Texas Instruments Corporation

Michael W Perry

Sean Michael Malolepszy

Rex Warren Pirkle

George Reeves

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a routing engine, a method of routing a test probe and a testing system employing the router or the method. In one embodiment, the routing engine is for use with a test unit having at least one test probe and includes an analysis unit configured to analyze alternative test probe routing sequences that employ representative circuit chips of a semiconductor wafer to be tested by the test unit. The routing engine also includes a selection unit configured to select at least one of the test probe routing sequences as a test probe path for testing the semiconductor wafer based on a total cost of travel for the test probe path.

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Sherman, TX, United States of America

Michael W Perry