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From data and automation to research and validation, we’re here for you. Our software-connected systems bridge data across workflows and uncover insights that drive powerful outcomes through all phases of the product development cycle.

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    Aerospace, Defense, and Government

    Let’s work together to digitally transform your organization to overcome schedule risks, improve quality, and maximize reliability. Because failure is not an option.

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    Semiconductor

    From design to test, connect your organization with smarter solutions that address cost and scalability for 5G and beyond. Together, we can exceed expectations.

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    Automotive

    Let us help you overcome the pressures of today’s rapidly changing test requirements so your team can drive the future of mobility.

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    Electronics

    Together, we can innovate, design, and deliver products that meet the challenges of our connected world in the most diverse and far-reaching ways.

 
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    SkySafe Acts Fast Against New Threats

    Open-source software helps SkySafe deliver new strategies to the U.S. Department of Defense through NI SDR technology.

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    Panasonic Fast-Tracks Notebook PC Release

    Designed for the future, NI software-connected systems led to faster testing and better quality while helping the environment.

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CompactDAQ provides a customizable and cost-effective way of creating high-channel-count distributed DAQ applications.

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NI offers the hardware, software, and services that help you turn real-world data into insights that drive your business decisions. Choose from products for desktop design and prototyping to fully automated production test systems.

PXI, CompactRIO, and LabVIEW.

NI offers the hardware, software, and services that help you turn real-world data into insights that drive your business decisions. Choose from products for desktop design and prototyping to fully automated production test systems.

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Patrick Robinson, Chief Test Engineer, NI

Engineer Ambitiously.

At NI, we believe in the power and potential of making connections—between people, ideas, and technology. We’re dedicated to helping you thrive today, tomorrow, and for the next 100 years.

  • NI PERSPECTIVES

    5G Isn't for You

    5G isn’t for humans, but it will make human life better. As 5G extends well beyond wireless devices, let’s talk about who—or rather, what—it’s for.

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    Engineering Ambitiously—from Anywhere

    Providing engineers with easier remote access to tools isn’t just useful, it’s vital. Learn about the four factors that enhance productivity during uncertain times.

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    Breaking Out of Testing Silos

    Standardizing your test approach is easier than you may think, and the benefits are worth the investment. Learn how to put standards in place to reduce cost and save time.

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    Be Prepared for an Uncertain Future

    The modern lab isn’t just a renovated workspace—it’s a living and breathing nucleus that bolsters your organization and elevates your tools, people, and processes.

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Failure is Not an Option

Reduce the cost and risk associated with developing and maintaining automated test equipment for long life cycle programs by future-proofing your system architecture.

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    Developing a Flexible F-35 System Integration Facility

    Using NI hardware, flexible software, and third-party tools, G-Systems created a high-channel-count DAQ system that exceeded Lockheed Martin’s requirements.

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    Aerial view of F-35 on tarmac
 
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    Radar, Electronic Warfare, and SIGINT

    NI’s software defined radio and FPGA-enabled hardware offer rapid prototyping, rugged deployment, flexible validation, and functional test of radar and electronic warfare systems.

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    ATE Systems and Software

    NI provides solutions for automated test equipment and test program set development that scale to meet your current and future electronic and electromechanical test needs.

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    Electromechanical Systems Test

    NI offers a flexible approach to building test rigs with a broad mix of I/O and an open platform for integrating third-party systems and communications protocols.

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    Embedded Software Test

    Using hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) test, NI helps you test embedded systems earlier in the design cycle to mitigate risks associated with cost and other hazards.

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    Communications and Navigation

    NI delivers flexible software and instrumentation to design new C4ISR communication systems to predict and adapt to complex signal types and threats.

 
Patrick Robinson, Chief Test Engineer, NI

Engineer Ambitiously.

At NI, we believe in the power and potential of making connections—between people, ideas, and technology. We’re dedicated to helping you thrive today, tomorrow, and for the next 100 years.

I don’t feel like I’m working with a vendor. I’ve got a partner by my side.

Clarke Ryan, Spirent Communications
Clarke Ryan

Senior Director, Products Group

Spirent Communications

Record Raw ADAS Sensor Data during Test Drives

Using PXI, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) sensor test groups can record raw field sensor data during road tests to identify and train the ADAS and ECU software.

  • Customer Story

    Subaru Improves Hybrid Vehicle Test with HIL Simulation

    Building a verification system with FlexRIO products enabled automatic test pattern execution and replicated severe testing environments to ensure safety.

    Customer Story
    A team of engineers conduct hardware-in-the-loop test on a Subaru hybrid vehicle outside on the road
 

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Automotive Focus Areas

Two test engineers from Subaru lean on a hybrid car.

Engineer Ambitiously.

At NI, we believe in the power and potential of making connections—between people, ideas, and technology. We’re dedicated to helping you thrive today, tomorrow, and for the next 100 years.

I don’t feel like I’m working with a vendor. I’ve got a partner by my side.

Clarke Ryan, Spirent Communications
Clarke Ryan

Senior Director, Products Group

Spirent Communications

Achieve Ultrafast mmWave OTA Validation Test

The NI 5G mmWave OTA Validation Reference Architecture helps reduce OTA test times and provides a cost-effective, quiet, and carefully controlled OTA test solution.

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    Analog Devices Reduces MEMS Test Costs by 11X

    Analog Devices created a MEMS characterization and production test system that dramatically reduced equipment costs, footprint, weight, and power consumption.

    Customer Story
    Close-up of micro-electrical mechanical systems tested using PXI and LabVIEW
 

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Semiconductor Focus Areas

Semiconductor test engineers stand on the production floor of FitTech

Engineer Ambitiously.

At NI, we believe in the power and potential of making connections—between people, ideas, and technology. We’re dedicated to helping you thrive today, tomorrow, and for the next 100 years.

I don’t feel like I’m working with a vendor. I’ve got a partner by my side.

Clarke Ryan, Spirent Communications
Clarke Ryan

Senior Director, Products Group

Spirent Communications

Prioritize RF Connectivity Functional Test Demands

Increased wireless functionality is pressuring developers to deliver more complex testers that require prioritizing speed and quality to meet throughput and yield targets.

  • Customer Story

    Philips Rethinks Functional Test, Shortening Time to Market

    Philips implemented a standardized platform with a common set of code modules and COTS instruments, reducing test development and throughput time by up to 80 percent.

    Customer Story
    A hand holding a Philips XL14-3 ultrasound transducer that gives context to the test challenges described in this article
 

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Electronics Focus Areas

Production test engineer performs test.

Engineer Ambitiously.

At NI, we believe in the power and potential of making connections—between people, ideas, and technology. We’re dedicated to helping you thrive today, tomorrow, and for the next 100 years.

I don’t feel like I’m working with a vendor. I’ve got a partner by my side.

Clarke Ryan, Spirent Communications
Clarke Ryan

Senior Director, Products Group

Spirent Communications