Kingston memory products are subjected to rigorous testing processes to insure their reliability, integrity and compatibility. Each new module design is subjected to a series of reviews and tests that can include:
- Specification Verification - Kingston engineers verify that a module design meets the engineering specifications issued by OEMs or industry groups such as JEDEC. Testing is performed on Kingston's multi-million dollar testers that feature proprietary software that measures and characterizes a module's performance.
- Signal Quality and Integrity Test - Kingston's Memory Technology Lab utilizes motherboards and high-speed oscilloscopes to examine the electrical signals going into and out of memory modules. Timing and waveform analysis reveals a module's signal quality and integrity characteristics, which are used to predict the quality of the module's design and components.
- Reliability Tests - A series of calibrated hot and cold cycles for up to 1,000 cycles, and a temperature and humidity stress test for up to 1,000 hours. In addition, Guardband Testing cycles modules through a series of voltage and temperature cycles.
