Device characterization & production test

Your challenges

Characterization and production have many things in common. Actually, production testing is often derived from the characterization procedures and methods with reduced test depth.

• Ensuring product quality while scaling from lab samples to mass deployment
• Automated testing with the right balance of test accuracy and speed
• Faster to market with fully qualified products
• Correlation of test results from development through characterization to production

Specific requirements in characterization:

• Characterize the lot within a short time while maintaining a high level of accuracy and sensitivity
• Verify the components in a small lot across corner cases in level and temperature to release for production
• Run stress testing, also called highly accelerated stress screening (HASS) and highly accelerated life cycle testing (HALT) to ensure product quality

Specific requirements in production:

• Enable highest throughput using speed optimized testing and minimized test depth
• Ensure only good devices will leave the factory using the right amount of testing
• Find faulty units as early as possible in the production process

Production solutions for RF & microwave components

• The compact vector component analyzer R&S PVT360A enables highest throughput with built-in sequencing, parallelization of test and data processing plus multi-site support. The product is optimized for stable test conditions with high repeatability and lowest drift.
• The R&S ZNBT vector network analyzer is speed optimized and provides parallel testing on many devices using its up to 24 ports simultaneously.
• R&S®ZNrun vector network analyzer automation suite optimizes the usage of the many test ports of the multiport VNA solutions in the most efficient way while optimizing throughput.
• On-wafer testing is enabled through the integration of our vector network analyzers with the leading wafer prober partners MPI Corporation and Formfactor
• Instruments health & utilization monitoring service (HUMS) supports management of deployed test fleet providing health and utilization status in many details.
• Within the Rohde & Schwarz WMT software service, experienced application engineers assist you with any questions and together we develop a test solution that perfectly matches your requirements. This includes automation, result handling and test report generation as needed.