Due to an increased use of BGA mounted components in PCB assembly, leading contract electronics manufacturer, Briton EMS has teamed up with local company XJTAG, procuring a new Boundary Scan System to assist with their test procedures.

Simon Naylor, Manufacturing Director, chose the XJTAG system as a beneficial way of overcoming the challenge of testing complex, tightly packed circuit boards where physical access is often severely restricted.  “We wanted to remove the guesswork from the test equation and find a way of rapidly and accurately pinpointing faults on boards that failed their functional test,”

Briton works in partnership with original equipment manufacturers across markets such as broadcasting, industrial, instrumentation, medical and telecoms. The new Boundary Scan System is used as a stand-alone product and complements the company’s Ersascope BGA inspection system.

Briton EMS offer a broad range of electronics manufacturing services from printed circuit assembly through to complete product build, providing surface mount as well as conventional through-hole assembly. Specialising in low to medium volume, high-mix production Briton also offers electronic and mechanical design services (hardware and software), prototyping, fulfilment and after-market services to suit every customer need.