• What are translation products?
• Why should I use a translation product?
• Have use models been developed to help me determine if translation products are a good fit for me?
• What are the financial justifications for translation products?
• What are the technical justifications for translation products?
• What does not translate?
• What does translate?
• Can I regenerate test sequences, or enhance test coverage after translation, or use the program generation features of my new ATE on the translated test programs?
• How are ECO's handled on a translated test program?
• After I translate my test program, will Testjet work on my GenRad test system, or Opens Express work on my Agilent test systems?
• Do I have to use a hardware adapter?
• Do I need a fixture adapter for each test fixture, or can a single fixture adapter handle multiple input test fixtures?
• Can my test fixture be used on both the original ATE platform and the target ATE platform after the program is translated?
• How are fixture adapters wired?
• How are power supplies wired?
• How many fixture adapters do I have to purchase?
• How are multiplex issues resolved between different ATE?
• How many additional resources should I have for a typical target system configuration?
• Do I have to purchase the hardware adapter from the same firm that writes the software translator?
• Is the test program output from a translation product always as good or better than could be generated on the target ATE without a translator?
• Who writes these things?
• Why don't the major ATE companies offer translation products?
• Can I try before I buy?
• My Grandfather tried one of these things and it didn't work. I'm afraid to try.

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