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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
May. 19, 2005
Ronald Xavier Arroyo, Austin, TX (US);
Kenneth A. Bird, New Paltz, NY (US);
William A. Ciarfella, Round Rock, TX (US);
Bret Peter Elison, Rochester, MN (US);
Gary Franklin Goth, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Terrance Wayne Kueper, Rochester, MN (US);
Thoi Nguyen, Austin, TX (US);
Roger Donell Weekly, Austin, TX (US);
Ronald Xavier Arroyo, Austin, TX (US);
Kenneth A. Bird, New Paltz, NY (US);
William A. Ciarfella, Round Rock, TX (US);
Bret Peter Elison, Rochester, MN (US);
Gary Franklin Goth, Pleasant Valley, NY (US);
Terrance Wayne Kueper, Rochester, MN (US);
Thoi Nguyen, Austin, TX (US);
Roger Donell Weekly, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Systems and arrangements to assess the thermal performance of a thermal solution based upon the ability of a device under test (DUT) to operate in accordance with electrical performance criteria are contemplated. Embodiments may include a tester to couple with the DUT to determine an operating junction temperature. In some embodiments, the measured junction temperature may be the operating junction temperature anticipated for the DUT in a customer installation. In other embodiments, the tester may comprise logic to calculate a projected, operating junction temperature based upon the measured junction temperature and known differences between the tester and a customer installation. Upon determining the operating junction temperature for the DUT at the customer installation, the operating junction temperature is compared against a maximum junction temperature for proper operation of the DUT. Advantageously, the maximum junction temperature may be varied based upon the project objective for a line of DUTs.