The ScanWorks platform for embedded instruments from ASSET InterTech, a supplier of tools for embedded instrumentation, is the first validation and test platform to support Intel's new second generation Core processors (formerly codenamed Sandy Bridge). Manufacturers are able to perform structural and functional tests at processor speeds on circuit boards with 2nd generation Core processors intended for mobile and desktop applications. The ScanWorks platform supports multiple test technologies, including processor-controlled test (PCT), which is able to take control of a circuit board's processor and assert structural and functional validation and test routines on the board. "Thorough and empirical validation and test of designs, prototypes and manufactured circuit boards is emerging as a major concern for the electronics industry as the speeds and complexities of processors, and the interconnects and I/O buses on circuit boards continue to increase dramatically," said Larry Osborn, ASSET's technical product manager for PCT. "The entire supply chain, from chip makers to system manufacturers, is paying more attention to these issues. And with ScanWorks PCT for the Intel second generation Core processors, manufacturers are able to quickly and efficiently test their designs and manufactured circuit boards."
