Apparatus for testing an integrated circuit chip without concern

Details Apparatus for testing an integrated circuit chip without concern Apparatus for testing an integrated circuit chip without concern

1982-12-07

1985-10-01

Strecker, Gerard R.

Electricity: measuring and testing

Plural, automatically sequential tests

G01R 3128

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045448825

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus is disclosed which provides for testing a wide variety of different types of electrical circuit devices, such as PROM integrated circuit chips, with very little if any programming being required, and without concern as to which of the terminals of the chip are inputs or outputs. The testing apparatus achieves this result by taking advantage of the significant difference in the input and output impedances of most chips to permit treating the logical levels on both inputs and outputs of the chip in a like manner while generating a running signature output in response to a series of input test patterns, the resulting final signature obtained being indicative of the operation of the chip. Provision is also made for testing circuits having internal storage and/or requiring special power or clock inputs.

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patent: 4404519 (1983-09-01), Westcott
patent: 4450402 (1984-05-01), Owen
patent: 4465968 (1984-08-01), Stauers

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