Case Study: World-Leading Auto Parts Manufacturer achieves 6x test throughput improvement with Keysight i7090 Massively Parallel Board Test System

Auto Parts Maker Witnessed a 6x Boost in Test Throughput With the i7090 Massively Parallel Test System

World-Leading Auto Parts Manufacturer faced a bottleneck testing highly panelized PCBAs on high-volume SMT lines: their existing in-line MDA plus external ISP programming tools could not keep up with long test times and growing panel densities. To address this, they engaged Keysight and selected the Keysight i7090 Massively Parallel Board Test System to meet higher throughput and shop-floor efficiency needs.

Keysight deployed a scalable i7090 configured (6 cores, 12 analog cards, 2 carrier cards with SMH Flash Runners) to run six boards in parallel, consolidating MDA and ISP into one smaller-footprint system. The i7090 cut total test time dramatically (e.g., Board 1 from 142.8s to ~22.9s; Board 2 from 288s to ~22.9s), delivered at least a 6x overall throughput improvement (Boards/hour rose from ~303 to 1,886 for Board 1 and to 3,301 for Board 2), achieved ~99% first-pass yield, improved test coverage, and enabled the customer to add new projects on the line — all provided by Keysight.