Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Minimum voltage and maximum performance mapping using laser-assisted techniques
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Application No.: US14525539Application Date: 2014-10-28
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Publication No.: US09599666B2Publication Date: 2017-03-21
- Inventor: Lavakumar Ranganathan , Martin Villafana , Lesly Zaren Venturina Endrinal
- Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agency: Loza & Loza, LLP
- Main IPC: G01R31/308
- IPC: G01R31/308 ; G01R31/311 ; G01R31/28

Abstract:
A method and apparatus for mapping an electronic device. The electronic device is loaded into a test fixture, which may be an automated test equipment (ATE). A laser beam is stepped across locations of interest. At each location of interest a minimum voltage and/or maximum frequency are computed. A contour map of the changes in minimum voltage and maximum frequency across a field of view of the electronic device is generated. Additional embodiments provide signaling a laser scan module during the rising edge of a synchronization pulse to indicate that minimum voltage (Vmin) and maximum frequency (Fmax) specification search data is provided to a laser voltage probe. A Vmin/Fmax module compares the specification search data with the data read from the laser voltage probe and computes a parameter shift value. The laser beam is moved to another location when the falling edge of the synchronization pulse occurs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160116531A1 MINIMUM VOLTAGE AND MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE MAPPING USING LASER-ASSISTED TECHNIQUES Public/Granted day:2016-04-28
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