Product category: ATE Systems
News Release from: HumiSeal Europe | Subject: Auto-SIR
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 19 April 2005
Automatic tester checks
out PCB manufacture
The Auto-SIR is a novel automatic tester that measures surface insulation resistance of printed circuit boards
Available from Concoat Systems, the Auto-SIR is a novel automatic tester that measures surface insulation resistance (SIR) of PCBs. Developed by Concoat in association with the National Physical Laboratory, it provides a much faster, more sensitive and reliable test of impending problems than has previously been available, allowing accurate prediction of the reliability of finished PCBs.
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The Auto-SIR can measure leakage currents down to less than 1fA, and can carry out a programmed series of measurements quickly and with high precision, easily and automatically detecting circuit shorts and dendrite growth without visual inspection.
The system enables interrogation of over 2000 test patterns with frequent monitoring at intervals selectable down to a few minutes and ensures that any dendrites are preserved for failure analysis.
It provides a full picture of electrochemical reactions on the PCB and provides early trend analysis, allowing tests to be halted when conclusive results are achieved, saving time and money.
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Auto-SIR is available in three versions, with capacities of 64, 128 and 256 test points.
The instrument can be used for bare board testing, process materials characterisation and monitoring and predicting quality of circuit assemblies during manufacture.
It operates on test patterns, which may either be on dedicated test coupons or designed into the component circuit.
The software package accompanying the Auto-SIR instrument conforms to international standards, is user-friendly and operates with familiar 'point and click' controls under Windows XP.
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