Never has the need for test been greater. As the pace of innovation has increased, so too has the pressure to get new, differentiated products to market quickly. Consumer expectations continue to increase; in electronics markets, for example, integration of many disparate functions is required in a small space and at a low cost. The economic downturn of the past three years has not curbed the need to innovate, but instead has only added the restraint of fewer resources. Meeting these demands is now a factor in business success; whoever can meet these demands fastest, most consistently, and most reliably, has a decided advantage over their competition.

      All of these conditions drive new needs for validation, verification, and manufacturing test. A test platform that can keep pace with this innovation is not optional; it is essential. The platform must include rapid test development tools adaptable enough to be used throughout the product development flow. The need to get products to volume quickly and manufacture them efficiently requires high-throughput test. To test the complex multifunction products that consumers demand requires precise, synchronized measurement capabilities. And as you incorporate innovations to differentiate your products, your test system must quickly adapt to test the new features.

      Virtual instrumentation is an innovative solution to these challenges. Virtual instrumentation combines rapid development software and modular, flexible hardware to create user-defined test systems. Virtual instrumentation delivers:

      •Intuitive software tools for rapid test development.

      •Fast, precise modular I/O based on innovative commercial technologies.

      •A PC-based platform with integrated synchronization for high accuracy and throughput...

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