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AUTOMATIC RETEST METHOD FOR SYSTEM-LEVEL IC TEST EQUIPMENT AND IC TEST EQUIPMENT USING SAME

  • US 20150066414A1
  • Filed: 04/25/2014
  • Published: 03/05/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2013
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of testing IC chips for a system-level IC test equipment that includes a processing unit, a loading/unloading unit, and multiple testing units adapted for testing the IC chips independently, wherein each of the testing units provides a pass rate for IC chips, the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) using the testing units to test the IC chips individually and transmitting a test result of the IC chips to the processing unit;

    (b) using the processing unit to assess whether the respective IC chips have reached pass thresholds of the respective testing units, according to the test result;

    (c) according to a predetermined rule and under control of the processing unit, transferring the IC that failed to reach the pass threshold to one of the multiple testing units that conforms to the predetermined rule to conduct a retest operation, wherein the predetermined rule is set based on the pass rates of the multiple testing units; and

    (d) assessing whether the IC that failed to reach the pass threshold in step (b) has reached the pass threshold in the retest operation.

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