Free Keithley Web-Based Seminar Explores Production Test Switching System Tips and Techniques

CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Keithley Instruments, Inc., a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems, will broadcast a free, web-based seminar titled “Tips and Techniques for Designing Cost-Effective, Efficient Switch Systems” on Tuesday, July 26, 2011. This one-hour seminar will present the basics of switching for production test applications, from types of switches to switching systems. To register for this event, visit www.keithley.com/events/semconfs/webseminars.

“Tips and Techniques for Designing Cost-Effective, Efficient Switch Systems”

One of every test engineer’s most important goals is keeping test systems cost-effective and efficient and switching is a major factor in ensuring this. Designing the switching system to meet the needs of the overall test system requires an in-depth understanding of the devices under test (DUTs), the number of DUTs, signal levels, required throughput, and switching hardware (switch mainframes, switch cards, etc.).

The seminar will address a variety of switching-related topics:

• Types of switches (relays, transistors, RF switch, etc.)
• Switch types (multiplexer switch, switch matrix, etc.)
• Signal types to be routed (DC, AC, RF, etc.)
• Combining multiple types of signal routing and switching in one system
• Techniques for improving switching system speed and integrity

This seminar is recommended for test engineers and system designers working in high throughput production environments who wish to gain a better understanding of high efficiency switching in test systems.

Dale Cigoy, the seminar presenter, is a lead applications engineer for Keithley Instruments, Inc. in Cleveland, Ohio, which is part of the Tektronix test and measurement portfolio. Dale joined the company in 1976 after earning a B.S. in electronic technology from Capitol College. Prior to assuming his current post, Dale developed user documentation for a variety of Keithley products.

For More Information

To register to participate in the online seminar, scheduled for Tuesday, July 26, at 15:00 CEST (9:00 AM EDT) for European participants and at 2:00 PM EDT for North America participants, visit www.keithley.com/events/semconfs/webseminars. To learn more about Keithley, contact the company at:

Telephone:	888-534-8453 440-248-0400
FAX:	440-248-6168
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Internet:	www.keithley.com
Address:	Keithley Instruments, Inc.
	28775 Aurora Road
	Cleveland, OH 44139-1891

About Keithley Instruments, Inc.

With more than 60 years of measurement expertise, Keithley Instruments has become a world leader in advanced electrical test instruments and systems. Our customers are scientists and engineers in the worldwide electronics industry involved with advanced materials research, semiconductor device development and fabrication, and the production of end products such as portable wireless devices. The value we provide them is a combination of products for their critical measurement needs and a rich understanding of their applications to improve the quality of their products and reduce their cost of test. In 2010, Keithley Instruments joined Tektronix as part of its test and measurement portfolio.

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