Roos Instruments is a semiconductor

Semiconductor

A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity due to electron flow intermediate in magnitude between that of a conductor and an insulator. This means a conductivity roughly in the range of 103 to 10−8 siemens per centimeter...

 Automatic Test Equipment

Automatic test equipment

Automatic or Automated Test Equipment is any apparatus that performs tests on a device, known as the Device Under Test , using automation to quickly perform measurements and evaluate the test results...

 (ATE) vendor founded in 1989 from a DARPA Small Business Innovation Research

Small Business Innovation Research

The Small Business Innovation Research program is a United States Government program, coordinated by the Small Business Administration, in which 2.5% of the total extramural research budgets of all federal agencies with extramural research budgets in excess of $100 million are reserved for...

 (SBIR) grant. RI specializes in highly automated test development tools that simplify the complexities of designing procedures that correctly determine if the Device Under Test

Device under test

Device under test , also known as unit under test , is a term commonly used to refer to a manufactured product undergoing testing.-In semiconductor testing:...

 (DUT) is functioning properly. RI uses a unique state machine optimization routine that minimizes the time needed to perform tests. By reducing test time, the total cost of the DUT is also minimized.

Products

RI7100A - Introduced in 1989, multiple generations have been used to test all types of semiconductor products ranging from a simple Low noise amplifier (LNA) to a highly complex System-on-a-chip

System-on-a-chip

A system on a chip or system on chip is an integrated circuit that integrates all components of a computer or other electronic system into a single chip. It may contain digital, analog, mixed-signal, and often radio-frequency functions—all on a single chip substrate...

 (SOC) modules, and even complete consumer products like a cell phone.

CASSINI - Introduced in 2005, a new modular design provides ATE capabilities at costs normally associated with bench top test equipment. The system can be configured to meet minimum requirements and easily upgraded in the field to enable new functionality. This reduces initial cost and increases the flexibility of the platform by allowing incremental changes to the modules.

Standards

SEMI

Semi

Semi- is a Latin prefix to a verb, noun, or adjective meaning "half". Some compounds formed with it are often abbreviated to simply "semi" in appropriate contexts:...

Standards Implemented:

• SEMI S2-0709 - Environmental, Health, and Safety Guideline for Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
• SEMI E122-0703 - Standard for Tester Equipment Specific Equipment Model (TSEM)

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