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Test System Benefits
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| Most customers strive to minimize their total test cost which is composed of various factors: |
| • Initial tester price |
| • Throughput |
| • Ease of test program preparation |
| • Tester availability |
| BRAT is designed specifically to minimize the total cost to its users: |
| • The open architecture allows for the lowest cost configuration custom tailored to the application, with the ability to grow indefinitely as user requirements change with time. |
| • Throughput is maximized via: |
- High-performance Pentium processor
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- Use of high speed buses
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- Binary code execution
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- Optimized plug and play software drivers
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| • Test Program preparation and debug is optimized via: |
- Test Program Development oriented language
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- MS Windows(tm) Environment
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- Automatic test pattern generators/simulators
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- Fault dictionary and guided probe diagnostics
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- Rapid on-line edit and debug
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| • BRAT availability is maximized via: |
- High test system mean-time between failures
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- Efficient self test which fault isolates to a replaceable module
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- Easy replacement of any faulty module
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