Burn-In Report

Burn-in is the operation of a component under severe temperature and stress conditions to stabilize its performance. Burn-in reports may only be generated when using the Telecordia (formerly Bellcore), Bellcore Issue 5 or 6 reliability prediction methods. Before selecting the burn-in option from the Reports menu, define the burn-in time and burn‑in temperature for the desired items, as follows:

To define global burn-in time and burn-in temperature

1	In the Product tree view, navigate to the top of the product tree.

2	From the Tree menu, choose Edit

- OR -

right-click the mouse and select Edit.

3	In the Tree level item dialog box, enter values for:

•	Burn-in Temperature in °C; and

•	Burn-in Time in hours

4	Choose OK.

To define specific burn-in time and burn-in temperature

To define a burn-in time and burn-in temperature for a specific item (component or assembly):

1	In the Product tree view, navigate to the required item.

2	From the Tree menu, choose Edit

- OR -

right-click the mouse and select Edit.

3	In the Item Data dialog box (Miscellaneous tab), enter values for:

•	Burn-in Temperature in °C; and

•	Burn-in Time in hours.

4	Choose OK.

To view a Burn-In Report

From the Reports menu, choose Burn-in; the Burn-in report window opens with a first year multiplier for each item. This multiplier is the ratio of the first year failure rate to the steady-state failure rate.