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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1998
Richard Borutta, Hopewell, NJ (US);
John J Burack, Toms River, NJ (US);
Michael V Occhipinti, Freehold, NJ (US);
John C Manock, Belle Mead, NJ (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for testing the attachment reliability of a device mounted at least by an electrically conducting joint to a surface of a circuit board is provided. The apparatus includes an environmental chamber in which the board can be placed; an actuator for applying a force to the device; an electrical monitoring unit for monitoring any events at the electrically conducting joint; and a memory unit for storing an event profile that includes information related to the events. The apparatus may further include a processing unit for characterizing the quality of the electrically conducting joint based on the stored event profile and for performing various other functions. A method for testing the attachment reliability of the device is also provided.