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2/7/74        TESTER FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LOGIC



AFTER   REVIEWING   OUR   CONSTRUCTION  METHODS,  I  REALIZE  THAT

WE  ARE  LOSING  MONEY  AND  PRECIOUS  TIME  BECAUSE  WE  CAN  NOT

TEST  EACH  I.C.  MODULE SUPPLIED BY OUR DISTRIBUTORS. SOME OF OUR

PROJECTS   USE   MORE   THAN   A   HUNDRED   MODULES   WITH  TOTAL

TRANSISTOR  COUNTS  IN  THE THOUSANDS. THESE MODULES MUST FUNCTION

WITH  ZERO  ERROR  FOR  A  DIGITAL CIRCUIT TO PERFORM AS DESIGNED.

TRACKING DOWN FAULTS  IN CUSTOM DESIGNED INSTRUMENTS IS A HORRENDOUS

PROBLEM  IF  WE  CANNOT BE SURE OF THE FUNCTION OF THE COMPONENTS.



A  REASONABLE  COST  TESTER  HAS  AT  LAST APPEARED ON THE MARKET 

MANUFACTURED  BY  A  FIRM  OF  GOOD  REPUTATION.  THE  UNIT  DOES 

WHAT  WE  WANT  AND  IS  READILY USED WITH NEW INTEGRATED CIRCUIT 

LOGIC. I RECOMMEND IT'S PURCHASE. 





ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC.

13900 N.W. SCIENCE PARK DRIVE

PORTLAND, OREGON  97229



ESI    MODEL    1248   IC   FUNCTIONAL   TESTER            $495.00








2/7/74 TESTER FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LOGIC AFTER REVIEWING OUR CONSTRUCTION METHODS, I REALIZE THAT WE ARE LOSING MONEY AND PRECIOUS TIME BECAUSE WE CAN NOT TEST EACH I.C. MODULE SUPPLIED BY OUR DISTRIBUTORS. SOME OF OUR PROJECTS USE MORE THAN A HUNDRED MODULES WITH TOTAL TRANSISTOR COUNTS IN THE THOUSANDS. THESE MODULES MUST FUNCTION WITH ZERO ERROR FOR A DIGITAL CIRCUIT TO PERFORM AS DESIGNED. TRACKING DOWN FAULTS IN CUSTOM DESIGNED INSTRUMENTS IS A HORRENDOUS PROBLEM IF WE CANNOT BE SURE OF THE FUNCTION OF THE COMPONENTS. A REASONABLE COST TESTER HAS AT LAST APPEARED ON THE MARKET MANUFACTURED BY A FIRM OF GOOD REPUTATION. THE UNIT DOES WHAT WE WANT AND IS READILY USED WITH NEW INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LOGIC. I RECOMMEND IT'S PURCHASE. ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 13900 N.W. SCIENCE PARK DRIVE PORTLAND, OREGON 97229 ESI MODEL 1248 IC FUNCTIONAL TESTER $495.00
HUNDRED MODULES WITH TOTAL TRANSISTOR COUNTS IN THE THOUSANDS. THESE MODULES MUST FUNCTION WITH ZERO ERROR FOR A DIGITAL CIRCUIT TO PERFORM AS DESIGN



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