Patent ID: 6119255
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A burn-in testing system for evaluating a circuit under test, the system comprising:a burn-in board having a plurality of receptacles, at least one of which being sized to receive the circuit under test;test interface circuitry supported by the board and coupled to the receptacles, the test interface circuitry including a transmitter and receiver;power conductors supported by the board, coupled to the receptacles and configured to be connected to a power supply to power the circuit under test during burn-in testing;a burn-in oven having a compartment selectively receiving the burn-in board and being configured to apply heat within the compartment; andan interrogator unit supported by the burn-in oven and having a radio communication range extending to the test interface circuitry, the interrogator unit being configured to send commands to the test interface circuitry to exercise the circuit under test via radio communication and to receive responses to the commands via radio communication.