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A Smarter Semiconductor Test Strategy

As devices get smarter, so do our semiconductor test solutions. Discover how NI can equip your organization with cost-effective software and solutions that scale from the lab to the production floor.

Ritu Favre, SVP and GM, Semiconductor, NI

Semiconductor Solutions Brochure

  • A Semiconductor Test Leader

    We know that semiconductor technology requirements outpace traditional test coverage approaches. That’s why NI prioritizes investments in semiconductor manufacturing software, systems, and automatic test equipment (ATE) that help you build solutions that meet your evolving business needs at every step of the process. With testing support for analog, mixed-signal, 5G, and RF devices, we're uniquely qualified to help you bring new products to market.

 
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No-Compromise Coverage

Take advantage of best-in-class measurement performance across more than 1,500 modular instruments, from DC to mmWave.

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Lower Cost of Test

Lower your total cost of ownership with PXI’s fast test speed, excellent uptime, increased test coverage, and competitive capital cost.

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Shorter Time to Revenue

Simplify data correlation and accelerate product introduction by using the same industry-leading, high-performance instrumentation from lab to production test.

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Software Reuse

Save time by leveraging a common software framework as well as the test routines from R&D in your chipset production test system.

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Designing the Future

If you’re anything like us, you’re probably wondering: What’s next for semiconductor? From 5G to optical sensing to autonomous driving, your industry plays a major role in shaping a better future. It's our privilege to innovate with you.

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5G Changes the Way We Think about Wireless Test

The promises of 5G come with added complexity. New, lower cost over-the-air test techniques are necessary.
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Engineer’s Guide to 5G Semiconductor Test

NI can guide you through the most challenging wideband 5G IC test challenges so that you can optimize test time, cost, and quality for wideband 5G ICs.
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Always Prepared for an Uncertain Future

When it comes to your test systems, services, software, processes, and people – we call this level of perpetual preparedness the Modern Lab. 

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A Trusted Global Leader in Semiconductor Test and Measurement

Putting our customers’ needs first and elevating the impact of their creativity and innovation is at the heart of how NI works. We’re proud to work with the semiconductor engineers and enterprises solving some of the world’s most complex challenges.

David Hall, Global GTM Leader, NI

Using PXI and LabVIEW, we were able to test our MEMS devices at a fraction of the cost, weight, power consumption, and footprint of our previous ATE system.

Woody Beckford

Analog Devices Inc.

  • Next-Gen Display with High-Throughput MiniLED Test

    As LED chips get smaller, the number of chips per wafer increases to tens of millions. NI’s PXI SMU helped FitTech solve their throughput challenge.

  • Imec Cuts Test Time and Cost while Improving Process Flow

    Imec used accurate electrical wafer-level tests in to detect process-related issues at an early stage to manage yield drops, optimize the R&D process flow, reduce costs, and decrease time to market.

 

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Maximize productivity and reduce costs with NI services. As your trusted partner and expert connector, we’re here to help you Engineer Ambitiously™.