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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2001
C. Patrick Doherty, Boise, ID (US);
Jorge L. deVarona, Boise, ID (US);
Salman Akram, Boise, ID (US);
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Abstract
A probe card for testing semiconductor wafers includes probe card contacts for electrically engaging die contacts on the wafer. The probe card also includes an on board multiplex circuit adapted to fan out and selectively transmit test signals from a tester to the probe card contacts. The multiplex circuit expands tester resources by allowing test signals to be written to multiple dice in parallel. Reading of the dice can be performed in groups up to the limit of the tester resources. In addition to expanding tester resources, the multiplex circuit maintains the individuality of each die, and permits defective dice to be electrically disconnected.