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Memory Device Testing

"With PXI, we developed tests faster to debug and characterize faulty memory chips with more flexibility than our previous automated test equipment in the lab."

- Chris Wray - Ramtron International

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National Instruments supplies a variety of products for designing memory test solutions for validation, characterization, and production environments. Learn how you can use PXI and modular instrumentation combined with flexible software such as NI LabVIEW to reduce test costs and improve measurement repeatability. Use the resources (customer case studies, technical tutorials, and example code) on this site to learn how PXI and LabVIEW can help you test your memory device.

National Instruments hardware and software products have the following measurement capabilities:

  • Adjustable digital I/O voltages and timing for address, data, and control lines

  • Bit error rate testing (BERT)

  • Control power supply ramp rates

  • Check for open/shorts and other parametric measurements


National Instruments modular hardware and graphical software tools can help decrease the cost and increase the flexibility of memory test systems.

Learn how to use National Instruments tools to build a customized memory test system that meets your needs. The following technical tutorials explain key strategies for architecting your test system, combined with proven example code written by National Instruments system engineers. These resources are designed to help you get started taking common parametric measurements, or generate digital test patterns for your memory chip.

Memory Chip Test System for PXI

Test and characterize the performance of various memory chips, including SRAM, DRAM, FRAM, EEPROM, and ROM with the following PXI system.

  • Source/measure capability from +/- 100V, down to 10 pA of resolution
  • Measurements of voltages and currents up ±300 VDC and ±1 ADC with 6 ½ digits of resolution
  • Up to 200 MHz digital I/O for testing address, data, and control lines

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Learn More about National Instruments Alliance Partners

Learn about Alliance Partners and integrators that National Instruments works with directly to provide services and support for testing memory devices.

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Industry Trends

  • Demand for larger storage capacity to work in conjunction with faster data buses
  • Reduced power consumption
  • Improved packaging technology
  • Periodic shortages and oversupplies that drive market prices

Benefits of Using NI

  • Modular test platform that can be scaled to meet specific memory type needs
  • Portable test system with small footprint
  • NI LabVIEW software for developing custom tests faster


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