Invention Grant
- Patent Title: TSV first ends connected to test stimulus and response signals
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Application No.: US15845339Application Date: 2017-12-18
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Publication No.: US10267856B2Publication Date: 2019-04-23
- Inventor: Lee D. Whetsel , Baher S. Haroun
- Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Lawrence J. Bassuk; Charles A. Brill; Frank D. Cimino
- Main IPC: G01R31/26
- IPC: G01R31/26 ; G01R31/317 ; G01R31/04 ; G01R31/3177 ; G01R31/3185

Abstract:
This disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus for testing TSVs within a semiconductor device. According to embodiments illustrated and described in the disclosure, a TSV may be tested by stimulating and measuring a response from a first end of a TSV while the second end of the TSV held at ground potential. Multiple TSVs within the semiconductor device may be tested in parallel to reduce the TSV testing time according to the disclosure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180106863A1 TSV TESTING USING TEST CIRCUITS AND GROUNDING MEANS Public/Granted day:2018-04-19
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