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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2022
Applicant:
Ic Analytica, Llc, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Patrick G. Drennan, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Joseph S. Spector, Austin, TX (US);
Richard Wunderlich, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
IC ANALYTICA, LLC, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/27 (2006.01); G01R 1/073 (2006.01); G01R 31/26 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/275 (2013.01); G01R 1/07342 (2013.01); G01R 31/2601 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus has a semiconductor wafer hosting rows and columns of chips, where the rows and columns of chips are separated by scribe lines. Voltage regulators are positioned within the scribe lines. Each voltage regulator is connected to one or more chips. Selection circuitry is positioned within the scribe lines. The selection circuitry governs access to a chip being tested.