Apparatus for testing a component, method of testing the component, computer-readable storage device for implementing the method, and test arrangement using a magnetic field

A method of testing a component, comprising:

• applying a respective one of a plurality of magnetic fields with a respective magnetic field orientation from a set of magnetic field orientations to the component;
• performing a test on the component in a presence of the respective one of the plurality of magnetic fields with the respective magnetic field orientation from the set of magnetic field orientations to obtain an information characterizing an operation of the component,
• wherein said test comprises applying a plurality of digital test patterns to the component as a stimulus;
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• determining a test result based on the information characterizing the operation of the component associated with the plurality of magnetic fields with the respective magnetic field orientation from the set of magnetic field orientations.

A computer-readable storage device comprising a plurality of computer-executable instructions stored therein, wherein the plurality of computer-executable instructions comprise:

• instructions to apply a respective one of a plurality of magnetic fields with a respective magnetic field orientation from a set of magnetic field orientations to the component;
• instructions to apply a plurality of digital test patterns to the component as a stimulus in a presence of the respective one of the plurality of magnetic fields with the respective magnetic field orientation from the set of magnetic field orientations to obtain an information characterizing an operation of the component;
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• instructions to determine a test result based on the information characterizing the operation of the component associated with the plurality of magnetic fields with the respective magnetic field orientation from the set of magnetic field orientations.