Invention Grant
- Patent Title: TSV testing using test circuits and grounding means
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Application No.: US17848383Application Date: 2022-06-23
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Publication No.: US11644503B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Lee D. Whetsel , Baher S. Haroun
- Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Carl G. Peterson; Frank D. Cimino
- The original application number of the division: US17124062 2020.12.16
- Main IPC: G01R31/3177
- IPC: G01R31/3177 ; G01R31/26 ; G01R31/3185 ; G01R31/317

Abstract:
This disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus for testing TSVs within a semiconductor device. According to embodiments illustrated and described in the disclosure, a TSV may be tested by stimulating and measuring a response from a first end of a TSV while the second end of the TSV held at ground potential. Multiple TSVs within the semiconductor device may be tested in parallel to reduce the TSV testing time according to the disclosure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220317182A1 TSV TESTING USING TEST CIRCUITS AND GROUNDING MEANS Public/Granted day:2022-10-06
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