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Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Teck Seng Eng, Singapore, SG;

Michael Russell Uy Gonzales, Quezon Province, PH;

Louie Que Hermosura, Singapore, SG;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/317 (2006.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01); G01R 31/3177 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/3177 (2013.01); G01R 31/2894 (2013.01); G01R 31/31718 (2013.01);
Abstract

Efficient production testing of integrated circuits. A first production test is implemented on a group of integrated circuits and failures among the test group are assessed. Specifically, the results of the first test are analyzed such that integrated circuits having a recoverable fail and integrated circuits having a non-recoverable fail are differentiated. The integrated circuits are integrated based on the analyzed results and a second production test is implemented. The second production test tests the integrated circuits responsive to the segregation, such that the second production test is limited only to integrated circuits with a recoverable fail. The next succeeding production test will then use the new test program in the second production test with the handler bin designated as having integrated circuits not to be re-tested.


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