Automotive

A device that fails shortly after vehicle delivery can trigger warranty claims, recalls, and regulatory attention. The cost of a single automotive quality event, in financial terms, reputational terms, and supply chain disruption, is almost always far greater than the cost of rigorous production screening. Burn-in is one of the tools that keeps that equation in check.

AEC-Q100, JEDEC HTOL, and customer-defined reliability specifications define the qualification framework for automotive devices. Micro Control helps customers ensure their burn-in configuration and documentation are aligned with those requirements, so the process holds up at every stage, from internal review to supplier audit.

The stress conditions that were appropriate for a previous process node don’t automatically transfer to the next one. Leakage behavior, thermal characteristics, and dominant failure mechanisms all shift as process technology scales. Micro Control supports customers through those transitions with configuration reviews that ensure burn-in continues to do what it’s supposed to do.

Automotive burn-in devices often begin in engineering environments during device qualification and scale into production as volumes grow. Micro Control’s systems and engineering support are designed to work across both contexts, giving customers a consistent approach from qualification builds through ongoing production screening.