Circuit trace probe and method
    1.
    发明授权
    Circuit trace probe and method 失效
    电路跟踪探头和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06401048B2

    公开(公告)日:2002-06-04

    申请号:US09782828

    申请日:2001-02-13

    IPC分类号: G01R3104

    摘要: According to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, a method of creating and accessing additional test points after circuit board design has been completed is disclosed. The apparatus and methods of the present invention provide test engineers with the ability to leave any circuit interconnections located on the exterior surfaces of a PCB exposed. These exposed circuit interconnections may be identified as access or test points and the apparatus of the present invention is specifically adapted to access, probe, and evaluate these access or test points. To allow the exposed circuit interconnections to be tested without damaging them, the invention includes a new type of probe for use in contacting the exposed traces. The preferred embodiments of the test probe apparatus of the present invention has a relatively flat head to reduce pressure on the circuit interconnections and is coated with dendrites to enhance electrical connectivity between the circuit interconnections and the probe. By using both the apparatus and the methods of the present invention, additional test points may be created on the surface of a PCB after circuit and board design has been completed.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的优选实施例,公开了在电路板设计完成之后创建和访问附加测试点的方法。 本发明的装置和方法为测试工程师提供了放置在暴露于PCB的外表面上的任何电路互连的能力。 这些暴露的电路互连可以被识别为访问或测试点,并且本发明的装置特别适于访问,探测和评估这些访问或测试点。 为了允许暴露的电路互连测试而不损坏它们,本发明包括用于接触暴露的迹线的新型探针。 本发明的测试探针装置的优选实施例具有相对平坦的头部,以减小电路互连上的压力,并且用枝晶涂覆以增强电路互连和探针之间的电连接性。 通过使用本发明的装置和方法,可以在电路和电路板设计完成之后在PCB的表面上产生额外的测试点。

    Connection/inspection device for semiconductor elements
    3.
    发明授权
    Connection/inspection device for semiconductor elements 失效
    半导体元件连接/检查装置

    公开(公告)号:US06815962B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-09

    申请号:US10216836

    申请日:2002-08-13

    IPC分类号: G01R3104

    CPC分类号: G01R1/07307

    摘要: There is provided an electric connection-inspection device which does not impair a freedom of selection of using materials from a viewpoint of restriction in terms of product's function with the aptitude of electric features of electric resistance and physical properties of internal stress, and restriction in terms of manufacture as to the appropriation or not of employment of a plating method, and which has a fine construction provided with the excellent durability that an electrode element is hard to adhere and coagulate. An electric connection-inspection device for coming into electrically contact with an object to be inspected to input and output a signal, comprising a plurality of contact terminals, a coating of a second layer having the Young's modulus higher than that of a wiring base-material layer and whose specific resistance is not more than 1×10−4 &OHgr;cm being formed on the surface of the wiring base-material layer positioned at the extreme end of the contact terminal, and a coating of a third layer having a low coagulating property being formed on the surface of the second layer.

    System and method for verifying proper connection of an integrated circuit to a circuit board
    4.
    发明授权
    System and method for verifying proper connection of an integrated circuit to a circuit board 失效
    用于验证集成电路与电路板的正确连接的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06188235B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-02-13

    申请号:US08557039

    申请日:1996-01-23

    IPC分类号: G01R3104

    CPC分类号: G01R31/041

    摘要: A test method for verifying proper connection of a CMOS IC uses measurements of a transistor within the IC which can be done with a conventional transistor tester. The transistor has its base connected to a ground pin of the IC, its collector connected to a signal pin of the IC, and its emitter connected to another signal pin of the IC. A second collector of the transistor is connected to a supply voltage pin. The method uses a first step in which suitable voltages are applied to the emitter, base and first collector to turn the transistor on, whereupon the first collector current and second collector voltage are measured. In a second step, the same voltages are applied to the emitter and base as were applied in the first step and a voltage is applied to the second collector which is equal to the voltage measured there in the first step. In a third step, the first collector current measured in the first step is subtracted from the second collector current of the second step, resulting in the true collector current. Alternatively, the method begins with the same first step as described above and in a second step a voltage equal to that measured at the second collector is applied to the second collector while additional current flowing between the collectors is measured. In a third step, the first collector current from the first step is subtracted from the additional current of the second step to give true collector current.

    摘要翻译: 用于验证CMOS IC的正确连接的测试方法使用可以用常规晶体管测试仪完成的IC内的晶体管的测量。 晶体管的基极连接到IC的接地引脚,其集电极连接到IC的信号引脚,其发射极连接到IC的另一个信号引脚。 晶体管的第二集电极连接到电源电压引脚。 该方法使用第一步骤,其中合适的电压施加到发射极,基极和第一集电极以使晶体管导通,由此测量第一集电极电流和第二集电极电压。 在第二步骤中,在第一步骤中施加相同的电压到发射极和基极,并且将电压施加到第二集电极,其等于在第一步骤中测量的电压。 在第三步骤中,从第二步骤的第二集电极电流中减去在第一步骤中测量的第一集电极电流,导致真正的集电极电流。 或者,该方法以与上述相同的第一步骤开始,并且在第二步骤中,将等于在第二收集器处测得的电压的电压施加到第二集电器,同时测量在集电极之间流过的附加电流。 在第三步骤中,从第二步骤的附加电流中减去第一步骤的第一集电极电流,以产生真正的集电极电流。

    Method for testing a CMOS integrated circuit
    5.
    发明授权
    Method for testing a CMOS integrated circuit 有权
    CMOS集成电路测试方法

    公开(公告)号:US06681193B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-01-20

    申请号:US09765502

    申请日:2001-01-18

    申请人: Carlo Dallavalle

    发明人: Carlo Dallavalle

    IPC分类号: G01R3104

    CPC分类号: G01R31/3004 G01R31/3008

    摘要: Testing a CMOS integrated circuit includes establishing a current threshold value, powering the integrated circuit in static and idle conditions, measuring the current absorbed by the integrated circuit and comparing this with the threshold value and accepting or rejecting the integrated circuit if the comparison shows that the current absorbed measured is respectively lower or higher than the threshold value. To improve discrimination between non-faulty and faulty devices, the threshold value is obtained by forming two measurement transistors in the integrated circuit, one n channel and the other p channel, biasing these in the cut-off zone and measuring their sub-threshold currents. Also, the method includes calculating the sub-threshold currents by channel unit of area of the transistors of the integrated circuit using the sub-threshold currents measured and the channel areas of the measurement transistors, obtaining the sum of the channel areas of the transistors that are cut off when the integrated circuit is idle in static conditions, and calculating the current absorbed by the integrated circuit when idle in static conditions using the result of the two operations described above and adding a pre-established current increase to the current absorbed to obtain the threshold value.

    摘要翻译: 测试CMOS集成电路包括建立电流阈值,为静态和空闲状态下的集成电路供电,测量集成电路吸收的电流,并将其与阈值进行比较,并接受或拒绝集成电路,如果比较显示 电流吸收测量值分别低于或高于阈值。 为了改善非故障和故障设备之间的区分,阈值通过在集成电路中形成两个测量晶体管,一个n沟道和另一个p沟道,将其偏置在截止区域中并测量其次阈值电流 。 此外,该方法包括使用所测量的子阈值电流和测量晶体管的沟道面积来计算子阈值电流,通过集成电路的晶体管的面积的通道单位,获得晶体管的沟道区域之和, 在静态条件下,当集成电路处于空闲状态时被切断,并且使用上述两种操作的结果计算在静态条件下空闲时由集成电路吸收的电流,并将预先建立的电流增加与吸收的电流相加,以获得 阈值。

    Multi-port programmable tester
    7.
    发明授权
    Multi-port programmable tester 有权
    多端口可编程测试仪

    公开(公告)号:US06356852B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-12

    申请号:US09368029

    申请日:1999-08-03

    申请人: Meng-Kun Ke

    发明人: Meng-Kun Ke

    IPC分类号: G01R3104

    CPC分类号: G01R27/28

    摘要: A multi-port programmable analog tester for testing an analog device having more than two test ports includes a two-port network analyzer having two network analyzer ports and an interface device coupled to the network analyzer. The interface device has at least two levels of switches, and is adapted to be coupled to the test ports of the analog device.

    摘要翻译: 用于测试具有两个以上测试端口的模拟设备的多端口可编程模拟测试器包括具有两个网络分析器端口的双端口网络分析器和耦合到网络分析器的接口设备。 接口设备具有至少两个级别的开关,并且适于耦合到模拟设备的测试端口。