System and methods for parametric testing
First Claim
1. A method of determining whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on an estimated maximum test range, the method comprising:
- attaining results generated from a parametric test performed on semiconductor devices included in a control set comprising a subset of a population of semiconductor devices;
selecting from among said semiconductor devices at least one extreme subset including at least one of a high-scoring subset including all devices whose results exceed a high cut-off point and a low-scoring subset including all devices whose results fall below a low cut-off point;
plotting at least results of said at least one extreme subset as a normal probability plot located between a zero probability axis and a one probability axis;
fitting a plurality of curves to a plurality of subsets of said results of said at least one extreme subset respectively;
extending each of said plurality of curves to said zero probability axis for said low-scoring subset or to said one probability axis for said high scoring subset thereby to define a corresponding plurality of intersection points along said zero or one probability axis;
defining an estimated maximum test range based on at least one of said intersection points; and
determining whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on said estimated maximum test range, wherein at least one of said selecting, plotting, fitting, extending, defining or determining is performed by at least one processor.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, computer-program products and program-storage devices for determining whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on an estimated maximum test-range. One method comprises: attaining results generated from a parametric test on semiconductor devices included in a control set; selecting from the semiconductor devices at least one extreme subset including at least one of a high-scoring subset and a low-scoring subset; plotting at least results of the at least one extreme subset; fitting a plurality of curves to a plurality of subsets of the results; extending the curves to the zero-probability axis for the low-scoring subset or the one-probability axis for the high-scoring subset to define a corresponding plurality of intersection points; defining an estimated maximum test range based on at least one of the intersection points; and determining whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on the estimated maximum test range.
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1. A method of determining whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on an estimated maximum test range, the method comprising:
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attaining results generated from a parametric test performed on semiconductor devices included in a control set comprising a subset of a population of semiconductor devices; selecting from among said semiconductor devices at least one extreme subset including at least one of a high-scoring subset including all devices whose results exceed a high cut-off point and a low-scoring subset including all devices whose results fall below a low cut-off point; plotting at least results of said at least one extreme subset as a normal probability plot located between a zero probability axis and a one probability axis; fitting a plurality of curves to a plurality of subsets of said results of said at least one extreme subset respectively; extending each of said plurality of curves to said zero probability axis for said low-scoring subset or to said one probability axis for said high scoring subset thereby to define a corresponding plurality of intersection points along said zero or one probability axis; defining an estimated maximum test range based on at least one of said intersection points; and determining whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on said estimated maximum test range, wherein at least one of said selecting, plotting, fitting, extending, defining or determining is performed by at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 56, 57)
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49. A system for determining whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on an estimated maximum test range, the system comprising:
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an attainer for attaining results generated from a parametric test performed on semiconductor devices included in a control set comprising a subset of the population of semiconductor devices; a selector for selecting from among said semiconductor devices at least one extreme subset including at least one of a high-scoring subset including all devices whose results exceed a high cut-off point and a low-scoring subset including all devices whose results fall below a low cut-off point; a plotter for plotting at least results of said at least one extreme subset as a normal probability plot located between a zero probability axis and a one probability axis; a fitter for fitting a plurality of curves to a plurality of subsets of said results of said at least one extreme subset respectively; an extender for extending each of said plurality of curves to said zero probability axis for said low-scoring subset or to said one probability axis for said high-scoring subset thereby to define a corresponding plurality of intersection points along said zero or one probability axis; a definer for defining said estimated maximum test range based on at least one of said intersection points; and a determiner for determining whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on said estimated maximum test range, wherein the system comprises at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 58, 59)
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54. A non-transitory program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method of determining whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on an estimated maximum test range, the method comprising:
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attaining results generated from a parametric test performed on semiconductor devices included in a control set comprising a subset of a population of semiconductor devices; selecting from among said semiconductor devices at least one extreme subset including at least one of a high-scoring subset including all devices whose results exceed a high cut-off point and a low-scoring subset including all devices whose results fall below a low cut-off point; plotting at least results of said at least one extreme subset as a normal probability plot located between a zero probability axis and a one probability axis; fitting a plurality of curves to a plurality of subsets of said results of said at least one extreme subset respectively; extending each of said plurality of curves to said zero probability axis for said low-scoring subset or to said one probability axis for said high-scoring subset thereby to define a corresponding plurality of intersection points along said zero or one probability axis; defining an estimated maximum test range based on at least one of said intersection points; and determining whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on said estimated maximum test range.
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55. A non-transitory computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for determining whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on an estimated maximum test range, the computer program product comprising:
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computer readable program code for causing the computer to attain results generated from a parametric test performed on semiconductor devices included in a control set comprising a subset of a population of semiconductor devices; computer readable program code for causing the computer to select from among said semiconductor devices at least one extreme subset including at least one of a high-scoring subset including all devices whose results exceed a high cut-off point and a low-scoring subset including all devices whose results fall below a low cut-off point; computer readable program code for causing the computer to plot results of said at least one extreme subset as a normal probability plot located between a zero probability axis and a one probability axis; computer readable program code for causing the computer to fit a plurality of curves to a plurality of subsets of said results of said at least one extreme subset respectively; computer readable program code for causing the computer to extend each of said plurality of curves to said zero probability axis for said low-scoring subset or to said one probability axis for said high-scoring subset thereby to define a corresponding plurality of intersection points along said zero or one probability axis; computer readable program code for causing the computer to define an estimated maximum test range based on at least one of said intersection points; and computer readable program code for causing the computer to determine whether or not to perform an action based at least partly on said estimated maximum test range.
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