Multicore programming techniques for high-performance ATE

As CPU clock rates approach their theoretical physical limits, technology is moving toward new processors with multiple processing cores. Industry experts recognize that taking advantage of multicore processors for programming applications is challenging. This paper examines the various multicore programming techniques that programmers can use to overcome these challenges for both existing and future programs and discusses the following two key focus areas of multicore technology adoption - reducing test time & optimizing complex ATE analysis.