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Take the iNEMI Survey on Boundary Scan Adoption
February 20, 2009 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
HERNDON, VA The International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI) is surveying the electronics industry to gauge the current adoption rate of boundary scan and identify any impediments to widespread use. The industry-led consortium has launched an online survey that covers the many uses of boundary scan and is encouraging as many people as possible from the global supply chain to participate in the survey.
"We want to hear about people's experiences with boundary scan," said Steve Butkovich, structural test manager for Cisco and co-chair of the iNEMI Boundary Scan Adoption Project. "We're looking for input from the people who would use boundary scan, such as PCB designers, test engineers, engineering managers or design-for-test (DfT) consultants, and from IC designers who would integrate boundary scan into their products. If they use boundary scan, we want to know how well it works or how it doesn't work; and if they do not use it, we would like to know why. This information will help us improve test implementation and coverage for electronics products, ultimately benefiting the entire supply chain."
The iNEMI survey is available through the end of February at www.inemi.org/boundary_scan_survey.
The questionnaire is divided into two sections: one for users (which takes approximately 20 minutes to complete) and another for IC designers (which requires about 10 minutes). Only aggregated data will be reported from the survey, plus participants have the option to respond anonymously.
The iNEMI Boundary Scan Adoption Project was organized to promote wider adoption of boundary scan (JTAG/IEEE 1149.x, P1581) throughout the electronics industry, encourage semiconductor vendors to include the technology in their products, and promote the development of tools by ATE (automated test equipment) vendors to support boundary scan based board test.