ActivATE Test Management Software

Product Information

ActivATE™ is a powerful framework comprised of an integrated development environment (IDE), a test sequencer, and a device manager. Test engineers can rapidly create and deploy test programs using standard production languages.  Ship new products faster than ever before with this all-in-one test executive software, where you can run up to 36 programs simultaneously and independently to identify defects, streamline your operations, and reduce your cost of test.

ActivATE™ is intended for use exclusively with Astronics' semiconductor test equipment, where it enables our testers to provide massively parallel test capability. For nearly 20 years, leading semiconductor companies have trusted ActivATE™ to verify the performance of billions of semiconductor devices worldwide. 

OC Tech Alliance High-Tech Innovation Awards 2015

An All-In-One Test Management Solution

The award-winning ActivATE™ simplifies development and execution of your test plans by serving as your single test software solution:

• One single turnkey program used in development, engineering, and production
• Enables testing of multiple devices and sites, simultaneously
• Acts as an IDE, test sequencer, AND device manager
• Runs up to 36 programs simultaneously and independently in 3 different languages
• Logs pass/fail results and drives product binning
• Includes integrated debugger that allows the test engineer to debug and step through test code, view, and modify variables
• Runs test programs in a GUI environment or as a background task
• Provides excellent control over the test flow including branching, pause-on-fail, step, disable, and more
• Test results can be formatted as PDF, HTML, Word, Text, or CSV for easy export

Easy to Use

ActivATE™ test management software is a single program, used by both test developers as well as production floor techicians. Engineers typically learn to drive ActivATE™ within a day. 

• Intuitive dashboard for viewing production at-a-glance
• Easy to customize – quickly setup, configure and optimize complex test plans
• Designed for the product engineer vs software experts
• Based on .NET for a familiar Windows-based look and feel
• Simplified reporting outputs (i.e., STDF format) and streamline linkages to databases (e.g., data analytics)

Flexible and Extensible

The .NET architecture means ActivATE™ is easy to adapt, customize and scale.

• Add instrument drivers and other updates
• Quickly adapt your existing test program sets or build your own
• Program with C#, VB.NET, or VBScript

Saves Time and Engineering Resources

ActivATE™ enables many software resources to simultaneously develop test programs, from program architects to test engineers. This parallell approach accelerates the test program development schedule, delivering a faster time to fully automated test.

In addition, the software speed and capacity is unmatched:

• Enables up to 36 test interface units (TIUs) to execute test programs in parallel
• Data-centric architecture manages large amounts of data in various formats
• Combs through 1 GB per hour of data from a fully loaded tester

These savings in engineering and testing time deliver a faster time-to-volume, units-per-hour (UPH), and ultimately a reduced cost-of-test. 

A Secure Solution

The ActivATE™ Test Platform software requires a login ID and Password separate from the operating system login. Set your permission levels for all 4 types of users: admin, engineer, technician and operator. 

 

Services and Support

Together, the synergy of our engineer to engineer collaboration will help to ensure your success. We offer:

• Dedicated program managers
• A global team supporting installation, training, and maintenance
• Online help and complete documentation