PIN ELECTRONICS DRIVER
    2.
    发明公开
    PIN ELECTRONICS DRIVER 审中-公开
    引脚电子驱动器

    公开(公告)号:EP1929318A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-11

    申请号:EP06804150.8

    申请日:2006-09-26

    申请人: Teradyne, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01R31/319

    CPC分类号: G01R31/31924

    摘要: Circuitry for driving a pin of a device includes a first circuit path terminating in a first impedance, a second circuit path terminating in a second impedance, where the second impedance is less than the first impedance, and a selection circuit to control operation of the second circuit path. When the second circuit path is not configured for operation, the first circuit path is configured to output one of plural first voltage signals. When the second circuit path is in configured for operation, the second circuit path is configured to output a second voltage signal. The second voltage signal is greater than the plural first voltage signals.

    LOW-COST CONFIGURATION FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING PARAMETRIC MEASUREMENT UNITS IN AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT
    3.
    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
    4.
    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.

    STROBE TECHNIQUE FOR TEST OF DIGITAL SIGNAL TIMING
    5.
    发明公开
    STROBE TECHNIQUE FOR TEST OF DIGITAL SIGNAL TIMING 审中-公开
    频闪技术测试数字信号定时

    公开(公告)号:EP1927203A2

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-04

    申请号:EP06804013.8

    申请日:2006-09-22

    申请人: Teradyne, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04B17/00

    摘要: A test system timing method simulates the timing of a synchronous clock on the device under test. Strobe pulses can be generated by routing an edge generator to delay elements with incrementally increasing delay values. A data signal or synchronous clock signal can be applied to the input of each of a set of latches which are clocked by the strobe pulses. An encoder can convert the series of samples which are thereby latched to a word representing edge time and polarity of the sampled signal. If the sampled signal is a data signal, the word can be stored in memory. If the sampled signal is a clock signal, the word is routed to a clock bus and used to address the memory. The difference between clock edge time and data edge time is provided and can be compared against expected values.

    USING A PARAMETRIC MEASUREMENT UNIT TO SENSE A VOLTAGE AT A DEVICE UNDER TEST
    6.
    发明公开
    USING A PARAMETRIC MEASUREMENT UNIT TO SENSE A VOLTAGE AT A DEVICE UNDER TEST 审中-公开
    使用参数测量单元,用于感测元件的电压进行检查

    公开(公告)号:EP1825283A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-08-29

    申请号:EP05854427.1

    申请日:2005-12-16

    申请人: Teradyne, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01R31/28

    CPC分类号: G01R31/31924

    摘要: Circuitry for use in testing a device includes a first measurement unit to apply a forced voltage to the device, and a second measurement unit having functionality that is disabled. The second measurement unit includes a sense path to receive a sensed voltage from the device, where the sense path connects to the first measurement unit through the second measurement unit. The first measurement unit adjusts the forced voltage based on the sensed voltage.

    AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT USING SIGMA DELTA MODULATION TO CREATE REFERENCE LEVELS
    7.
    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
    8.
    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.

    STROBE TECHNIQUE FOR TIME STAMPING A DIGITAL SIGNAL
    9.
    发明公开
    STROBE TECHNIQUE FOR TIME STAMPING A DIGITAL SIGNAL 审中-公开
    频闪技术时间戳的数字信号

    公开(公告)号:EP1927204A2

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-04

    申请号:EP06804068.2

    申请日:2006-09-22

    申请人: Teradyne, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H04B17/00

    摘要: A system and apparatus generates a time-stamp to identify and record the time of an event such as an edge received in a data signal or clock signal. A set of strobe pulses can be generated by routing an external clock signal to delay elements with incrementally increasing delay values. A data signal or device under test clock signal can be applied to the input to each of a set of latches which are clocked by the strobe pulses. The set of latches can thereby capture a series of samples of the data signal or clock signal. The series of samples can be encoded as an edge time within a clock cycle. A clock cycle counter can be added to the edge time to generate the time stamp.