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OBSERVATIONS

Value of ScanWorks® shines on every segment
of marketplace
by Nicole Doherty

ScanWorks has a lot to offer every segment of the electronic test industry. For many users, it's how easy the tool is to use. For others, it's how quickly new interconnect tests can be developed and deployed with the highest test coverage. For still others, overall value is the driving factor, or, more to the point, how does a user on a limited budget get the most from a boundary-scan tool?

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TEST DATA OUT

Discovering ease-of-use with a new Assistant
by Dave Bonnett

New and every-so-often users of boundary scan have the same goal. Unfortunately, the same obstacles confront both types of users. They want to generate tests as quickly as possible, yet sometimes they're not too sure where to begin and how the entire process should flow. Now, two new capabilities, ScanWorks Assistant and Scan Path Discovery, come to the rescue.

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ScanWorks® tracks down faults missed by other test methods

Time is of the essence for every company, but especially for one that is trying to bring its very first products to market. That's what NeoScale, a provider of enterprise storage security solutions, was facing. Find out how ScanWorks helped ensure the quality of the products and their timely arrival in the marketplace.

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TECH TIP

Boundary scan and CPU emulation team up to increase product quality

A recent paper presented by ASSET InterTech and International Test Technologies describes an exciting new development. Combining JTAG with CPU emulation brings the best of both technologies together to increase test coverage and product quality. From within the ScanWorks environment, both technologies are able to do what they do best.

Technical Paper.

INSIDE ASSET

ScanWorks® maintenance is founded on solid support, but offers much more

Unlike many companies where maintenance means little more than technical support, ASSET's maintenance offering uses solid technical support as a beginning, not as an end in itself. ScanWorks maintenance goes beyond support to include valuable services like online web libraries with device files and other information that speeds up test development, an interactive gathering place on the web for ScanWorks users and many other benefits.

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Guidelines help smooth the implementation of
new TopCAT features

A few simple practices will help users get the most out of the TopCAT productivity and automation enhancements that are included in the new ScanWorks 3.3.2. Although many companies may already be following them, implementing these practices will add consistency and cohesiveness to any organization's test processes.

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Scripting automates labor-intensive gaps in manufacturer's test processes

When a large manufacturer of electronic systems decided to deploy ScanWorks, it already had a test flow in place. Even though ScanWorks fit nicely into the firm's existing processes, there were a few gaps in the flow that weren't automated and these were slowing down the overall process. ScanWorks' integrated scripting capability filled those gaps and made the entire process much more productive.

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