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Advanced Relay delivers datacom innovations faster with XJTAG

Advanced Relay delivers datacom innovations faster with XJTAG >

To bring its PXS2 protocol exchange server for high-speed WAN connectivity to market quickly, Advanced Relay Corporation of Eugene, Oregon, USA chose XJTAG boundary scan for its speed, flexibility and ease of use, so benefiting from high productivity, high test coverage, and cost savings throughout the development and production phases.

English (A4)  high productivity, high test coverage, cost savings   |   English (US)  high productivity, high test coverage, cost savings   |   日本語  high productivity, high test coverage, cost savings


Fast and easy development of handheld device with XJTAG

Advance Tech Communications delivers M.A.G.I.C to market with XJTAG >

Advance Tech Communications has created one of the first truly convergent handheld multimedia devices, and chose the XJTAG Boundary Scan Development and Test Platform as the only test solution compatible with its high complexity features, and the demand for rapid test development to be sure of being first to market.

English (A4)  quick, easy setup, intuitive programming   |   English (US)  quick, easy setup, intuitive programming   |   日本語  quick, easy setup, intuitive programming


Ian Hannant, senior test engineer at Aeroflex Cambridge using XJTAG

Aeroflex selects XJTAG to validate 3G network test products >

Aeroflex is a global provider of high technology solutions to the aerospace, defence, cellular and broadband communications markets. Aeroflex is using the XJTAG boundary scan development system to speed up debug, test and programming of the complex printed circuit boards used in its range of 3G infrastructure test solutions, which includes the TM500 test mobile series.

English (A4)  software, hardware, test   |   English (US)  software, hardware, test


Andy Evans, senior product engineer at ARM

ARM selects XJTAG for RealView development tools debug and test >

ARM, the worlds leading semiconductor intellectual property (IP) supplier, has reduced the time and cost of developing its range of RealView development tools by using the XJTAG boundary scan development system to improve and speed up the process of debugging and testing its high density, multi-layer development boards.

English (A4)  jtag and non-jtag devices   |   English (US)  jtag and non-jtag devices   |   Français  jtag and non-jtag devices
Polski  jtag and non-jtag devices   |   日本語  jtag and non-jtag devices


Sarah Green, test manager at Barric

Barric increases PCB yields with XJTAG test solution >

Barric, a UK contract electronics manufacturer, opted for the XJTAG boundary scan system to improve test coverage and speed up fault diagnosis on complex printed circuits, and to significantly increase yields on the numerous board designs manufactured for multiple customers each month.

English (A4)  IEEE 1149.1 JTAG Boundary Scan   |   English (US)  IEEE 1149.1 JTAG Boundary Scan


Bluegiga increases yields using XJTAG

Bluegiga maximises benefits of boundary scan, using XJTAG >

Bluegiga, a company that delivers value for customers by creating wireless solutions that are quick and easy to use and offer high functionality, has driven similar benefits into its own design and manufacturing by adopting XJTAG boundary scan to test its turnkey Bluetooth radio systems.

English (A4)  easy to use, flexible solution to debug boards, BGA   |   English (US)  easy to use, flexible solution to debug boards, BGA   |   日本語  easy to use, flexible solution to debug boards, BGA


Briton EMS Test Team

Briton EMS uses XJTAG to pinpoint board faults >

Briton EMS, a UK contract electronics manufacturer, is using the XJTAG boundary scan system to remove the guesswork from the test equation and rapidly pinpoint faults on complex and expensive printed circuit assemblies featuring high pin count ball grid arrays (BGAs).

English (A4)  IEEE 1149.6   |   English (US)  IEEE 1149.6


Cambridge Broadband

XJTAG solution speeds test development for Cambridge Broadband >

Cambridge Broadband, a fixed wireless access solutions provider, needed a boundary scan test solution that was fast, versatile, easy-to-use and portable, for use by its engineers for debug and testing early prototypes; by its contract manufacturing partners for production testing.

English (A4)  JTAG Boundary Scan   |   English (US)  JTAG Boundary Scan


Satbras, part of the Century Group

Brazil's leading set-top box provider chooses XJTAG >

Satbras, part of Brazil's largest provider of satellite television equipment, Century, is testing its set-top boxes using XJTAG boundary scan in preference to in-circuit testing. Advantages include efficient test development, ease of use and high test coverage, as well as international technical support for Satbras' engineering activities in Brazil and China.

English (A4)  IEEE 1149.1   |   English (US)  IEEE 1149.1   |   Português  IEEE 1149.1


Alistair Massarella (CEO) and David Cleevely (chairman) with car-mounted RFeye node

XJTAG accelerates CRFS development of RFeye™ spectral analysis tools >

The XJTAG development system has enabled CRFS to speed up debug, test and programming of its innovative spectral analysis tools and smooth the transition into production, allowing the company to respond to the growing demand for equipment to monitor and manage the wireless communication spectrum.

English (A4)  simple, quick, easy to use   |   English (US)  simple, quick, easy to use


Curtiss-Wright engineers using the XJTAG development system

Curtiss-Wright selects XJTAG to debug and test complex PCBs >

Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing, a leading designer and manufacturer of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) systems and board level products, is using XJTAG to improve the process of debugging and testing its range of radar, video and graphics products.

English (A4)  circuit board design, development, test   |   English (US)  circuit board design, development, test


Engineer using XJTAG to test the PinPoint II system at DiagnoSYS

DiagnoSYS uses XJTAG to improve complex test coverage >

By integrating the XJTAG boundary scan system with its PinPoint II PCB diagnostic system, DiagnoSYS has been able to address boards with multiple BGA devices and deliver improved test coverage, yield and customer satisfaction on numerous projects including missile systems, propulsion and braking cradles, and industrial control units.

English (A4)  test, BGA, FPGA   |   English (US)  test, BGA, FPGA


Access-Control Pioneer cuts Time to Market with XJTAG

Access-Control Pioneer cuts Time to Market with XJTAG >

DORMA, a world leader in security and access automation, is increasing testability for future generations of its assemblies by using XJTAG boundary scan as well as in-circuit test. This approach has enabled rapid progress, taking advantage of long-standing test-development partnerships while also gaining the extra reach and flexibility of boundary scan.

English (A4)  increase test coverage, simplify testing, cost savings   |   English (US)  increase test coverage, simplify testing, cost savings   |   Deutsch  increase test coverage, simplify testing, cost savings


XJTAG is used to test ETEL's motion control products

ETEL uses XJTAG for motion controller debug and test >

ETEL, a leading global supplier of direct drive motion control components and integrated systems, has selected the XJTAG boundary scan development system to debug and test complex printed circuit boards used in its market-leading range of advanced digital motion controllers.

English (A4)  free evaluation   |   English (US)  free evaluation


Haliplex cuts costs, waste and time to market using XJTAG

Haliplex is saving over US$100,000 per year through time savings and reduced waste by using XJTAG >

XJTAG saves us over US$100,000 per year by reducing the engineering time to commission new boards, enabling us to repair boards more quickly, and reducing the number of boards that are scrapped.

English (A4)  reduce engineering time, repair boards more quickly   |   English (US)  reduce engineering time, repair boards more quickly   |   Deutsch  reduce engineering time, repair boards more quickly   |   Français  reduce engineering time, repair boards more quickly
Ελληνικά  reduce engineering time, repair boards more quickly   |   中文  reduce engineering time, repair boards more quickly   |   日本語  reduce engineering time, repair boards more quickly   |   한국어  reduce engineering time, repair boards more quickly


Functional test reaches further with XJTAG boundary scan

Functional test reaches further with XJTAG boundary scan >

Intrinsic Quality, a trusted supplier of test-engineering solutions to exacting customers, chose XJRunner as the boundary scan instrumentation for its NightHawk© PC-based functional tester, benefiting from easy integration with LabWindows™/CVI, compact USB connectivity, and powerful test capabilities that enabled NightHawk to fulfil a complex automotive project.

English (A4)  develop tests even before prototype, identify manufacturing flaws within minutes   |   English (US)  develop tests even before prototype, identify manufacturing flaws within minutes


Keith & Koep GmbH increases productivity and quality using XJTAG

Keith & Koep GmbH increases productivity and quality using XJTAG >

To overcome the challenges of testing single-board computers and evaluation modules built for customers developing embedded systems, Keith & Koep GmbH chose XJTAG boundary scan to maximise productivity and assist with improving assembly processes whilst integrating easily with its overall test strategy - all at an extremely competitive price.

English (A4)  pinpoint and solve any assembly process issues quickly and easily   |   English (US)  pinpoint and solve any assembly process issues quickly and easily   |   Deutsch  prototyping, production, field test with boundary scan   |   日本語  pinpoint and solve any assembly process issues quickly and easily


KERAjet headquarters

KERAjet chooses XJTAG to Boost Testability of Specialised Printer Controllers >

By finding out more about the extensive capabilities of the XJTAG boundary scan test system, which delivers benefits to prototype development as well as production testing, KERAjet in Spain is reaping the rewards of a sharper focus on DFT (Design for Test) in the early stages of board design.

English (A4)  PCB fault diagnosis   |   English (US)  PCB fault diagnosis   |   Español  PCB fault diagnosis   |   日本語  PCB fault diagnosis


Mathias Leumann and Stefan Thommen, CEOs Leutron Vision AG

Leutron Vision boosts productivity and quality with XJTAG >

Swiss-based international machine-vision specialist Leutron Vision AG is using XJTAG boundary scan to screen circuit boards before functional testing. Compared to optical inspection, XJTAG is enabling higher test coverage, increased productivity and faster rework, and is contributing to continuous improvement of the company's camera units, interface cards and frame grabbers.

English (A4)  high productivity, high test coverage, cost savings   |   English (US)  high productivity, high test coverage, cost savings   |   Deutsch  high productivity, high test coverage, cost savings


Link Research wireless camera transmitter in use

Link Research teams with XJTAG developer and RF specialist Briton EMS to speed wireless camera system manufacture >

Link Research, an award winning developer of wireless camera systems, has partnered with Briton EMS, a UK contract electronics manufacture with RF capability and boundary scan test expertise (the company is an approved XJTAG EMS Developer), to speed manufacture of its market-leading range of wireless camera systems, which includes the Link HD and L1500 SD/HD wireless camera transmitters.

English (A4)  circuit board debug, test, analyse   |   English (US)  circuit board debug, test, analyse   |   日本語  circuit board debug, test, analyse


Danish embedded innovator Mechatronic Brick maximises productivity with XJTAG

Danish embedded innovator Mechatronic Brick maximises productivity with XJTAG >

Small companies must respond effectively to customers’ needs, while always focusing on maximum productivity. As a highly focused team of eight, Denmark-based Mechatronic Brick is utilising the speed and user friendliness of XJTAG Boundary Scan Development and Test Platform to meet these demands and deliver specialised modules to developers of embedded systems.

English (A4)  fast test execution, flexible and productive test system   |   English (US)  fast test execution, flexible and productive test system


nCipher, cryptographic IT security solutions

XJTAG cuts PCB debug and test time for nCipher >

nCipher, a leading provider of cryptographic IT security solutions, needed a flexible boundary scan solution that could test a high proportion of a circuit including JTAG and non-JTAG devices, for use by its engineers to debug and test printed circuit boards for its range of hardware security modules, and for use by its contract manufacturing partner for testing production boards.

English (A4)  IEEE 1149.1 JTAG Boundary Scan   |   English (US)  IEEE 1149.1 JTAG Boundary Scan


Tim Murrell, Senior electronics engineer at PartnerTech (left)

XJTAG delivers time and cost savings to PartnerTech >

PartnerTech, a leading UK-based contract electronics manufacturer, needed a sophisticated boundary scan solution to improve diagnosis times and test coverage on densely-packed circuit boards, and which would eradicate the need to build dedicated in-circuit test (ICT) fixtures and thereby reduce non-recurring engineering expenses.

English (A4)  JTAG Boundary Scan   |   English (US)  JTAG Boundary Scan


Richard Walton, technical director, Prism Electronics

Prism selects XJTAG to speed debug and test >

Prism Electronics, a UK-based contract electronics manufacturer, is using the XJTAG boundary scan development system to speed up the process of debugging and testing highly complex printed circuit boards featuring high pin count ball grid array (BGA) devices.

English (A4)  IEEE 1149.1   |   English (US)  IEEE 1149.1


QSI Corporation, American developer of Human Machine Interface modules and Mobile Data Terminals

QSI Corporation deploys XJTAG through development, production and service >

In activities spanning board development, contract assembly, and after-sales service, XJTAG boundary scan is enabling QSI Corporation, the American developer of rugged embedded systems, to shorten time-consuming test tasks and pinpoint hard-to-find faults such as bad vias in multi-layer boards – and deliver powerful capabilities without requiring expensive add-ons.

English (A4)  IEEE 1149.1   |   English (US)  IEEE 1149.1


Brazilian power-systems specialist Reason Tecnologia

Reason Tecnologia gains speed and efficiency with XJTAG boundary scan >

By testing and programming boards using XJTAG boundary scan throughout board development and production, the Brazilian power-systems specialist Reason Tecnologia has successfully reduced programming time, increased test coverage and accelerated debugging of new boards. Superior technical support from XJTAG is helping the company’s engineers maximise the benefits of using the system.

English (A4)  identify production board defects, reduce Flash memory programming time   |   English (US)  identify production board defects, reduce Flash memory programming time


Software-defined radio innovator enhances test regime with XJTAG boundary scan

Software-defined radio innovator enhances test regime with XJTAG boundary scan >

Tactical radio specialist Reutech Communications identified boundary scan as the best way to streamline device programming and increase test coverage for boards with large numbers of inaccessible I/Os. Choosing XJTAG delivered additional advantages including in-built support for board-level traceability and a unified test and programming environment spanning development and production.

English (A4)  respond quickly to board design changes and re-use tests   |   English (US)  respond quickly to board design changes and re-use tests


Rheinmetall increases quality and productivity with XJTAG

Defence innovator increases quality and productivity with XJTAG boundary scan >

Rheinmetall Air Defence Group, top European supplier of army technology, trusts XJTAG for its high reliability, versatility, ease of use, and for its high-quality technical support. The system enables the company’s engineering teams to shorten test time and thoroughly debug complex boards that cannot be tested using traditional probe-based equipment.

English (A4)  quickly adapt tests to board design changes   |   English (US)  quickly adapt tests to board design changes   |   Deutsch  quickly adapt tests to board design changes


Chris Merricks, test development engineer at SMS Electronics using XJTAG

SMS boosts test capability with XJTAG system >

XJTAG is fast becoming the preferred boundary scan solution of SMS Electronics, one of the UK's largest electronic manufacturing services companies, due to its power, cost-effectiveness, portability and flexibility.

Boundary scan testing is increasingly likely to be included within the test strategy for emerging generations of electronic products as not only does it deliver a solution to the test access challenges that modern boards and components present, but it is also a powerful aid to rapid prototyping and intensive new product introductions.

English (A4)  IEEE 1149.x   |   English (US)  IEEE 1149.x


Solarflare's Derek Roberts and David Clarke using XJTAG

Solarflare selects XJTAG for network card debug and test >

Solarflare Communications, a fabless semiconductor company, has reduced product development time, accelerated production testing and increased manufacturing yield by using the XJTAG system to develop and test its EtherFabricTM Network Interface Cards.

The company provides easy-to-use, standards-based, high-performance Ethernet solutions. Major end-users include banks, financial institutions, government bodies and utilities, for which high-performance networking and product reliability are paramount.

English (A4)  IEEE 1149.1   |   English (US)  IEEE 1149.1


UK-based EMS provider Syntech Technologies selects XJTAG

Syntech Boosts Productivity and Quality with XJTAG Boundary Scan >

Syntech Technologies, a contract manufacturer of high-quality professional products, selected XJTAG as the best-value boundary scan system to quickly verify connectivity for production boards. Having achieved this goal, Syntech is also now using XJTAG to support its engineering services, which include prototyping as well as design for test.

English (A4)  IEEE 1149.1   |   English (US)  IEEE 1149.1  |   日本語  IEEE 1149.1


(L to R) Simon Holder, Hardware Design Manager, Thales (Crawley); Gary Delamare, Senior Engineer, Thales UK

Thales UK selects XJTAG for software radios >

Thales UK needed a fast, extremely versatile and cost-effective boundary scan solution to debug and test complex PCBs used in its market-leading range of software defined radios. Thales UK's SDR platform is designed for naval and ground based applications and will be used on the Royal Navy's next class of Destroyers, the Type 45, scheduled to enter service in 2009.

English (A4)  Connection testing   |   English (US)  Connection testing   |   Français  Connection testing


Mike Jones, hardware manager at TVonics using XJTAG

TVonics Solutions debugs, tests and programs quicker with XJTAG >

TVonics is using the XJTAG boundary scan development system to debug BGA boards during development. They have also integrated XJTAG in production at their manufacturing partner's site, Sony Manufacturing, making it possible to test and program boards in a single step.

English (A4)  circuit board design, development, test   |   English (US)  circuit board design, development, test   |   日本語  circuit board design, development, test


Wavecom, World leading provider of embedded wireless technology for M2M communication

Wavecom accelerates M2M Module test productivity with XJTAG >

By basing its strategies for prototyping, production and field test on the XJTAG Boundary Scan Development System, leading M2M solutions developer Wavecom is able to introduce new modular solutions to the market quickly and smoothly, guaranteeing ultra-low ppm rates to win acceptance from automotive customers.

English (A4)  prototyping, production, field test with boundary scan   |   English (US)  prototyping, production, field test with boundary scan   |   Deutsch  prototyping, production, field test with boundary scan   |   Français  prototyping, production, field test with boundary scan   |   日本語  prototyping, production, field test with boundary scan


Westinghouse Rail Systems

Westinghouse Rail Systems opts for XJTAG
testing >

Westinghouse Rail Systems is using the XJTAG Professional development system to support rigorous testing of advanced prototype hardware designs using the latest component package technologies, and to increase flexibility as well as reducing design-to-completion times for complex projects.

English (A4)  debug, test, program electronic circuits   |   English (US)  debug, test, program electronic circuits