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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2006
Troy Taylor, Ramona, CA (US);
Michael Callaway, La Mesa, CA (US);
Tom Jones, Escondido, CA (US);
Delta Design, Inc., Poway, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for soaking a device in an automated testing system, includes setting a temperature control device to a first temperature, exposing the device to the temperature control device, and driving the temperature control device to a second temperature. The temperature transition rate from the first temperature to the second temperature is derived from a first natural decay rate. The first natural decay rate is based on a first-order thermal response of the device when the device is suspended in free air. The second temperature of the temperature control device is relative to a set point temperature so that when the device is socketed for testing, the temperature of the device settles at the set point temperature.