A burn-in test is a method by which temperature and voltage loads are applied to devices aiming at reduction of initial failures by timely detection. Among all product screening tests employed by a large number of business categories, including automotive, aerospace & defense, social infrastructure corporations, etc., is one of the most effective tests for early failure detection.
Carried out by operating the device under high temperature, dynamic burn-in is a screening simulating application conditions close to real use. It is also expected to help understand characteristics variations beforehand as commercial product failure recently comes up more frequently.
Example:
The problem of initial cost increase is raised if burn-in boards have to be re-manufactured because, especially in case of FPGAs, pin settings can alter I/O conditions. In response to this problem, we provide dynamic burn-in tests supporting high-capacity test patterns at relatively low cost.
Test pattern step count | 1,000,000 steps max. (1 step for signal change points) |
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Test pattern format | Besides general logic signals ("1","0"), the VCD format, WGL, STIL supported |
Test pattern count | Test possible with a maximum of 4 test patterns in parallel. |
Maximum signal count | 256 signal lines |
Power supply systems | Standard spec: 2 systems (optionally more than 2 possible) |
Power supply voltage | Standard spec: Vcc Core (2.25V to 6.00V), VccIO (3.00V to 6.00V) |
Input voltage | Standard spec: VIH (2.00V to 5.5V), VIL (less than 0.4V) |
Individual specifications can apply alongside standard specs.
Dynamic burn-in test example