CheckSum teams with Corelis to deliver boundary-scan test

CheckSum, a supplier of circuit-board test and ISP programming systems, announced that a major consumer audio electronics manufacturer recently ordered multiple CheckSum test and in-system programming (MultiWriter ISP) systems that integrate boundary-scan software and hardware from Corelis, a supplier of high-performance boundary-scan and emulation tools.

The customer selected Corelis' ScanExpress boundary-scan tools to develop JTAG (boundary-scan) test programs that will run on the CheckSum Analyst ems in-circuit tester.

Karla May, Boundary-Scan product marketing manager at Corelis, said, "Integrating Corelis' ScanExpress boundary-scan test system with the Analyst ems in-circuit tester allows design and test engineers to develop and apply boundary-scan tests early in the product life cycle during product development and prototype stages. Then, following product release, the reuse of the same proven test vectors in manufacturing significantly reduces test development costs and time to market. Our customers were asking us to integrate our system with CheckSum's Analyst ems in-circuit tester, and we are pleased that Checksum worked with us to deliver this capability."

Scheduled for delivery in the first quarter of 2007, the Analyst testers equipped with Corelis boundary-scan hardware and software provide integrated boundary-scan test at a much lower cost than implementing boundary-scan on a traditional in-circuit tester.

John VanNewkirk, president and CEO, CheckSum, stated, "This example underscores the benefits of CheckSum's test system flexibility and our willingness to partner with other best-in-class test solution providers."

CheckSum's Analyst testers, including the new Analyst ems+ft and Analyst fcs, offer integration of third-party test solutions, including boundary-scan tools from all the leading suppliers.

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