US Patent 7876118 Test equipment

Provided is a test apparatus that tests a device under test, comprising a pattern generating section that generates a test pattern for testing the device under test; a signal supplying section that supplies the device under test with a test signal corresponding to the test pattern; a trigger generating section that supplies a trigger signal to an external instrument connected to the device under test; and a synchronization control section that outputs, to the trigger generating section, a synchronization signal instructing generation of the trigger signal, based on at least a portion of the test pattern generated by the pattern generating section.