Semiconductor perspective on test standards

Developing testable products cost-effectively requires that a standard, such as JTAG and the IEEE P-1149, be adopted. The system developer and semiconductor manufacturer need to share in this development effort to accelerate adoption. The system developer must gain a better understanding of the total cost of ownership for a testable vs. a nontestable product and the semiconductor manufacturer must be willing to provide initial product offerings before a well defined and quantified market exists. Efforts must be put in place to implement standards in software tools and data formats required to support test.<
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