System and method for analyzing electrical failure data
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1. A method comprising:
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retrieving data associated with a group of wafers based on the requested information, wherein each wafer in the group of wafers includes one or more circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice is located at a coordinate;
performing a calculation on the data;
displaying a wafer map, wherein the wafer map includes a plurality of map sections representing the circuit dice of the group of wafers, wherein each of the map sections includes a single symbol representing a calculation result for electrical failure for the circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice belongs to a separate wafer among the group of wafers, and wherein the circuit dice are located at the same coordinate.
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Abstract
A system and method to perform analysis on test results of multiple integrated circuits. Based on the analysis, the system and method display a wafer map having map indicators representing statistical values of the test results.
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1. A method comprising:
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inputting requested information; retrieving data associated with a group of wafers based on the requested information, wherein each wafer in the group of wafers includes one or more circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice is located at a coordinate; performing a calculation on the data; displaying a wafer map, wherein the wafer map includes a plurality of map sections representing the circuit dice of the group of wafers, wherein each of the map sections includes a single symbol representing a calculation result for electrical failure for the circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice belongs to a separate wafer among the group of wafers, and wherein the circuit dice are located at the same coordinate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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10. A system comprising:
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a tester for testing a plurality of wafers; a storage unit connected to the tester for storing test results from testing the wafers; and an analyzer connected to the storage unit for analyzing the test results, the analyzer including; a calculating unit for performing a calculation on the test results; and a display unit for displaying results from the calculation in the form of a wafer map, wherein the wafer map includes a plurality of map sections representing the circuit dice of the plurality of wafers, wherein each of the map sections includes a single indicator representing a calculation result for electrical failure for the circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice belongs to a separate wafer among the plurality of wafers, and wherein the circuit dice are located at the same coordinate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon for causing a machine to perform a method, the method comprising:
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inputting requested information; retrieving data associated with a group of wafers based on the requested information, wherein each wafer in the group of wafers includes one or more circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice is located at a coordinate; performing a calculation on the data associated with the group of wafers; displaying a wafer map, wherein the wafer map includes a plurality of map sections representing the circuit dice of the group of wafers, wherein each of the map sections includes a single indicator representing a calculation result for electrical failure for the circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice belongs to a separate wafer among the group of wafers, and wherein the circuit dice are located at the same coordinate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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inputting requested information; retrieving data associated with a group of wafers based on the requested information, wherein each wafer in the group of wafers includes one or more circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice is located at a coordinate; performing a calculation on the data; displaying a wafer map, wherein the wafer map includes a plurality of map sections representing the circuit dice of the group of wafers, wherein each of the map sections includes a number representing a calculation result for circuit dice located at the same coordinate among the wafers. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method comprising:
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inputting requested information; retrieving data associated with a group of wafers based on the requested information, wherein each wafer in the group of wafers includes one or more circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice is located at a coordinate; performing a calculation on the data associated with a group of wafers; displaying a wafer map, wherein the wafer map includes a plurality of map sections representing the circuit dice of the group of wafers, wherein each of the map sections includes a single color representing a calculation result for electrical failure for the circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice belongs to a separate wafer among the group of wafers, and wherein the circuit dice are located at the same coordinate. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system comprising:
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an input device for inputting requested information; a controller connected to the input unit for retrieving data associated with a group of wafers based on the requested information, wherein each wafer in the group of wafers includes at least one circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice is located at a coordinate; a calculating unit for performing a calculation on the data associated with the group of wafers; and a display unit for displaying results from the calculation in the form of a wafer map, wherein the wafer map includes a plurality of map sections representing the circuit dice of the group of wafers, wherein each of the map sections is configured for simultaneously displaying a first displaying element and a second displaying element, wherein each of the first and second displaying elements represents a calculation result for electrical failure of the circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice belongs to a separate wafer among the group of wafers, and wherein the circuit dice are located at the same coordinate. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method comprising:
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inputting requested information; retrieving data associated with a group of wafers based on the requested information, wherein each wafer in the group of wafers includes one or more circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice is located at a coordinate; performing a calculation on the data associated with the group of wafers; displaying a wafer map, wherein the wafer map includes a plurality of map sections representing the circuit dice of the group of wafers, wherein each of the map sections includes a single indicator representing a calculation result for electrical failure for the circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice belongs to a separate wafer among the group of wafers, and wherein the circuit dice are located at the same coordinate. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A system comprising:
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an input device for inputting requested information; a controller connected to the input unit for retrieving data associated with a group of wafers based on the requested information, wherein each wafer in the group of wafers includes at least one circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice is located at a coordinate; a calculating unit for performing a calculation on the data associated with the group of wafers; and a display unit for displaying results from the calculation in the form of a wafer map, wherein the wafer map includes a plurality of map sections representing the circuit dice of the group of wafers, wherein each of the map sections is configured for displaying a displaying number within a border of each of the map sections, wherein the displaying number represents a calculation result for electrical failure for the circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice belongs to a separate wafer among the group of wafers, and wherein the circuit dice are located at the same coordinate. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A system comprising:
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an input device for inputting requested information; a controller connected to the input unit for retrieving data associated with a group of wafers based on the requested information, wherein each wafer in the group of wafers includes one or more circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice is located at a coordinate; a calculating unit for performing a calculation on the data associated with the group of wafers; and a display unit for displaying results from the calculation in the form of a wafer map, wherein the wafer map includes a plurality of map sections representing the circuit dice of the group of wafers, wherein each of the map sections includes a single indicator representing a calculation result for electrical failure for the circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice belongs to a separate wafer among the group of wafers, and wherein the circuit dice are located at the same coordinate.
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65. A method comprising:
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inputting requested information; retrieving data associated with a group of wafers based on the requested information, wherein each wafer in the group of wafers includes one or more circuit dice, wherein each of the circuit dice is located at a coordinate; performing a calculation on the data; displaying a wafer map, wherein the wafer map includes a plurality of map sections representing the circuit dice of the group of wafers, wherein each of the map sections includes a color representing a calculation result for circuit dice located at the same coordinate among the wafers, wherein each of the map sections further includes a number representing one of the following;
a total number of failures of circuit dice at the same coordinate, a number of circuit dice at the same coordinate with at least one failure, an average number of failures of circuit dice at the same coordinate, and a mean value of circuit dice at the same coordinate with at least one failure. - View Dependent Claims (66)
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