At the SMT/Hybrid/Packaging trade show GOEPEL electronic, a world-class vendor of JTAG/Boundary Scan solutions compliant with the IEEE Std.1149.x, officially announces the introduction of the CION Module™/SO-DIMM200 to the market as another I/O module of the CION product family.
The new digital low cost module is serially controlled via the TAP (Test Access Port) by special CION™ ASIC chips and enables the testing of all signal and voltage supply pins of the JEDEC Std. (JESD79-2C) compliant DDR-SDRAM SO-DIMM200 sockets.
“The utilisation of SO-DIMM200 memory modules plays a significant role, in particular for embedded applications as well as laptops. That’s why we’ve been prioritising the test of the necessary interfaces”, says Thomas Wenzel, managing director of GOEPEL electronic’s Boundary Scan Division. “Using the new CION module, users may now integrate such DIMM sockets cost-effectively into the structural test coverage per JTAG/Boundary Scan.”
CION Module™/SO-DIMM200, the eighth member of the CION Module™ family, is plugged directly into the sockets to be tested, whereby the voltage adaptation of the interface steps is done automatically. Because the modules are equipped with transparent TAP, several boards of the same or different types can be cascaded in a Daisy Chain configuration. The structural Boundary Scan test of all SO-DIMM 200 signal and voltage supply pins are executed by the on-board CION™ ASIC ICs. All channels can be independently switched as Input, Output or Tri-state.
To ensure protection of test equipment and the unit under test (UUT), CION Module™/SO-DIMM200 provides special safety mechanisms such as “UNSTRESS” to prevent damages in the case of shorts, extended power yield and voltage programmable TAP.
These features guarantee not only a high reliability and flexibility but also outstanding safety and extendibility.
The new hardware module is completely supported by all JTAG/Boundary Scan controllers of the ScanBooster™ and SCANFLEX® families as well as the integrated Boundary Scan software platform SYSTEM CASCON™. Since more than 13 years, SYSTEM CASCON™ is the most innovative Integrated JTAG/Boundary Scan Development Environment with more than 35 fully integrated tools. Users are now able to easily integrate the CION Module™/SO-DIMM 200 into a respective test project with fully automatically generated test vectors. Any faults can be interactively debugged and visualised graphically at pin and net level in the layout and schematic.
GOEPEL electronic, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Jena/Germany, is a worldwide leading vendor of innovative JTAG / Boundary Scan / IEEE 1149.x solutions, offering mature software tools in an integrated development environment, high-performance Boundary Scan controllers and accessories, as well as comprehensive product support and value added services. The company of 130 employees generated a revenue of 18.5 million EURO (about 23 million US Dollars) in 2007, maintaining support and sales offices in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. An extended distribution and service network of more than 300 specialists ensures excellent local and on-site customer support for more than 5,600 worldwide system installations. GOEPEL electronic has continuously been ISO9001 certified since 1996 and has been honoured with TOP-JOB and TOP-100 awards for being one of the best medium-sized companies in Germany. GOEPEL electronic’s products won several awards in recent years and are used by the leading companies in telecommunication, automotive, space and avionics, industrial controls, medical technology, and other industries.
