Automatic test equipment

<p>Automatic test equipment or automated test equipment (ATE) is any apparatus that performs tests on a device, known as the <a href="/facts/Device_under_test/TTNCRQXm">device under test</a> (DUT), equipment under test (EUT) or unit under test (UUT), using <a href="/facts/Automation/3YlF2K5q">automation</a> to quickly perform measurements and evaluate the test results. An ATE can be a simple computer-controlled <a href="/facts/Multimeter/GBMtfIRu">digital multimeter</a>, or a complicated system containing dozens of complex test instruments (real or simulated <a href="/facts/Electronic_test_equipment/0z8CCX04">electronic test equipment</a>) capable of automatically testing and diagnosing faults in sophisticated electronic <a href="/facts/Packaged_part/UDqYFqCh">packaged parts</a> or on <a href="/facts/Wafer_testing/6e5dmtds">wafer testing</a>, including <a href="/facts/System_on_chip/1RVvVe6N">system on chips</a> and <a href="/facts/Integrated_circuit/fjn6vg7C">integrated circuits</a>. 
</p><p>ATE is widely used in the electronic manufacturing industry to test electronic components and systems after being fabricated. ATE is also used to test <a href="/facts/Avionics/F4gQJBJn">avionics</a> and the electronic modules in automobiles. It is used in military applications like radar and wireless communication.
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Automatic test equipment