RF CHIP TESTING METHOD AND SYSTEM

摘要

A method and system for testing RF chips for radio specification compliance is described. The system comprises a test board (80) having a plurality of interconnected sockets (82a,b,c) for receiving chips to be tested. In testing, signals generated by transmitter circuitry (20) within a group of test chips are used to test the receiver (30) functionality of the other chips loaded in the system. Hence, for tests requiring several analogue radio signals, a plurality of chips are tested at the same time using signals generated from other chips. Additionally, the system does not require expensive dedicated RF analogue signal generating equipment.