2. What We Will Discuss Today,
Introduction & Test Coverage
Test Development Strategies
Different Type of Tests
Functional Test Equipment
Thales Industrial Test Strategy
3. And What We Won’t !
X Detailed Test Development Steps
X Cost of Test Implementation/ROI
X RF Tests
X DFT Analysis
X Reliability, HALT/HASS, Compliance Tests
4. Table of Contents
▌Introduction – Why Testing is Required
▌ Test Coverage - PCBA & Product Level
▌ Different Test Strategies - Structural & Functional
▌ Test Benches - FATE
▌ Test Challenges in Transfer Programs
5. ▌ Production Variation, even very small
Process Spec, M/C Parameters
▌ Internal Defect of PCB & Components
▌ Susceptibility & Tuning Requirement
Comp Tolerance, Overall Performance of comps + PCB.
Testing Required in Manufacturing? Why ?
Manufacturing Outsourced !
Test Data is the confidence
factor for customer !
6. Table of Contents
▌ Introduction – Why Testing Required
▌Test Coverage – PCBA & Product Level
▌ Different Test Strategies - Structural & Functional
▌ DFT Analysis
▌ Test Benches - FATE
▌ Test Challenges in Transfer Programs
7. Test Coverage
AOI ICT FCTType of
Test
Fault
Coverage
Missed
Coverage
Overlapped
Coverage
▌ Overall Fault Coverage
Optimum
Coverage
▌ Optimum Coverage
Introducing new test method
Fine-tuning of selected Test Methods
9. Test Coverage - Effectiveness of Test
▌ Modeling Standards for Test Coverage
PCOLA
•Presence
•Correctness
•Orientation
•Live
•Alignment
PPVS
•Presence
•Polarity
•Value
•Solder
DMPSF
•Design
•Material
•Placement
•Solder
•Function
MPS
•Material
•Placement
•Solder
10. Test Coverage
▌ Effectiveness of Test – Typical Case Study
No Choices
-Only at 1
Stage in
Process Flow
AOI after Reflow catches more Defect. But better be before when Expensive
Comps on board !
Effectiveness of one Test is indicated
by another Test !
AOI – 35 %
AXI – 92 %
ICT – 25 %
11. Test Coverage - Product Level & Board Level
▌ Product Level Test
Coverage aspect is different at
product/sys level.
Focus on
- End to End Functionality
- Latent Defects due to Reliability
- Compliance !
• System Function
• ESS
• Reliability [Vibration, IP65]
• Certification [CE, EMI/EMC]
• AOI/AXI
• ICT/FPT
• Functional
• Functional
• AOI/AXI
• ICT/FPT
• AOI/AXI
• ICT/FPT
• BIT
• Continuity
• Functional
Board Level
Sub System Level
System Level
Product Level Coverage = Board Level Coverage + System Test Coverage !
12. Table of Contents
▌ Introduction – Why Testing Required
▌ Test Coverage – PCBA & Product Level
▌Test Strategies - Structural & Functional
Tests
▌ Test Benches - FATE
▌ Test Challenges in Transfer Programs
13. Test Strategy
Test Strategy Finalized Before Manufacturing Starts.
Test Strategy Influenced by
Component Package – small joints/reduced access
Product technology - Analog/ Dig/ RF
Product criticality – Industrial/Mission critical ?
Product complexity – H. Mix/L. Volume…
Assembly Process – Pb Free
There are many Dimensions to the Test Strategy Evaluation Matrix
14. ▌ Right Test at Right Location – Later the Detection Tougher the Repair !
90% of the defects are Structural, only 10% is electrical
Traditional end of line testing (ICT+FCT) detects only electrical; at later stages of
assembly !
Imaging Tests (AOI/AXI), ICT & Boundary Scan are more Effective to capture Structural
Defects
Test Strategy – Influencing Factors
15. Test Strategy – Influencing Factors
▌ Test at Right Cost
Fault Spectrum is different for each product: Each line doesn’t require all Tests.
AOI + AXI can capture most of the visual & structural defects.
ICT can be made very simple of even eliminated.
Programming also can be a Test ! Eliminate the Test overlap !
▌ Test Throughput – Test Cycle Time !
▌ Time to Debug
▌ Test Development Time
16. Test Strategy – Influencing Factors
▌ Complementary Test Coverage
No single Test Technology can capture all defects
Optimum test coverage achieved by combination of most effective Test Methods
OVERALL
Focus on Component Packages, Assembly Process, Test Cost … (multiple dimensions)
19. Different Test Systems - AOI
▌ AOI
Visual check
No electrical Test
▌ X Ray – Manual & AXI
AXI – 3D X Ray
Imaging – through X Ray
No electrical Test
20. ICT - Most Effective Test Among Structural Tests
▌Test Fixture and Test SW development
using CAD file.
▌Bed of nails connects to each node
in the circuit.
TestSW
Complete PPVS Model
21. ICT
▌ ICT is most Effective test Strategy though very old ! No better Alternative !
▌ Integration with Boundary scan increased the coverage with reduced no of net
access
▌ Test Development cost justifies for high volume production
22. FPT
▌ No fixture - Highly sophisticated probe moves
around and test the component on the test via.
▌ Relatively more test cycle time, better for lower
volumes.
▌ Machine is programmed using CAD file
▌ Test Development fully in house
▌ Coverage can be lower than ICT in high mix
PCBAs.
Probe Movement can be obstructed by taller
component on the boards
23. Boundary Scan a.k.a JTAG
Nets in the circuit are accessed through JTAG port,
no physical access required at test via
Can Test only logic devices that are compatible with
BSDL
Compatible devices are connected in Daisy chain
and interconnecting passives also included in the
test.
Test Strategy developed based by Joint Test
Access Group (JTAG)
Specified in IEEE 1149.1
Programming Language - BSDL
24. JTAG – Not Only Testing, Programming as well !
▌ Powered Up Test
▌ In System Programming
▌ Boot loader loading and board bring up
▌ Integrated with ICT in modern systems to increase
the overall test coverage
25. Functional Test
▌ Simple/Manual Functional Test
Unit is powered up as in working configuration,
Electrical signal applied in the input port,
Output is connected and measured in
standard instruments.
Power
Supply
Data
Capture
Instrument
Signal
Source
Instrument
DUT
I/P O/P
FT is Power Up Test !
Functionality of the product is tested in the application point of view !
26. Functional Test
▌ Automated Functional Test
Plug & Play Setup
- Standard Bench-top Instruments
- Interfacing through protocol [GPIB]
- Test SW [Custom Developed on Licensed
platform (NI Lab View)]
- Test Fixture & Interfacing HW
31. Table of Contents
▌ Introduction – Why Testing Required
▌ Test Coverage – PCBA & Product Level
▌ Different Test Strategies - Structural & Functional
▌ Test Benches - FATE
▌Test Challenges in Transfer Programs
32. Test Challenges in Transfer Programs
▌ Old Designs – No coverage improvement possible.
▌ No DFT Tool and Test Coverage analysis in Manufacturing Interface Team
– Dependency on Design House
▌ Functional Test - False Fail
Tolerance Failure
Obsolete Test Procedure - Tuning Requirements are not detailed.
BOM and documents are not updated,
Non documented test methods - Changes implemented at supplier is not added
in the docs.
33. Only God We Trust,
Everything Else We Test !
▌Shiju JacobThank You
!