Those professionals are responsible for the quality of electronic products, systems, and software, whether they are involved at the design, development, manufacturing, or field-service stage. Our magazine provides information about all aspects of testing, measuring, and inspecting electronic materials, components, circuit boards, subassemblies, software, and systems. We cover new and developing techniques and technologies, as well as updates to older techniques. Our readers are diverse, having jobs with large and small companies, private consulting firms, government agencies and the military. Generally, each reader has knowledge about a specific area of test and measurement, but has only a passing familiarity with topics outside his or her area of expertise.
Readers typically work in companies that produce and use electronic products.
The products they specify and buy are as diverse as the many uses for electronics. Our articles focus on generic test techniques. In general, contributed articles do not describe specific products, although you can use a specific product to illustrate a technique or application. The products features, however, cannot be the primary subject of the article. In a feature article, you can cover a broad topic.