Report details test and measurement trends affecting automotive and other industries
National Instruments
Automated Test Outlook 2012
National Instruments has released its 2012 Automated Test Outlook, which includes findings of the company’s research into the latest test and measurement technologies and methodologies.
The report — which is based on input from academic and industry research, user forums and surveys, business intelligence and customer advisory board reviews — provides details of trends affecting industries such as consumer electronics, automotive, semiconductor, aerospace and defence, medical and communications.
It is intended to enable engineers and managers to take advantage of the latest strategies and best practices for optimising any test organisation.
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Key information
The report is separated into five categories — business strategy, architectures, computing software and I/O — and discusses the following trends:
- Optimising test organisations
- Measurements and simulation in the design flow
- PCI Express external interfaces
- The proliferation of mobile devices
- Portable measurement algorithms
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