DE60103635D1 - Vorrichtung und verfahren zur verbesserung der prüfung, des ertrags und der leistung von vlsi schaltungen - Google Patents

Vorrichtung und verfahren zur verbesserung der prüfung, des ertrags und der leistung von vlsi schaltungen

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DE60103635D1
DE60103635D1 DE60103635T DE60103635T DE60103635D1 DE 60103635 D1 DE60103635 D1 DE 60103635D1 DE 60103635 T DE60103635 T DE 60103635T DE 60103635 T DE60103635 T DE 60103635T DE 60103635 D1 DE60103635 D1 DE 60103635D1
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improving
vlsi
test
performance
yield
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Martin Gall
Wayne Ellis
Shiniji Miyamoto
Masahiro Yoshihara
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Qimonda AG
Toshiba Corp
International Business Machines Corp
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Infineon Technologies AG
Toshiba Corp
International Business Machines Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/317—Testing of digital circuits
    • G01R31/31724—Test controller, e.g. BIST state machine
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/317—Testing of digital circuits
    • G01R31/3181—Functional testing
    • G01R31/319—Tester hardware, i.e. output processing circuits
    • G01R31/31917—Stimuli generation or application of test patterns to the device under test [DUT]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11C—STATIC STORES
    • G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
    • G11C29/04—Detection or location of defective memory elements, e.g. cell constructio details, timing of test signals
    • G11C29/08—Functional testing, e.g. testing during refresh, power-on self testing [POST] or distributed testing
    • G11C29/12—Built-in arrangements for testing, e.g. built-in self testing [BIST] or interconnection details
    • G11C29/18—Address generation devices; Devices for accessing memories, e.g. details of addressing circuits
    • G11C29/26—Accessing multiple arrays
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
    • G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
    • G01R31/317—Testing of digital circuits
    • G01R31/3181—Functional testing
    • G01R31/3187—Built-in tests

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Tests Of Electronic Circuits (AREA)
  • For Increasing The Reliability Of Semiconductor Memories (AREA)
  • Dram (AREA)
  • Techniques For Improving Reliability Of Storages (AREA)
DE60103635T 2000-03-23 2001-03-15 Vorrichtung und verfahren zur verbesserung der prüfung, des ertrags und der leistung von vlsi schaltungen Expired - Fee Related DE60103635T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09/533,226 US6320803B1 (en) 2000-03-23 2000-03-23 Method and apparatus for improving the testing, yield and performance of very large scale integrated circuits
US533226 2000-03-23
PCT/US2001/008530 WO2001071726A2 (en) 2000-03-23 2001-03-15 Method and apparatus for improving the testing, yield and performance of very large scale integrated circuits

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DE60103635D1 true DE60103635D1 (de) 2004-07-08
DE60103635T2 DE60103635T2 (de) 2005-06-09

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US (1) US6320803B1 (de)
EP (1) EP1273010B1 (de)
KR (1) KR100743292B1 (de)
DE (1) DE60103635T2 (de)
TW (1) TW511091B (de)
WO (1) WO2001071726A2 (de)

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TW511091B (en) 2002-11-21
WO2001071726A2 (en) 2001-09-27
EP1273010B1 (de) 2004-06-02
KR100743292B1 (ko) 2007-07-26
WO2001071726A3 (en) 2002-05-23
EP1273010A2 (de) 2003-01-08
DE60103635T2 (de) 2005-06-09
US6320803B1 (en) 2001-11-20

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Owner name: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP., ARMONK,, US

Owner name: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, KAWASAKI, KANAGAWA, JP

Owner name: QIMONDA AG, 81739 MUENCHEN, DE

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee