Abstract:
In the disclosed methods, integrated circuit (IC) dice are manufactured from a common specification, and the IC dice are tested for defective circuitry. Respective defect sets are generated to indicate defective circuitry in the IC die. The dice are assigned to bins based on the respective defect sets. For each bin, all IC dice assigned to the bin have equivalent respective defect sets. Product definitions are provided, and each product definition indicates a respective set of circuitry required for a corresponding product. Respective sets of packages are manufactured for each product. In the manufacturing of each package of a respective set of packages for each product, one or more IC dice are selected from a subset of the plurality of bins such that the IC dice have respective defect sets allowed by the product definition of the product. The selected IC dice are then manufactured into the package.
Abstract:
In an apparatus relating generally to an IC die, the IC die has a regulated power supply, a power supply grid, and a test circuit. The regulated power supply is biased between a source supply node and a source ground node, which are externally accessible nodes of the IC die. An internal supply node of the power supply grid is coupled to the regulated power supply. The test circuit is coupled to the internal supply node of the power supply grid. The test circuit is configured to test for at least one short in the power supply grid. The test circuit is configured to limit power through the power supply grid to less than that of a probe tip tolerance. The test circuit is configured to test for the at least one short in presence of background current leakage of the power supply grid.