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US08775997B2 System and method for testing and configuring semiconductor functional circuits 有权
用于测试和配置半导体功能电路的系统和方法

  • Patent Title: System and method for testing and configuring semiconductor functional circuits
  • Patent Title (中): 用于测试和配置半导体功能电路的系统和方法
  • Application No.: US10876340
    Application Date: 2004-06-23
  • Publication No.: US08775997B2
    Publication Date: 2014-07-08
  • Inventor: Michael B. Diamond
  • Applicant: Michael B. Diamond
  • Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
  • Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
  • Current Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
  • Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
  • Main IPC: G06F17/50
  • IPC: G06F17/50
System and method for testing and configuring semiconductor functional circuits
Abstract:
The present invention systems and methods enable configuration of functional components in integrated circuits. A present invention system and method can flexibly change the operational characteristics of functional components in an integrated circuit die based upon a variety of factors including manufacturing defects, compatibility characteristics, performance requirements, and system health (e.g., the number of components operating properly). Functional component operational behavior is tested and analyzed at various levels of configuration abstraction and component organization (e.g., topological inversion analysis). The testing and analysis can be performed in parallel on numerous functional components. Functional component configuration related information is presented in a graphical user interface (GUI) at various levels of granularity and in real time. The graphical user interface can facilitate user interaction in recognizing failure patterns, production test tuning and field configuration algorithm adjustment. The testing and analysis information can also be organized in a variety of convenient database formats.
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