Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for defect testing of externally accessible integrated circuit interconnects
- Patent Title (中): 外部可访问的集成电路互连的缺陷测试系统和方法
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Application No.: US12570138Application Date: 2009-09-30
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Publication No.: US07990163B2Publication Date: 2011-08-02
- Inventor: Yoshinori Fujiwara , Masayoshi Nomura
- Applicant: Yoshinori Fujiwara , Masayoshi Nomura
- Applicant Address: US ID Boise
- Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US ID Boise
- Agency: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
- Main IPC: G01R31/02
- IPC: G01R31/02

Abstract:
Apparatus and methods provide built-in testing enhancements in integrated circuits. These testing enhancements permit, for example, continuity testing to pads and/or leakage current testing for more than one pad. The disclosed techniques may permit more thorough testing of integrated circuits at the die level, thereby reducing the number of defective devices that are further processed, saving both time and money. In one embodiment, a test signal is routed in real time through a built-in path that includes an input buffer for a pad under test. This permits testing of continuity between the pad and the input buffer. An output buffer can also be tested as applicable. In another embodiment, two or more pads of a die are electronically coupled together such that leakage current testing applied by a probe connected to one pad can be used to test another pad.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100013510A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFECT TESTING OF EXTERNALLY ACCESSIBLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INTERCONNECTS Public/Granted day:2010-01-21
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