Test managers and engineers use automated test systems in applications ranging from design validation and end-of-line production test to equipment repair diagnostics for product quality and reliability. Automated test systems can offer simple "pass" or "fail" tests or a wide range of product characterization measurements earlier in the development process, saving you time, money, and resources.

This developer's guide, titled "Designing Next Generation Test Systems," includes white papers that:

• Address challenges that continue pressuring engineering teams to reduce the cost and time of test
• Provide insight into how test managers and engineers are overcoming these challenges
• Offer guidelines on building modular, software-defined test systems that significantly increase test system throughput and flexibility while reducing overall cost