Astronics Test Systems, East Aurora, N.Y., introduces its ATS 5034 System-Level Test Platform that improves production efficiency and greatly reduces costs by processing up to 396 devices simultaneously.
This new SLT platform is ideal for testing the latest semiconductor devices for mobile, automotive, wearable, and industrial applications. The ATS 5034 can be tailored to meet precise production test requirements. Customers will benefit from the dramatically reduced footprint and the ability to test up to 5000 units per hour.
“For the past 20 years, we’ve provided system-level and burn-in testers that have tested more than nine billion semiconductor devices globally,” says Jon Sinskie, Executive Vice President of Astronics Test Systems. “The ATS 5034 SLT Platform is our newest tester, which for the first time offers an affordable method for semiconductor manufacturers to improve yields by implementing a 100% SLT test insertion in production.”
The ATS 5034 tests integrated semiconductors in “mission mode” to verify performance of the semiconductor at the operating level. Traditionally a difficult and expensive test insertion, it is now made simple to transition to 100% SLT affordably. An engineer can design a test sequence for a single site, and the ATS 5034 easily scales that sequence to hundreds of sites.
“With the increasing complexity of today’s semiconductor devices, and pressures to cost-effectively hit aggressive time-to-market schedules, customers are looking for new ways to find defects that are missed during traditional ATE functional testing,” explained Anil Bhalla, Senior Marketing Manager for Astronics Test Systems. “We’ve built a platform that enables customers to find these defects with SLT in a way that previously was not cost effective.”
Customizable and adaptable, this versatile modular platform satisfies a variety of manufacturing test functions, including system characterization, validation, and qualification, system-level test, and RMA/failure debug.
Astronics can further customize this platform for various low, medium, or high-volume system-level test scenarios. This platform also includes support from the Astronics program management organization, which oversees installation and maintenance at any global location. Units are in production and shipping in the first quarter of 2017.
