LOW-COST CONFIGURATION FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING PARAMETRIC MEASUREMENT UNITS IN AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT
    1.
    发明授权
    LOW-COST CONFIGURATION FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING PARAMETRIC MEASUREMENT UNITS IN AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT 有权
    实价配置用于检测和控制参数测量单元在自动测试设备

    公开(公告)号:EP1157279B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-18

    申请号:EP00914494.0

    申请日:2000-02-03

    申请人: Teradyne, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01R31/319

    摘要: Pin slice circuitry used in automatic test equipment is disclosed. The pin slice circuitry includes a portion implemented using CMOS technology and a portion implemented using bipolar technology. The CMOS portion includes a plurality of timing generator circuits, digital sigma delta modulator circuitry used to generate digital bit streams representative of analog reference levels, and programmable digital signal processing circuitry. The bipolar portion includes driver/receiver channels, a parametric measurement unit, and decoder circuitry, which produces the analog reference levels from the digital bit streams generated by the modulator circuitry. The analog reference levels are used by the driver/receiver channels and the parametric measurement unit; and, the digital signal processing circuitry is used to monitor and control levels produced by the parametric measurement unit. The disclosed pin slice circuitry has the advantages of reduced size and cost as compared with conventional pin slice circuitry.

    AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT USING SIGMA DELTA MODULATION TO CREATE REFERENCE LEVELS
    2.
    发明公开
    AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT USING SIGMA DELTA MODULATION TO CREATE REFERENCE LEVELS 有权
    Σ-Δ调制的用于产生参考水平自动测试设备

    公开(公告)号:EP1149298A1

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-31

    申请号:EP00908478.1

    申请日:2000-02-03

    申请人: TERADYNE, INC.

    IPC分类号: G01R31/319 H03M3/02

    CPC分类号: G01R31/31908 G01R31/31924

    摘要: Pin slice circuitry used in automatic test equipment is disclosed. The pin slice circuitry includes a portion implemented using CMOS technology and a portion implemented using bipolar technology. The CMOS portion includes a plurality of timing generator circuits and sigma delta modulator circuitry, which is used to generate digital bit streams representative of analog reference levels. The bipolar portion includes driver/receiver channels, a parametric measurement unit, and decoder circuitry, which produces the analog reference levels from the digital bit streams generated by the modulator circuitry. The analog reference levels are used by the driver/receiver channels and the parametric measurement unit. The disclosed pin slice circuitry has the advantages of reduced size and cost as compared with conventional pin slice circuitry.

    AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT USING SIGMA DELTA MODULATION TO CREATE REFERENCE LEVELS
    3.
    发明授权
    AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT USING SIGMA DELTA MODULATION TO CREATE REFERENCE LEVELS 有权
    Σ-Δ调制的用于产生参考水平自动测试设备

    公开(公告)号:EP1149298B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-05-21

    申请号:EP00908478.1

    申请日:2000-02-03

    申请人: TERADYNE, INC.

    IPC分类号: G01R31/319 H03M3/02

    CPC分类号: G01R31/31908 G01R31/31924

    摘要: Pin slice circuitry used in automatic test equipment is disclosed. The pin slice circuitry includes a portion implemented using CMOS technology and a portion implemented using bipolar technology. The CMOS portion includes a plurality of timing generator circuits and sigma delta modulator circuitry, which is used to generate digital bit streams representative of analog reference levels. The bipolar portion includes driver/receiver channels, a parametric measurement unit, and decoder circuitry, which produces the analog reference levels from the digital bit streams generated by the modulator circuitry. The analog reference levels are used by the driver/receiver channels and the parametric measurement unit. The disclosed pin slice circuitry has the advantages of reduced size and cost as compared with conventional pin slice circuitry.

    LOW-COST CONFIGURATION FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING PARAMETRIC MEASUREMENT UNITS IN AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT
    4.
    发明公开
    LOW-COST CONFIGURATION FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING PARAMETRIC MEASUREMENT UNITS IN AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT 有权
    实价配置用于检测和控制参数测量单元在自动测试设备

    公开(公告)号:EP1157279A1

    公开(公告)日:2001-11-28

    申请号:EP00914494.0

    申请日:2000-02-03

    申请人: TERADYNE, INC.

    IPC分类号: G01R31/319

    摘要: Pin slice circuitry used in automatic test equipment is disclosed. The pin slice circuitry includes a portion implemented using CMOS technology and a portion implemented using bipolar technology. The CMOS portion includes a plurality of timing generator circuits, digital sigma delta modulator circuitry used to generate digital bit streams representative of analog reference levels, and programmable digital signal processing circuitry. The bipolar portion includes driver/receiver channels, a parametric measurement unit, and decoder circuitry, which produces the analog reference levels from the digital bit streams generated by the modulator circuitry. The analog reference levels are used by the driver/receiver channels and the parametric measurement unit; and, the digital signal processing circuitry is used to monitor and control levels produced by the parametric measurement unit. The disclosed pin slice circuitry has the advantages of reduced size and cost as compared with conventional pin slice circuitry.