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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2006
Wagdi W. Abadeer, Jericho, VT (US);
Harold Pilo, Underhill, VT (US);
Daryl M. Seitzer, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Wagdi W. Abadeer, Jericho, VT (US);
Harold Pilo, Underhill, VT (US);
Daryl M. Seitzer, Essex Junction, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for optimizing the burn-in of integrated circuits. One embodiment of the method comprises: performing a first portion of the burn-in process of the integrated circuit; monitoring a power dissipation of the integrated circuit during the first portion of the burn-in process; increasing a burn-in temperature until the power dissipation of the integrated circuit reaches a predetermined maximum power dissipation; and performing a subsequent portion of the burn-in process of the integrated circuit at the increased burn-in temperature.