In a landmark decision, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has overruled the longstanding test for assessing whether a design patent is considered obvious in view of prior art. This ...

Before LKQ, the longstanding Rosen-Durling test required that the primary reference in a design patent obviousness analysis be “basically the same” as the challenged design patent claim, and any ...

Production test of a finished electronic product often involves two techniques: in-circuit test (ICT) and functional component test (FCT). The ICT technique examines a non-powered circuit board to ...

In May, the Federal Circuit issued its decision in 'LKQ v. GM Global Technology Operations', which marks a significant shift away from the prior and more rigid 'Rosen-Durling test', toward a more ...

SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect ...

According to Keysight, its i3070 Series 7 In-Circuit Test systems delivers the shortest signal path between measurement circuitry and devices under test. Keysight's family of i3070 Series 7 In-Circuit ...

Delivers superior test coverage and throughput, meeting the demand for complex testing requirements While maintaining a slim in-line footprint to offer a more sustainable approach Providing ...

Circuit board test, like any step in the PCB assembly process, benefits from lean manufacturing practices that continually improve process steps. If lean manufacturing principles were applied to ...

All engineers know resistance is usually bad news. It generates heat. It reduces efficiency. It wears out components and cuts operational lifetimes. However, resistance is not the only kind of ...

This Design Idea describes a versatile test circuit for zener diodes after yet another misread zener diode had infiltrated the ranks of 1N4148 diodes assembled on a pc board. As a bonus, the circuit ...