Dude! Where's my data? - Cracking Open the Hermetically Sealed Tester

ATE customers realize that testers that keep test data "hermetically sealed" in production mode are a barrier to profitability. This data is needed for Process/Yield Improvement, Adaptive Control, Product Characterization, Reliabilityimprovement / burn-in elimination, Test Floor SPC, Calibration, and Test Repeatability etc. Subcontractor and Foundry manufacturing increases the complexity of getting the data. This panel looks into why we're here and where to go.