Methods and apparatus for semiconductor testing
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1. A test system, comprising:
- a tester configured to test a component and generate test data; and
a computer connected to the tester and configured to receive the test data, identify an outlier in the test data, and generate an output report including the identified outlier.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for testing semiconductors according to various aspects of the present invention comprises a test system comprising an outlier identification element configured to identify significant data in a set of test results. The test system may be configured to provide the data in an output report. The outlier identification element suitably performs the analysis at run time. The outlier identification element may also operate in conjunction with a smoothing system to smooth the data and identify trends and departures from test result norms.
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1. A test system, comprising:
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a tester configured to test a component and generate test data; and
a computer connected to the tester and configured to receive the test data, identify an outlier in the test data, and generate an output report including the identified outlier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data analysis system for semiconductor test data, comprising a computer system, wherein the computer system is configured to operate:
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a supplementary data analysis element configured to identify outliers in the semiconductor test data; and
an output element configured to generate an output report including the identified outliers. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for testing semiconductors, comprising:
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generating test data for multiple components; and
automatically identifying an outlier in the test data at run time using a computer system. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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