Adv Antest Corporation

Kenji Inaba

Masashi Miyazaki

Toshiyuki Miura

Eric Kushnick

Norimasa Sato

In the digitizer, a plurality of ADCs convert a plurality of analogue signals output from the device to be tested, to digital signals, respectively. The processing circuit is configured as a software-independent circuit and processes a plurality of digital signals output from the plurality of ADCs. The processing circuit is formed on the FPGA. In the processing circuit, the FFT circuit performs complex Fourier transform on two digital signals.

Test unit and test apparatus

A method and apparatus for synchronizing digital and analog/mixed signal modules in a test site of an open architecture test system is disclosed. Event triggers from digital modules are routed to an ASYNC module, which selectively distributes them to analog/mixed signal modules. When an event occurs, the trigger may activate an analog/mixed signal module to perform a certain operation. The ASYNC module may also receive triggers from the analog/mixed signal modules and selectively distribute them back to the digital modules or analog/mixed signal modules. The digital modules can be programmed to wait for an analog/mixed signal module to complete an operation, as indicated by a trigger received from that analog/mixed signal module, before continuing. Because embodiments of the present invention enable synchronization of digital and analog/mixed signal modules under pattern control, synchronization can be very precise and repeatable as compared to synchronization from a site controller.

Synchronization of modules for analog and mixed signal testing in an open architecture test system

A testing apparatus including a plurality of testing module slots to which different types of testing modules for testing a device under test are optionally mounted, includes an operation order holding unit for holding information indicating that a test operation by a first testing module should be performed before a test operation by a second testing module, a trigger return signal receiving unit for receiving a trigger return signal from the first testing module, the trigger return signal indicating that the first testing module has completed the test operation thereof, when the test operation of the first testing module has been completed, and a trigger signal supplying unit for supplying a trigger signal to the second testing module, the trigger signal indicating that the second testing module should start the test operation thereof, when the trigger return signal receiving unit receives the trigger return signal.

Testing apparatus

A testing apparatus including a plurality of testing module slots to which different types of testing modules for testing a device under test are optionally mounted, includes a first and a second testing modules, and a synchronization controlling unit. The synchronization controlling unit includes an operation order holding unit for holding information indicating that a test operation by a first testing module should be performed before a test operation by a second testing module, a trigger return signal receiving unit for receiving a trigger return signal from the first testing module, and a trigger signal supplying unit for supplying a trigger signal to the second testing module, the trigger signal indicating that the second testing module should start the test operation thereof, when the trigger return signal receiving unit receives the trigger return signal.

A testing apparatus having testing module slots onto which different types of testing modules are selectively mounted includes controlling modules for supplying control signals to the testing modules mounted on the testing module slots. The control signals are used for controlling the testing module. The apparatus also includes a setting information supplying unit for supplying hardware setting information to a specific testing module, an enable signal controlling unit for instructing the specific testing module to generate and supply an enable signal to the controlling module corresponding to the specific testing module, and a setting unit for setting the controlling module received said enable signal from the specific testing module so as to supply the control signal corresponding to the specific testing module based on the hardware setting information.

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Tokyo, Japan

Kenji Inaba