Replacement of suspect or marginally defective computing system components during fulfillment test of build-to-order test phase

US9672142B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Matthew Gadzinski · Marlboro, US
• Anthony G. Gorey · Beacon, US
• Richard W. Gregory · Poughkeepsie, US
• Rohan A. Jones · Poughkeepsie, US
• Michel Joseph · Saverne, FR
• Kurt J. Leuchten · Poughkeepsie, US
• Gerald G. Stanquist · Salt Point, US
• Brian W. Stocker · Port Ewen, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 6, 2013
• Grant date: Jun 6, 2017
• Expiry date: Apr 7, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02P90/02
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A fulfillment test of a computing system having components is performed within a build-to-order test phase. Responsive to the fulfillment test failing, the component that most contributed to the fulfillment test failing is replaced, regardless of whether the given component was determined to be suspect or marginally defective pursuant to a fabrication test previously performed within a build-to-plan test phase. Any other component of that contributed to the fulfillment test failing and that was determined to be suspect or marginally defective pursuant to the fabrication test previously performed within the build-to-plan test phase is also replaced.