IP Library Granted Patent US 7,902,853
Granted Patent B2
US 7,902,853 · App. 11/802,335 · Granted Mar 8, 2011

Semiconductor device, semiconductor device testing method, and probe card

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Patent No.
US 7,902,853
App. No.
11/802,335
Granted
Mar 8, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A test signal to be supplied to a driver section when the driver section is subjected to an operation test is generated by a test circuit. In the test circuit, the test signal can be generated by a burn-in control circuit in accordance with a clock signal TESTCK supplied from an outside source.

Claims (25)

1. A semiconductor device, comprising:

a main operation section; and

a test signal generating section for generating a test signal that is to be supplied to the main operation section when the main operation section is subjected to a quality determination test,

the test signal generating section generates the test signal in accordance solely with a test enable signal and a clock signal each inputted from an outside source without receiving the input of the test signal from the outside source, and

the generated test signal being a plurality of control signals enabling the semiconductor device to be tested

the test signal generating section includes,

a burn-in control circuit configured to generate the test signal based solely on the test enable signal and the clock signal each separately inputted from one of the outside source without receiving the input of the test signal from the outside source, and

a control signal selection circuit configured to selectively output one of the test signal and an external logic input based on the test enable signal.

2. The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising:

a clock generating section for generating the clock signal, wherein

the test signal generating section is capable of generating the test signal in accordance with the clock signal generated by the clock generating section.

3. The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising: terminal pads to be used for the test enable signal and the clock signal are along a longer side of a semiconductor element.

4. The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 3 , wherein terminal pads to be used for the test enable signal and the clock signal have a normal-operation-mode control signal terminal pad therebetween.

5. The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of groups of terminal pads that are to be used for the test enable signal and the clock signal, wherein

each of the terminal pads is connected to its corresponding terminal pad via an internal wire provided in the semiconductor device.

6. The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor device is a semiconductor device including a large number of output terminals.

7. The semiconductor device as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the semiconductor device is a liquid crystal driver.

8. A method for testing a semiconductor device which includes a main operation section and a test signal generating section for generating a test signal that is to be supplied to the main operation section when the main operation section is subjected to a quality determination test, the method comprising:

inputting a test enable signal and a clock signal to the test signal generating section from an outside source without receiving the input of the test signal from the outside source;

generating the test signal by the test signal generating section solely in accordance with the test enable signal and the clock signal, the generated test signal being a plurality of control signals enabling the semiconductor device to be tested;

selectively outputting one of the test signal and an external logic input based on the test enable signal; and

conducting the quality determination test on the main operation section.

9. The method as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the quality determination test is conducted by measuring a rest power supply current.

10. The method as set forth in claim 8 , wherein said semiconductor device is one of a plurality of semiconductor devices and the quality determination test is able to be simultaneously conducted on said plurality of semiconductor devices.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2020
From: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: SHENZHEN TOREY MICROELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 053754/0905 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 22, 2007
From: UCHIDA, REN; MORI, MASAMI
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 019385/0302 →