August 28, 2008 -- ASSET InterTech, Inc. recently became a founding member of the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative’s (iNEMI) boundary scan adoption project. iNEMI, which is an electronics industry consortium of over 70 manufacturers, suppliers and related organizations, has undertaken an effort to encourage greater adoption of the IEEE 1149.1 boundary scan standard (commonly known as JTAG, after the Joint Test Action Group which defined the original specification).

"Boundary scan is an excellent example of how the efforts of a cross-industry group can benefit all of the electronics industry," said Jim McElroy, iNEMI’s Chief Executive Officer. "If we can generate greater support for boundary scan among electronic design automation (EDA) tools suppliers and chip makers, many of the downstream electronics companies such as circuit board makers and systems providers stand to benefit greatly because their products will improve in quality. Their test procedures will be more comprehensive and less costly."

As a first step in the process, iNEMI’s boundary scan project group is undertaking a survey of the electronics industry to determine the technology’s current adoption rate and to identify any possible impediments to more widespread use of boundary scan. If obstacles are identified, the group will develop and implement solutions for removing them. Alan Sguigna, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, represents ASSET on iNEMI’s boundary scan project group.