Industry & Defense Quotes
Intel on Semiconductor Test Costs
Executives have repeatedly stressed at leading IEEE test conferences that the cost to Intel of chip testing rivals the cost of semiconductor fabrication lines
International Standard ISO 26262 for auto testing
Requires: 100% stuck-at 0/1 fault coverage
US Army Blackhawk helicopter experience
Per Joe DaSaro, Program Manager, helicopters originally had full BIST removed to lower cost
During the first Persian Gulf War, the US Army had to airlift semi-trailers of Testers to Iraq to repair helicopters- As a result, the logistics cost far
outweighed the BIST cost