Patent ID: 11927627
Assignee: TEKTRONIX, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 6:
7. A method of operating a test device, comprising:
establishing a connection to a device under test (DUT);
generating test signals for margin testing the DUT during one or more testing states of a test session, wherein the test signals are communicated with the DUT via the connection;
storing results of the testing of the DUT during the one or more testing states of the test session in a library along with a DUT identifier of the DUT tested during the test session;
determining whether any results of the testing of the DUT match a predictive outcome, wherein the predictive outcome is generated from an analysis of results of previous testing of the DUT and one or more other DUTs as well as data about an operational lifetime of the one or more other DUTs; and
when any results of the testing of the DUT match the predictive outcome, producing an indication of the match to a user of the test device, wherein the indication includes a predicted longevity of the DUT.