Burn-in ovens in
electronics
The field of electronics is a branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour and effects of electrons using electronic devices. Electronics uses active devices to control electron flow by amplification ...
device fabrication, are designed for dynamic and static burn-in of
integrated circuits and other electronic devices, including
laser diode
The laser diode chip removed and placed on the eye of a needle for scale
A laser diode (LD, also injection laser diode or ILD, or diode laser) is a semiconductor device similar to a light-emitting diode in which a diode pumped directly with e ...
s. Typical sizes are from under ten to over , with air or
nitrogen
Nitrogen is the chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7. Nitrogen is a nonmetal and the lightest member of group 15 of the periodic table, often called the pnictogens. It is a common element in the universe, estimated at se ...
configurations. Operating temperatures can go over , and can use both single and multiple temperature settings.
Burn-in oven applications can be used in numerous different applications such as high-dissipation forward bias, high-temperature reverse
bias
Bias is a disproportionate weight ''in favor of'' or ''against'' an idea or thing, usually in a way that is closed-minded, prejudicial, or unfair. Biases can be innate or learned. People may develop biases for or against an individual, a group ...
, dynamic and static
burn-in
Burn-in is the process by which components of a system are exercised before being placed in service (and often, before the system being completely assembled from those components). This testing process will force certain failures to occur under ...
of
microprocessors
A microprocessor is a computer processor where the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit, or a small number of integrated circuits. The microprocessor contains the arithmetic, logic, and control circu ...
and other
semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material which has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as copper, and an insulator, such as glass. Its resistivity falls as its temperature rises; metals behave in the opposite way. ...
devices.
Burn-in ovens are considered a type of
batch oven. Other types of batch ovens are
bench/laboratory,
reach-in, walk in/truck in, and
clean process.
One company builds systems designed for burn-in of low power laser diodes up to 1A and high power laser diodes up to 300A.
References
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Industrial ovens
Semiconductor fabrication equipment
Environmental testing