ATE evolution: How we slew the ATE giant

TISTE has been developing Test Program Sets (TPSs) for Shop Replaceable Units (SRUs) to be used in repair depot since the mid seventies. Since that time, the business has evolved from using speciality testers to using large multipurpose testers to the present use of several small testers. This paper discusses how and why the small tester concept was implemented and how it has worked in the Electronic ATE Software Support Section.<>