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Real Time with… IPC APEX EXPO 2024: Circuit Board Testing Strategies and the Impact of AI with Bert Horner
May 8, 2024 |Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
Editor Marcy LaRont speaks with Bert Horner, president of The Test Connection, about the importance of strategic planning and design-for-test (DFT). Bert touches on some common mistakes that occur when DFT is not adequately considered early on. The discussion outlines an overarching industry need for a culture shift toward increasingly higher levels of integration and collaboration. Bert mentions that AI now has an influence on testing, as everywhere else, and announces his forthcoming book.
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