Electricity: measuring and testing – Measuring – testing – or sensing electricity – per se – With rotor
Patent
1990-06-04
1991-12-03
Wieder, Kenneth A.
Electricity: measuring and testing
Measuring, testing, or sensing electricity, per se
With rotor
324158F, G01R 3102
Patent
active
050702971
ABSTRACT:
A full wafer integrated circuit testing device (10) tests integrated circuits (15) formed as a wafer in conjunction with a test control unit (40). Probe units (14) associate with respective integrated circuits (15). Probe tips (16) on probe units (14) communicate with respective pads (19) with the integrated circuits (15). Interface circuitry (36) selectively communicates test data between the test control unit (40) and the integrated circuit (15). Test pins (16) have positions on probe units (14) associated with respective integrated circuit connection points (19) for testing associated integrated circuit (15) components. Interface circuitry (36) includes comparators (54 and 56) that compare signals between the integrated circuit (15) and the test control unit (40). Memory components (66 and 68) store data associated with signals from test control unit (40) and said integrated circuit (15). Compliant material (32) assures that probe tips (16) throughout probe card (10) positively and conductively engage integrated circuit pads (19) of all associated integrated circuits (15) of a wafer.
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Born Eng C.
Hashimoto Masashi
Kwon Oh-Kyong
Malhi Satwinder
Donaldson Richard L.
Kesterson James C.
Nguyen Vinh P.
Sorensen Douglas A.
Texas Instruments Incorporated
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