Today iSystem AG based in Schwabhausen Germany and Goepel electronic GmbH based in Jena Germany announced their cooperation in the field of hardware component tests. iSystem has been accepted by Goepel in their GATE (GOEPEL Associated Technical Experts) program as a select member. Up to now both companies worked in different areas of the product development process: iSystem in the area of software development as well as software test and verification for embedded systems, whereas Goepel specialized in Boundary Scan tests which are tests associated to hardware production.

Thomas Wenzel, CEO of Goepel electronic Erol Simsek, Director Sales & Marketing of iSystem AG

The technology partnership covers transfer of core specialized knowledge as well as the development of new products. To cope with the challenges of future hardware components tests, boundary scan and JTAG emulation must be combined. For this merge extensive microcontroller knowledge is necessary. Emulator and debugger manufacturers like iSystem have developed this expertise over many years. The technology partnership between Goepel and iSYSTEM is the catalyst for prompt preparation and integration of microcontroller knowledge into existing Goepel tools.

Thomas Wenzel, CEO of Goepel electronic, stated about the new partnership: “From the beginning it was important for us not to reinvent the wheel, but to drive technology with smart partnerships. For that we have created another software platform called VarioTAP that allows partner companies like iSystem to integrate and position their knowledge by software IP or models. Our customers rely on a generic solution that is independent from the microcontroller used and already prepared for future applications and standards.”

“For iSystem the cooperation with Goepel is another important milestone in the implement¬ation of our V-model strategy. Over the last years we demonstrated how traditional software develop¬ment tools can be cost-saving, integrated and used in the whole software development and test process. The synergistic effects associated with the cooperation of Goepel and iSystem and the desired penetrative cross linking of both technologies gives customers new perspectives in effective software and hardware testing aligned to current microprocessor techniques.”, stated Erol Simsek, Director Sales & Marketing of iSystem AG.