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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2001
Carlo Grilletto, San Carlos, CA (US);
Jed Bayking, Union City, CA (US);
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A test coupon for performing pre-qualification test on a substrate is disclosed. The test coupon includes at least two substrate test structures, and an edge connector for providing external electrical connections. Traces patterned on the test coupon connect the test structures with the edge connector, such that a test apparatus maybe coupled to the edge connector for testing the test coupon without the need to manually solder connections to the test coupon. The test coupon may also be used to perform the actual qualification of certain process changes in substrate construction and to monitor production lot quality and reliability.