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Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010

Filed:

Jul. 11, 2008
Applicants:

Jerold A. Williamson, Twinsburg, OH (US);

Michael Chao, Aurora, OH (US);

Joseph N. Furio, Parma Heights, OH (US);

Miao Lei, Beijing, CN;

Inventors:

Jerold A. Williamson, Twinsburg, OH (US);

Michael Chao, Aurora, OH (US);

Joseph N. Furio, Parma Heights, OH (US);

Miao Lei, Beijing, CN;

Assignee:

Keithley Instruments, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G06F 11/263 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Provided is a method and system for testing a DUT. The system includes a plurality of testing devices for interacting with the DUT and conducting a plurality of different tests on the DUT, and a computer-readable memory for storing computer-executable instructions defining the plurality of tests to be conducted by the testing device on the DUT. A scheduler component designates at least a first test and a second test from the plurality of tests to be conducted on the DUT in parallel, wherein said designating is based at least in part on content of the computer-executable instructions defining the first test and the second test. And a controller initiates the first test and the second test to be conducted in parallel and initiating at least a third test sequentially relative to at least one of the first and second tests.


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