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App. No. 12/717,582

SEMICONDUCTOR TEST APPARATUS AND TEST METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

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12/717,582
Abstract

A semiconductor test apparatus comprising: a contact-resistance calculating unit that calculates contact resistance of a measuring jig using power supply current and internal voltage obtained when power supply voltage is applied; a regression-expression calculating unit that calculates a stationary time power supply current characteristic expression using the power supply current and the internal voltage obtained when the power supply voltage is applied; and a measurement-voltage calculating unit that calculates power supply voltage for a test using operating time power supply current information, which is a corresponding relation between operating time power supply current obtained when a plurality of types of power supply voltages are applied and the types of power supply voltages, the contact resistance, and the stationary time power supply current characteristic expression.

Claims (31)

1 . A semiconductor test apparatus comprising:

a contact-resistance calculating unit that calculates contact resistance of a measuring jig using power supply current and internal voltage obtained when power supply voltage is applied;

a regression-expression calculating unit that calculates a stationary time power supply current characteristic expression using the power supply current and the internal voltage obtained when the power supply voltage is applied; and

a measurement-voltage calculating unit that calculates power supply voltage for a test using operating time power supply current information, which is a corresponding relation between operating time power supply current obtained when a plurality of types of power supply voltages are applied and the types of power supply voltages, the contact resistance, and the stationary time power supply current characteristic expression.

2 . The semiconductor test apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the contact-resistance calculating unit calculates the contact resistance of the measuring jig using power supply current and internal voltage obtained when at least one power supply voltage is applied to a semiconductor device as a test target.

3 . The semiconductor test apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the contact-resistance calculating unit calculates the contact resistance for each semiconductor device.

4 . The semiconductor test apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the regression-expression calculating unit calculates the stationary time power supply current characteristic expression using power supply current and internal voltage obtained when at least two power supply voltages are applied to a semiconductor device as a test target.

5 . The semiconductor test apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the regression-expression calculating unit calculates the stationary time power supply current characteristic expression for each semiconductor device.

6 . The semiconductor test apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the measurement-voltage calculating unit includes a voltage-correction-value calculating unit that calculates, for each test pattern, a voltage correction value for correcting a power supply voltage set for a circuit test for a semiconductor device as a test target using the operating time power supply current information, the contact resistance, and the stationary time power supply current characteristic expression.

7 . The semiconductor test apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the measurement-voltage calculating unit includes a voltage-correction-value calculating unit that calculates, for each semiconductor device, a voltage correction value for correcting power supply voltage set for a circuit test for a semiconductor device as a test target using the operating time power supply current information, the contact resistance, and the stationary time power supply current characteristic expression.

8 . The semiconductor test apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the measurement-voltage calculating unit calculates, for each test pattern, power supply voltage for a test used in the circuit test for the semiconductor device using the voltage correction value and the power supply voltage set for the circuit test for the semiconductor device.

9 . The semiconductor test apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the measurement-voltage calculating unit calculates, for each semiconductor device, power supply voltage for a test used in the circuit test for the semiconductor device using the voltage correction value and the power supply voltage set for the circuit test for the semiconductor device.

10 . The semiconductor test apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a storing unit that stores the operating time power supply current information for each type of a test pattern of the circuit test, wherein

the voltage-correction-value calculating unit extracts the operating time power supply current information corresponding to the test pattern from the storing unit and calculates the voltage correction value corresponding to the test pattern using the extracted operating time power supply current information.

11 . The semiconductor test apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising an alert output unit that outputs an alert when the contact resistance is not within a predetermined range.

12 . The semiconductor test apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein power supply voltage set for the circuit test is a minimum or a maximum of motion-compensated power supply voltage.

13 . The semiconductor test apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein power supply voltage set for a circuit test is power supply voltage corresponding to operation voltage for each the semiconductor device set according to ability of the semiconductor device.

14 . A test method for a semiconductor device comprising:

calculating, for each semiconductor device, contact resistance between the semiconductor device and a measuring jig using power supply current and internal voltage obtained when first power supply voltage is applied to the semiconductor device as a test target;

calculating, for each the semiconductor device, a stationary time power supply current characteristic expression for the semiconductor device using power supply current and internal voltage obtained when second power supply voltage is applied to the semiconductor device;

calculating, for each test pattern, a voltage correction value for correcting power supply voltage set for a circuit test for the semiconductor device using operating time power supply current information, which is a corresponding relation between operating time power supply current obtained when a plurality of types of power supply voltages are applied to the semiconductor device and the types of power supply voltages, the contact resistance, and the stationary time power supply current characteristic expression;

calculating, for each test pattern, power supply voltage for a test used in the circuit test for the semiconductor device using the voltage correction value and the power supply voltage set for the circuit test for the semiconductor device; and

performing the circuit test for the semiconductor device using the calculated power supply voltage for a test.

15 . The test method for a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , further comprising:

storing, for each type of a test pattern of the circuit test, the operating time power supply current information in a storing unit before calculating the voltage correction value; and

extracting, in calculating the voltage correction value, the operating time power supply current information corresponding to the test pattern from the storing unit and calculating the voltage correction value corresponding to the test pattern using the extracted operating time power supply current information.

16 . The test method for a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , further comprising outputting an alert when the contact resistance is not within a predetermined range.

17 . The test method for a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the power supply voltage set for the circuit test is a minimum or maximum of motion-compensated power supply voltage.

18 . The test method for a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the power supply voltage set for the circuit test is power supply voltage corresponding to operation voltage for each the semiconductor device set according to ability of the semiconductor device.

19 . The test method for a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the first power supply voltage is a plurality of types of power supply voltage values.

20 . The test method for a semiconductor device according to claim 14 , wherein the stationary time power supply current characteristic expression is calculated by using the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2010
From: KOBAYASHI, NORIFUMI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Reel/Frame 024190/0023 →