Central to IPC-7801 is the (or Verification Test Vehicle). This is a dedicated, reusable test board equipped with permanent thermocouples.
As electronics become smaller, denser, and are deployed in harsher environments (think autonomous vehicles and IoT sensors in industrial settings), the "build it and hope it works" strategy is no longer viable. Ipc-7801 Pdf
: Official PDF versions from IPC are typically expensive ($100+). Central to IPC-7801 is the (or Verification Test Vehicle)