Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Comp. Ltd.

Yu Jen Chen

Wei-Chia Cheng

Jiann-Yeh Ou

Jeremy Wu

Huan An Wu

An inference engine is configured to rank a plurality of clients using at least one parameter associated with each of the plurality of clients. The engine includes a user interface configured to enable a user to select the at least one parameter, a knowledge collection module configured to collect client information based on the at least one parameter, and a calculation module configured to receive the collected information and calculate a client listing using a parameter-based cost function.

Method and system for providing an inference engine including a parameter-based cost function to evaluate semiconductor clients

This invention discloses a method of specifying pin states for a memory chip having one or more pins. In one embodiment of the invention, the pins are prioritized to obtain a pin order, wherein the pin state of a pin of a higher order dominates the pin state of a pin of a lower order. A number of possible combinations of the pin states are generated for the pins based on the pin order. The possible combinations are presented using a data presentation format. At least one pin of a higher order dominates at least one pin of a lower order when the at least one pin of a higher order is set in a predetermined pin state, such that the number of the possible combinations presented is reduced by neglecting combinations generated by the pins states of the dominated pins.

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Yu Jen Chen