InCircuit Test

Category: Testing

Description: InCircuit Test (ICT) is a process for testing PCBAs using probes to identify faults such as shorts or opens, or incorrect values in resistance, capacitance, etc.

Process is optional and is turned OFF by default.

Major Cost Drivers -- PCBA InCircuit Test

InCircuit Test Cycle Time is the product of the component quantities and the time the machine takes to test those components.

Process Time = Load Time + Test Time + Unload Time

Load Time = (Machine variable)

Test Time = Quantity of components/Test Rate

Test Rate = (Machine variable)

Unload Time = (Machine variable)

User Inputs –- PCBA InCircuit Test

Process-specific: N/A

Global Inputs: PCB Length, PCB Width, PCB Thickness.