ATE PCBs are designed and assembled to test an array of different semiconductor chips, including microprocessors (µPs), memory, system-on-a-chip (SoC), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and others. However, an ATE PCB is designed and assembled specifically to test one particular kind of chip set. Some of today's highly advanced chips bring tens of millions of dollars into a chipmaker's coffers.
In order to achieve that highly-prized chip-testing quality for chipmakers, a group of experienced program and project managers and highly-trained and savvy engineering personnel in ATE PCB assembly are of paramount importance. The requirements for disciplined administration management and assembly line technical knowhow are above and beyond that required for conventional PCB assembly. Considerable monetary loss and lost time-to-market are incurred if there's a misstep along the way toward successful assembly completion of an ATE PCB.