Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery – Pulse or data error handling – Memory testing
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-08
2011-03-08
Beausoliel, Robert (Department: 2117)
Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery
Pulse or data error handling
Memory testing
C714S724000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07904765
ABSTRACT:
Provided is a test apparatus including: test signal supply sections supplying a test signal writing test data to the connected memory under test, to a terminal of the memory; terminal correspondence determination sections outputting a terminal unit determination result indicating whether test data from the connected terminal matches an expected value; a determination result selection section selecting, for each memory, terminal unit determination results from the terminal correspondence determination sections; a memory correspondence determination section determining whether writing succeeded to each memory, based on the selection result by the determination result selection section; an identifying section identifying a test signal supply section connected to the memory to which writing succeeded and a test signal supply section connected to the memory to which writing failed; and a mask treatment section instructing each test signal supply section whether to perform re-testing, according to whether writing succeeded.
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Hata Masahiko
Sato Shin-ya
Advantest Corporation
Beausoliel Robert
Gandhi Dipakkumar
Osha • Liang LLP
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