A Psychologist Shares A Science-Inspired Quiz To Test If You’re A ‘Pattern-Seer’

There's a line of thought that equates intelligence with “pattern recognition.” How do you stack up on this unique cognitive ...
Hackaday

Pocket-sized Test Pattern Generator Helps Check Those CRTs

Nicholas Murray]’s Composite Test Pattern Generator is a beautifully-made, palm-sized tool that uses an ESP32-based ...
Hackaday

Test Pattern Generator For SCART And RGB TVs

CRTs don’t last forever, and neither do the electronics that drive them. When you have a screen starting to go wonky, then you need a way to troubleshoot which is at fault. A great tool for that is a ...
EDN

New test points slash ATPG test pattern count

Scan testing has been the foundation of digital-device production test for many years. Several innovations have been developed to keep up with the growth in pattern-set sizes brought about by large ...
EDN

Spectral content of NRZ test patterns

Many digital-communications systems use non-return-to-zero (NRZ) signaling, and system designers have created many NRZ test patterns to test and verify their products. These patterns usually either ...
Electronic Design

Test Pattern Compression Saves Time and Bits

Test compression sounds like magic. Read on to learn how this trick is done. Large, complex ICs are viable because their design meets test as well as functional requirements. Design for test (DFT) was ...