This is impressive.....debates about the right things!!!!

DT




At 12:37 PM 8/27/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Some more thoughts....
>
>In my company we made 100% nodal access as the bottom line. The  PCB designers
>and test engineers actually shifted the debate to the probe density (should we
>go for the finest 50mil probes?), the minimum test pad size, 2-sided access vs
>1-sided, the minimum test pad clearance to components, mounting holes,  etc.
>They all affect the ease of layout but also the fixturing cost and probe
>maintenance.
>
>K.K. Chin
>Artesyn Technologies
>Fremont, CA
>http://www.artesyn.com
>
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