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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 21, 2018
Pdf Solutions, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Brian Stine, San Jose, CA (US);
Richard Burch, San Jose, CA (US);
Nobuchika Akiya, San Jose, CA (US);
PDF Solutions, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for collecting trace data of integrated circuits from the back-end assembly tools and using yield, reliability, and burn-in data to distinguish good circuit traces from bad ones. Described further is an system and method for implementing a heuristic mapping of trace data for distinguishing between good or bad traces in an Internet-based or offline application. The result of this detection can then be used for yield improvement or for burn-in reduction where for example burn-in chips having 'good' circuit traces are subjected to thermal stress for less time than for chips identified as having 'bad' circuit traces.