Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sharing resources in a system for testing semiconductor devices
- Patent Title (中): 在半导体器件测试系统中共享资源
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Application No.: US11567705Application Date: 2006-12-06
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Publication No.: US07852094B2Publication Date: 2010-12-14
- Inventor: Matthew E. Chraft , Benjamin N. Eldridge , Roy J. Henson , A. Nicholas Sporck
- Applicant: Matthew E. Chraft , Benjamin N. Eldridge , Roy J. Henson , A. Nicholas Sporck
- Applicant Address: US CA Livermore
- Assignee: FormFactor, Inc.
- Current Assignee: FormFactor, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Livermore
- Agency: Kirton & McConkie
- Main IPC: G01R31/02
- IPC: G01R31/02

Abstract:
Probes in a plurality of DUT probe groups can be connected in parallel to a single tester channel. In one aspect, digital potentiometers can be used to effectively switch the tester channel from a probe in one DUT probe group to a probe in another DUT probe group. In another aspect, switches in parallel with a resistor can accomplish such switching. In yet another aspect, a chip select terminal on each DUT can be used to effectively connect and disconnect internal DUT circuitry to the tester channel. Multiple DUT probe groups so connected can be used to create different patterns of DUT probe groups for testing different patterns of DUTs and thus facilitate sharing tester channels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080136432A1 SHARING RESOURCES IN A SYSTEM FOR TESTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Public/Granted day:2008-06-12
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