Method for sorting integrated circuit devices
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1. A method in an integrated circuit process for determining at least one integrated circuit device in need of enhanced reliability testing from at least one group of integrated circuit devices undergoing test procedures, the integrated circuit devices each having a substantially unique identification code, the method comprising:
- storing an enhanced reliability testing flag in connection with the identification code of each integrated circuit device of the integrated circuit devices in the at least one group indicating whether each integrated circuit device requires said enhanced reliability testing;
automatically reading the identification code of each integrated circuit device of the integrated circuit devices in the at least one group;
accessing the enhanced reliability testing flag stored in connection with each of the automatically read identification codes of each integrated circuit device of said integrated circuit devices in said group having the identification code thereof read;
sorting the integrated circuit devices in accordance with said enhanced reliability testing flag indicating the integrated circuit devices are in need of said enhanced reliability testing; and
performing testing of integrated circuit devices only in need of said enhanced reliability testing.
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Abstract
A method for sorting integrated circuit (IC) devices of the type having a substantially unique identification (ID) code, such as a fuse ID, includes automatically reading the ID code of each of the IC devices and sorting the IC devices in accordance with their automatically read ID codes.
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1. A method in an integrated circuit process for determining at least one integrated circuit device in need of enhanced reliability testing from at least one group of integrated circuit devices undergoing test procedures, the integrated circuit devices each having a substantially unique identification code, the method comprising:
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storing an enhanced reliability testing flag in connection with the identification code of each integrated circuit device of the integrated circuit devices in the at least one group indicating whether each integrated circuit device requires said enhanced reliability testing;
automatically reading the identification code of each integrated circuit device of the integrated circuit devices in the at least one group;
accessing the enhanced reliability testing flag stored in connection with each of the automatically read identification codes of each integrated circuit device of said integrated circuit devices in said group having the identification code thereof read;
sorting the integrated circuit devices in accordance with said enhanced reliability testing flag indicating the integrated circuit devices are in need of said enhanced reliability testing; and
performing testing of integrated circuit devices only in need of said enhanced reliability testing.
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2. A method in an integrated circuit process for separating integrated circuit devices on one or more semiconductor wafers to determine any additional enhanced reliability testing from a group of integrated circuit devices undergoing test procedures, the integrated circuit devices each having a substantially unique identification code, the method comprising:
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storing an enhanced reliability testing flag in connection with the identification code of each integrated circuit device of the integrated circuit devices in at least one group indicating whether each integrated circuit device requires said enhanced reliability testing;
automatically reading the identification code of each integrated circuit device of the integrated circuit devices in the at least one group;
accessing the enhanced reliability testing flag stored in connection with each of the automatically read identification codes of each integrated circuit device of said integrated circuit devices in said at least one group having the identification code thereof read;
sorting the integrated circuit devices in accordance with whether their said enhanced reliability testing flag indicating the integrated circuit device comes from a semiconductor wafer which is known as an unreliable semiconductor wafer; and
performing testing only of integrated circuit devices in need of said enhanced reliability testing.
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