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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2002
Ramon S. Co, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Kingston Technology Co., Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Abstract
A test system has many motherboards. Each motherboard has a reverse-mounted test adaptor board that contains a test socket. A robotic arm inserts a memory module into the test socket, allowing the motherboard to execute programs to test the memory module. A test chamber surrounds the test socket. Compressed air is regulated and routed to local heaters near each motherboard. The local heaters pass the air over a resistive heating element to heat the air. The heated air is then directed into the test chamber to heat the memory module being tested. A local valve controls the air flow through the local heater. A host computer receives temperature measurements from each test chamber and adjusts the local heater and valve to maintain a desired test temperature. The motherboards can be cooled by cooling fans while the memory modules being tested are heated.