A Dependency Matrix-Based Approach for Designing ATE Calibration Strategy

Wei Jiang, Qi Zhang
Abstract:
In order to calibrate ATE (automatic test equipment) effectively and accurately, in this paper, a calibration strategy design approach based on dependency matrix for ATE is developed. According to the characteristics of information flow and logic relations which the trace chain of ATE included, the dependency matrix is derived to present the causal relationship between out-of-tolerance conclusion and calibration. Two weights are respectively defined using dependency matrix to select calibrations for detection and location of out-oftolerance conclusion. Calibration strategy tree is used for the presentation of the selected calibration operation and its order. With this approach, the calibration efficiency could be improved and the cost could be reduced significantly. Finally, we applied the approach to a practical ATE and the results are analyzed, so as to verify the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
Keywords:
ATE, Calibration strategy, dependency matrix
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Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 Symposium 2014
Title:

20th IMEKO TC4 Symposium on Measurements of Electrical Quantities (together with 18th TC4 International Workshop on ADC and DCA Modeling and Testing, IWADC)
"Research on Electrical and Electronic Measurement for the Economic Upturn"

Place:
Benevento, ITALY
Time:
15 September 2014 - 17 September 2014