Testing Femtocells in Manufacturing
アプリケーションノート
Femtocells are small-cell base stations designed for indoor and outdoor use in residential and enterprise cellular networks. Rapidly gaining in popularity, femtocells are used by service providers to extend network coverage, increase network capacity, and improve quality of service in outlying and under-serviced areas. To make femtocell use financially viable for a consumer market, however, the per-unit cost of the devices must be low, and manufacturers must be able to produce femtocells in high volume, quickly, with a low cost of test.
Problem
With mass deployment of femtocells, manufacturers are searching for ways to bring quality, low-cost devices to market. Cost of test is one of the major contributors to overall costs in femtocell manufacturing. Methods of improving test speed and yield and lowering the cost of test are the areas in which a measurement company can assist a femtocell manufacturer.