CC³ Lightning is optimized for programming flash memory and ISP devices at near data book speeds. Multiple CC³s, operating in parallel with the same data, match the flash programming speed of a single card configuration. In a production line, CC³ Lightning can be used to combine test and programming steps, reducing manufacturing costs. The channel card is driven by a Windows executable developed from a C language program and drives data to the DUT from data/configuration files. The application programming environment can be either TestStudio-based, Spectrum-based, or standalone (no sequencer).