The Development of the First IC Tester-per-Pin ATE system

Time Period :1980'sRelevant Date :1983-01-02

Summary : Megatest's MegaOne was the system that sparked the tester-per-pin revolution (1983, courtesy of Teradyne). Find out more in this video that contains great clips of the state-of-the-art in technology development in the early 1980's. The concepts behind it were as important to testing as the jet engine was to aviation.

A History Timeline of A ...

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Jerry Hutcheson, VLSI Research's founder, was very active in the test side of the semiconductor business in the early 70's. The following document is his internal notes about tester evaluation, selection criter ... See more

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The Near Impossibility ...

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Semiconductor ATE

Automatic Test Systems (ATS) encompass a broad range of equipment-in size and in function as well as in price. It includes all equipment that is used to electrically verify a device's functionality. VLSI Resear ... See more

Change In Chip Making A ...

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A revolution is occurring in the chip industry causing fundamental change at its market. business, and technical levels. Manufacturers are becoming more market-driven as commodity marketing methods give way to ... See more

Equipment Suppliers - 1 ...

This section examines the vendors who supply semiconductor manufacturing equipment. There are approximately 534 of them. The top five are shown below in Figure 2.0.0-1. In 1989, these five companies held a 26 ... See more

Process Diagnostics - D ...

Process diagnostic equipment is critical to semiconductor manufacture. Though this equipment is not used to directly manufacture devices, it serves to verify consistent and in-control manufacturing processes. ... See more