low-volume prototype production test and virtual production test. IMS has been rated the No. 1 test company for four consecutive years in the prestigious 10 BEST Customer Satisfaction Survey conducted by VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. Research Inc. In the most recent survey, IMS finished first in eight out of nine categories, scoring impressive results for technical leadership, product performance, software design, customer service and overall commitment to customer satisfaction. IMS is listed on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol IMSC. For more information, contact IMS at 9525 S.W. Gemini Drive, Beaverton, Oregon 97008. Telephone: 503/626-7117 or 800/879-7117 or visit our Web sites at www.ims.com and www.virtualtest.com. -0- Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. 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