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Method and apparatus for wireless testing of integrated circuits

  • US 6,331,782 B1
  • Filed: 03/23/1998
  • Issued: 12/18/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for testing a microelectronic circuit that includes a plurality of test portions configured to emit electromagnetic response signals in response to a predetermined signal, the system comprising:

  • a signal source for wirelessly applying said predetermined signal to said microelectronic circuit; and

    a test probe for wirelessly receiving said electromagnetic response signals from said plurality of test portions of said microelectronic circuit mounted on a test bed, wherein each of the test portions uses a different frequency to transmit said electromagnetic response signals such that each frequency corresponds to a different test portion, and wherein the test probe comprises an electromagnetic receiver configured to detect said electromagnetic response.

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