NI now has manufacturing test systems for broadcom-based devices

The Broadcom Manufacturing Test License agreement is a new licence and validation programme, providing test equipment vendors, such as NI, with access to Broadcom WLAN and Bluetooth software tools and Broadcom technical support resources. The programme is designed to provide Broadcom OEM customers with validated test systems that reduce time-to-market and improve manufacturing efficiency and product quality.

Dave Loadman, NI Vice President of Mobile Devices Business Segment, says: "Through the Broadcom MTL licence, NI can provide compelling solutions to OEMs and ODMs that validate and test embedded wireless technology. Broadcom MTL software and wireless LAN and Bluetooth chipsets, combined with the modular NI PXI-based RF solutions will result in one of the industry's shortest test times and provide an attractive total cost of ownership proposition to the highly competitive wireless connectivity space."

Prasan Pai, Broadcom Director of Marketing, notes: "National Instruments has established the ability to thoroughly test and calibrate our chipsets in both an R&D and manufacturing environment, meeting our requirements for accuracy and repeatability. Their equipment is already being successfully used by some of our leading customers to meet high-volume manufacturing throughput and availability expectations."

Based on the PXI modular instrumentation platform and the NI PXIe-5644R vector signal transceiver, NI's MTL system is optimised for lower cost factory test and direct integration into Broadcom software tools. NI will provide worldwide support to Broadcom customers through its global operations and Broadcom-approved business partners.

To learn more about the Manufacturing Test License (MTL) agreement and its implications, please visit www.ni.com.