Case Study: Synergie CAD Instruments reduces semiconductor fixture maintenance costs with NI PXI and TestStand

Developing a Versatile Test System to Reduce Semiconductor Cost of Test

The customer, Synergie CAD Instruments, faced the challenge of finding a cost-effective solution for semiconductor test fixture maintenance that would minimize overhead and avoid impacting the productivity of their automated test equipment (ATE). They needed a way to perform this maintenance without occupying the ATE systems normally used for manufacturing.

National Instruments provided the solution with a system built on PXI hardware and TestStand software, known as FlexyTest. This universal platform allows for the verification and diagnosis of fixtures from different ATE standards on a single machine. The results were significant, with Synergie CAD Instruments saving over 70% on fixture maintenance costs and achieving a full return on their investment in less than one year.

Synergie CAD Instruments

Roger Cagliesi

Synergie CAD Instruments