摘要:
To provide a tester for semiconductor integrated circuits that can test an A/D converter circuit and a D/A converter circuit in a mixed signal type semiconductor integrated circuit comprising an A/D converter circuit and a D/A converter circuit at high accuracy and at high speed. A test assisting device is provided in the vicinity of a testing circuit board on which a semiconductor integrated circuit to be tested is mounted. The test assisting device comprises a data circuit to supply analog test signals to the A/D converter circuit of the semiconductor integrated circuit to be tested, and digital test signals to the D/A converter circuit thereof, a measured data memory to store test outputs from the semiconductor integrated circuit to be tested, and an analyzer portion to analyze data stored in the measured data memory.
摘要:
An external test ancillary device (BOST device) analyzes measured information output from a semiconductor integrated circuit and transmits a result of analysis to a semiconductor test apparatus. The external test ancillary device includes a DAC counter for generating input data; a digital-to-analog converter for converting the data output from the counter from a digital signal into an analog signal; an analog-to-digital converter which receives data output from the digital-to-analog converter by way of a loopback line and converts the data from an analog signal into a digital signal; a DSP analysis section for performing self-diagnostic operation on the basis of data output from the analog-to-digital converter; measured data memory, an address counter, and a data write control circuit.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit detecting a change in the internal propagation delay and self-compensating such a change. A combination of semiconductor integrated circuits can self-compensate a change in the total propagation delay of the circuit. There is provided a ring oscillator composed of dummy device elements separate from an actually-used logic circuit portion. The oscillating pulses of the ring oscillator are counted relative to a reference pulse signal. The semiconductor integrated circuit has a delay time compensation control circuit block which generates control data used to compensate the change in the propagation delay based on the difference between the first-counted value and a subsequently counted value. In a combination of semiconductor integrated circuits, the delay time compensation control circuit block may be provided for each channel. Alternatively, the delay time compensation control circuit block may be provided for common use by many channels.