Product Description
Providing an examination of the economics of design and test of electronics circuits and systems, this book describes the overall economic effects of design and test decisions facing electronic designers, engineering managers and test engineers at device, board, system and field test stages, and includes issues such as time-to-market and product liability. It also discusses the issues and parameters that can cause variations in test-related costs, and covers cost model creation, and the use/usability of cost models for making design and test decisions.
From the Back Cover
Shedding light on many of the myths about the real cost of test and design for test, this book will not only point the way to improving product quality, but will also indicate how to achieve this with minimum cost by pointing out the issues associated with design and test costs. Discusses the issues associated with test costs. Points to practical experiences gained with test cost analysis. Highlights the current misconceptions regarding testability and test costs.
For technical management, design managers, test managers, electrical engineers, and researchers.
