Embedded design engineers are pressured to quickly verify the first prototypes and release them to software developers and eventually production. But a poor design verification process can lead to bad boards being used by software developers creating frustration and wasting time. Unverified boards reaching manufacturing can mean low yields and field failures that can potentially damage a company’s reputation.View>>>

Prototype bring-up is the first stage in the challenging process of design verification and hardware validation. Development engineers must validate that the circuit board design is correct and behaves exactly as it was defined. Often, hardware engineers have to wait weeks for software to be delivered, slowing down critical project timelines. View>>>

Electronic manufactures feel enormous pressure to reduce their effort and cost of getting hardware tests up and running for reliable product production. Manufacturers work in an environment where a large number of boards are designed and there is an unrelenting stream of new hardware in need of verification and validation. View>>>