NOVEMBER 1995 VOL. 15, NO. 12
PC-BASED TEST
Windows 95 Changes Instrument Software
Timing, latencies, and drivers will have an impact on PC-based instruments, but don't expect huge improvements in measurement performance just because you change operating systems. Tamra Pringle, National Instruments
VXIBUS-BASED COMMUNICATIONS TEST
Developing Production Testers Takes Teamwork
Three engineers share the lessons they learned while developing a VXIbus-based tester. Mike Dewey, GenRad; Jim Gullo, AT&T; and Guy Hetu, Tektronix
TEST SYSTEM INTEGRATION
Revitalize Functional Board Testers
Don't shelve your benchtop tester just yet; by integrating a few test techniques, you can give your low-cost tester new life. William Stark, Array Analysis
PRODUCT SURVEY: DATA ACQUISITION
PCMCIA Cards Enter the Instrumentation Mainstream
PCMCIA cards let you take measurements and control instruments with notebook computers. Martin Rowe, Technical Editor
FAILURE ANALYSIS
What is IC Failure Analysis, Anyway?
ENVIRONMENTAL TEST
Environmental Testing Myths Laid to Rest
EMC TEST
Walk the Path to the European CE Marking
EMC TEST
Use Statistics to Monitor ESD
EMC TEST
Think Before Shielding Your ESD Simulator
ISO 9000
Ten Common Misbeliefs About ISO 9000
New Product Alert Canada and US Recognize Testing Labs Booklet Simplifies ISO 9000 National Instruments Announces FaxBack Service Editor's Desk Thermocouple Data Comes on a Disk Analog Drift How to Contact T&MW CPLDs Incorporate Boundary Scan Test Nondestructively IEEE 1149.5 Standard is Now on Sale Letters Nominations Being Accepted for Test Engineer of the Year Award
EXPANDED PRODUCT SECTION Gadgets & Gizmos Trigger on Abnormalities Software Tracks Quality Data T&M Software is Ready for Windows 95 Circuit-Board Design for the Telecommuter Software Tools Test Embedded Systems Automatic Testing/ATE Envrionmental Test Inspection Test Instruments Computer-Controlled Test Systems Communications RF/Microwave Test Software ESD Control Product Focus New Literature
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