SYSTEM TEST

The System Testing offer is linked to system house companies deliverables or end products. The base object to be tested is typically a system board or a whole device (cell phone, control box) which includes a large variety of chips (e.g. SRAM, T-CAM, SoC, MCU) and complex functionalities.

The value proposition is a sign-off radiation test for complex systems, in its final functioning modes.The objective here is to identify how radiations impact the global system MTBF.This is achieved by exposing the system to be tested to a radiative source while the system is running its application (either regular or test-specific).

The test strategy will be based on:

  • A set of applications to be executed while the system is irradiated
  • A global (whole device) and/or single chip-focused radiations exposition system
  • A reporting of the fluence to which the device has been exposed for each test confition.

      • Note that in such case, the test plan/execution/analysis is under the customer responsibility.

      No dedicated hardware nor tester capabilities have to be considered at iRoC side, except specific dosimetry devices, as test application and hardware is provided by the customer.

      Baseline offer:

      • Provide access to beam facilities
      • Provide fluence measurement capabilities
      • Provide on-site support during test execution

      Option1:

      • Help the customer define the test strategy

      Option 2:

      • Help the customer define radio-protection policy for his employees attending the test

      Deliverable to Customers:

      Offer Deliverable Description
      Base Beam Reservation Formal beam slot reservation to be used by the customer to run his tests
      Fluence Log Fluence log file which describes radiation conditions during testing
      Option 1 Test plan Define test conditions and device configurations according to the errors to detect
      Option 2 Radio-Protection Guidelines Description of radio-protection rules & facilities to be considered while on site

       

      Schedule

      System Test are generally scheduled independently from the accelerated test shuttles. Even though the same labs are used as for Accelerated test (TRIUMF, TSL), the beam line is different. The same schedule than accelerated tests applies only when running tests a WNR (Los Alamos).