JP2001504626A - データ圧縮を備えたメモリ・テスタ - Google Patents
データ圧縮を備えたメモリ・テスタInfo
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- JP2001504626A JP2001504626A JP52379498A JP52379498A JP2001504626A JP 2001504626 A JP2001504626 A JP 2001504626A JP 52379498 A JP52379498 A JP 52379498A JP 52379498 A JP52379498 A JP 52379498A JP 2001504626 A JP2001504626 A JP 2001504626A
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Classifications
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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
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- 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
- G01R31/3193—Tester hardware, i.e. output processing circuits with comparison between actual response and known fault free response
- G01R31/31935—Storing data, e.g. failure memory
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- 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
- G01R31/31903—Tester hardware, i.e. output processing circuits tester configuration
- G01R31/31912—Tester/user interface
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- G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
- G11C—STATIC STORES
- G11C29/00—Checking stores for correct operation ; Subsequent repair; Testing stores during standby or offline operation
- G11C29/56—External testing equipment for static stores, e.g. automatic test equipment [ATE]; Interfaces therefor
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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
- 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
- G11C29/44—Indication or identification of errors, e.g. for repair
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
- Tests Of Electronic Circuits (AREA)
- For Increasing The Reliability Of Semiconductor Memories (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US08/752,414 US6360340B1 (en) | 1996-11-19 | 1996-11-19 | Memory tester with data compression |
| US08/752,414 | 1996-11-19 | ||
| PCT/US1997/020997 WO1998022951A1 (en) | 1996-11-19 | 1997-11-18 | Memory tester with data compression |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JP2001504626A true JP2001504626A (ja) | 2001-04-03 |
| JP2001504626A5 JP2001504626A5 (https=) | 2005-07-14 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| JP52379498A Ceased JP2001504626A (ja) | 1996-11-19 | 1997-11-18 | データ圧縮を備えたメモリ・テスタ |
Country Status (6)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| US (1) | US6360340B1 (https=) |
| EP (1) | EP1016089B1 (https=) |
| JP (1) | JP2001504626A (https=) |
| KR (1) | KR100516428B1 (https=) |
| DE (1) | DE69712113T2 (https=) |
| WO (1) | WO1998022951A1 (https=) |
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2010067471A1 (ja) * | 2008-12-08 | 2010-06-17 | 株式会社アドバンテスト | 試験装置およびデバッグ方法 |
| US8743702B2 (en) | 2008-12-08 | 2014-06-03 | Advantest Corporation | Test apparatus and test method |
| US10636509B2 (en) | 2017-02-20 | 2020-04-28 | Toshiba Memory Corporation | Memory test apparatus |
Families Citing this family (20)
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW473728B (en) * | 1999-07-22 | 2002-01-21 | Koninkl Philips Electronics Nv | A method for testing a memory array and a memory-based device so testable with a fault response signalizing mode for when finding predetermined correspondence between fault patterns signalizing one such fault pattern only in the form of a compressed resp |
| US6629282B1 (en) * | 1999-11-05 | 2003-09-30 | Advantest Corp. | Module based flexible semiconductor test system |
| US6718487B1 (en) * | 2000-06-27 | 2004-04-06 | Infineon Technologies North America Corp. | Method for high speed testing with low speed semiconductor test equipment |
| KR100723464B1 (ko) * | 2000-11-29 | 2007-06-04 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 프레임비트를 이용하여 테스트모드의 경우의 수를확장하는 테스트모드 설정회로 |
| US6577156B2 (en) * | 2000-12-05 | 2003-06-10 | International Business Machines Corporation | Method and apparatus for initializing an integrated circuit using compressed data from a remote fusebox |
| US6834364B2 (en) * | 2001-04-19 | 2004-12-21 | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | Algorithmically programmable memory tester with breakpoint trigger, error jamming and 'scope mode that memorizes target sequences |
| CA2348799A1 (fr) * | 2001-05-22 | 2002-11-22 | Marcel Blais | Appareil d'essai de composants electroniques |
| KR100459698B1 (ko) * | 2002-02-08 | 2004-12-04 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 병렬검사되는 개수를 증가시키는 반도체 소자의 전기적검사방법 |
| US7139943B2 (en) * | 2002-03-29 | 2006-11-21 | Infineon Technologies Ag | Method and apparatus for providing adjustable latency for test mode compression |
| US7392434B2 (en) * | 2002-10-21 | 2008-06-24 | Zeroplus Technology Co., Ltd. | Logic analyzer data processing method |
| DE10297807T5 (de) * | 2002-10-21 | 2005-08-25 | Zeroplus Technology Co., Ltd. | Datenverarbeitungsverfahren eines logischen Prüfgeräts |
| EP1416641A1 (en) * | 2002-10-30 | 2004-05-06 | STMicroelectronics S.r.l. | Method for compressing high repetitivity data, in particular data used in memory device testing |
| US7493534B2 (en) * | 2003-08-29 | 2009-02-17 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Memory error ranking |
| US7472330B2 (en) * | 2003-11-26 | 2008-12-30 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Magnetic memory which compares compressed fault maps |
| US7484065B2 (en) | 2004-04-20 | 2009-01-27 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Selective memory allocation |
| US20060236185A1 (en) * | 2005-04-04 | 2006-10-19 | Ronald Baker | Multiple function results using single pattern and method |
| KR100747370B1 (ko) | 2005-04-21 | 2007-08-07 | 제로플러스 테크날러지 코포레이션 엘티디 | 논리분석기 데이터 처리 방법 |
| US20070266283A1 (en) * | 2006-05-01 | 2007-11-15 | Nec Laboratories America, Inc. | Method and Apparatus for Testing an Integrated Circuit |
| US7596729B2 (en) * | 2006-06-30 | 2009-09-29 | Micron Technology, Inc. | Memory device testing system and method using compressed fail data |
| KR20150008707A (ko) | 2013-07-15 | 2015-01-23 | 삼성전자주식회사 | 독출 데이터를 마스킹하는 메모리 장치 및 이의 테스트 방법 |
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| JPS59180898A (ja) * | 1983-03-31 | 1984-10-15 | Hitachi Ltd | 不良ビット救済方法 |
| EP0125633B1 (en) * | 1983-05-11 | 1990-08-08 | Hitachi, Ltd. | Testing apparatus for redundant memory |
| US4876685A (en) * | 1987-06-08 | 1989-10-24 | Teradyne, Inc. | Failure information processing in automatic memory tester |
| EP0424612A3 (en) * | 1989-08-30 | 1992-03-11 | International Business Machines Corporation | Apparatus and method for real time data error capture and compression for redundancy analysis of a memory |
| US5173906A (en) | 1990-08-31 | 1992-12-22 | Dreibelbis Jeffrey H | Built-in self test for integrated circuits |
| US5617531A (en) * | 1993-11-02 | 1997-04-01 | Motorola, Inc. | Data Processor having a built-in internal self test controller for testing a plurality of memories internal to the data processor |
| JPH09507730A (ja) * | 1994-01-14 | 1997-08-05 | ヒューストン・アドバンスト・リサーチ・センター | ビデオ・イメージに対する境界スプライン・ウエーブレット圧縮 |
| JP3552175B2 (ja) * | 1995-05-17 | 2004-08-11 | 株式会社アドバンテスト | フェイルメモリ装置 |
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1996
- 1996-11-19 US US08/752,414 patent/US6360340B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1997
- 1997-11-18 WO PCT/US1997/020997 patent/WO1998022951A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1997-11-18 JP JP52379498A patent/JP2001504626A/ja not_active Ceased
- 1997-11-18 EP EP97949467A patent/EP1016089B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-11-18 KR KR10-1999-7004393A patent/KR100516428B1/ko not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1997-11-18 DE DE69712113T patent/DE69712113T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
Cited By (6)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WO2010067471A1 (ja) * | 2008-12-08 | 2010-06-17 | 株式会社アドバンテスト | 試験装置およびデバッグ方法 |
| JP4536160B2 (ja) * | 2008-12-08 | 2010-09-01 | 株式会社アドバンテスト | 試験装置およびデバッグ方法 |
| JPWO2010067471A1 (ja) * | 2008-12-08 | 2012-05-17 | 株式会社アドバンテスト | 試験装置およびデバッグ方法 |
| TWI405987B (zh) * | 2008-12-08 | 2013-08-21 | Advantest Corp | 測試裝置與除錯方法 |
| US8743702B2 (en) | 2008-12-08 | 2014-06-03 | Advantest Corporation | Test apparatus and test method |
| US10636509B2 (en) | 2017-02-20 | 2020-04-28 | Toshiba Memory Corporation | Memory test apparatus |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| KR100516428B1 (ko) | 2005-09-22 |
| EP1016089A1 (en) | 2000-07-05 |
| WO1998022951A1 (en) | 1998-05-28 |
| DE69712113T2 (de) | 2002-11-21 |
| DE69712113D1 (de) | 2002-05-23 |
| KR20000053363A (ko) | 2000-08-25 |
| US6360340B1 (en) | 2002-03-19 |
| EP1016089B1 (en) | 2002-04-17 |
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