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Apparatus for testing input pin leakage current of a device under test
Assignee: Teradyne Inc
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Filing: 1987-10-30
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Granted: 1989-08-29
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Expires: 2007-10-30
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for testing leakage currents of input pins of an electronic device under test including a connector having a plurality of contacts for making electrical contact to respective input pins, a plurality of current measuring circuits connected to respective contacts of the connector for sensing leakage currents and providing analog outputs indicating current, a multiplexer connected to receive the analog outputs and selectively provide one analog output as a multiplexer output, and an analog-to-digital converter connected to receive the multiplexer output and provide a digital output indicating leakage current. Also disclosed are storing a limit value for each pin in a limit memory and comparing the limit values with the multiplexer outputs; using a plurality of digital-to-analog converters to selectively provide desired inputs to the input pins; and using a correction memory storing a correction value for each pin to correct the multiplexer output.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward A. Ostertag
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-08 15:02
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01R; G01R31/00; G01R31/50; G01R31/66; G01R31/28; G01R31/30; G01R31/3004; G01R31/317; G01R31/3181; G01R31/319; G01R31/31903; G01R31/31908; G01R31/3191; G01R31/3193
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
Apparatus for testing leakage currents of input pins of an electronic device under test comprising a connector having a plurality of contacts for making electrical contact to respective said input pins, a plurality of current measuring circuits connected to respective contacts of said connector for sensing leakage current magnitudes and providing analog outputs having magnitudes indicating said leakage current magnitudes, a multiplexer connected to receive said analog outputs and selectively provide one said analog output as a multiplexer output, and an analog-to-digital converter connected to receive said multiplexer output and provide a digital output indicting a magnitude of a leakage current.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
Apparatus for testing leakage currents of input pins of an electronic device under test comprising a connector having a plurality of contacts for making electrical contact to respective said input pins, a plurality of current measuring circuits connected to respective contacts of said connector for sensing leakage current magnitudes and providing analog outputs having magnitudes indicating said leakage current magnitudes, a multiplexer connected to receive said analog outputs and selectively provide one said analog output as a multiplexer output, and an analog-to-digital converter connected to receive said multiplexer output and provide a digital output indicting a magnitude of a leakage current.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a limit memory for storing a limit value for each said pin, said limit memory being selectively addressable to present a said limit value corresponding to the pin that corresponds to said one analog output, and a comparing circuit connected to receive and compare a limit signal based on said limit value with said digital output.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
76 words
The apparatus of claim 2 further comprising: a plurality of digital-to-analog converters connected to respective contacts of said connector to selectively provide desired inputs to said input pins, a correction memory means for storing a correction value for each said pin, said correction memory being selectively addressable to present a said correction value corresponding to the current measuring circuit providing said one analog output, and means to correct said multiplexer output based on said correction value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 1, 2, or 3 further comprising a result memory for storing said digital output of said analog-to-digital converter for each said pin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 1, 2, or 3 wherein said memories and said multiplexer are synchronized by a counter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of digital-to-analog converters connected to respective contacts of said connector to selectively provide desired inputs to said input pins.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising: a correction memory for storing a correction value for each said pin, said correction memory being selectively addressable to present a said correction value corresponding to the current measuring circuit providing said one analog output, and means to correct said multiplexer output based on said correction value.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
146 words
Apparatus for testing leakage currents of input pins of an electronic device under test comprising a connector having a plurality of contacts for making electrical contact to respective said input pins, a plurality of current measuring circuits connected to respective contacts of said connector for sensing leakage current magnitudes and providing analog outputs having magnitudes indicating said leakage current magnitudes, a multiplexer connected to receive said analog outputs and selectively provide one said analog output as a multiplexer output, a limit memory for storing a limit value for each said pin, said limit memory being selectively addressable to present a said limit value corresponding to the pin that corresponds to said one analog output, an analog-to-digital converter connected to receive said multiplexer output and to provide a multiplexer output signal, and a comparing circuit connected to receive and compare said limit value with said multiplexer output.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
146 words
Apparatus for testing leakage currents of input pins of an electronic device under test comprising a connector having a plurality of contacts for making electrical contact to respective said input pins, a plurality of current measuring circuits connected to respective contacts of said connector for sensing leakage current magnitudes and providing analog outputs having magnitudes indicating said leakage current magnitudes, a multiplexer connected to receive said analog outputs and selectively provide one said analog output as a multiplexer output, a limit memory for storing a limit value for each said pin, said limit memory being selectively addressable to present a said limit value corresponding to the pin that corresponds to said one analog output, an analog-to-digital converter connected to receive said multiplexer output and to provide a multiplexer output signal, and a comparing circuit connected to receive and compare said limit value with said multiplexer output.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
76 words
the apparatus of claim 8 further comprising a pass/fail memory for storing pass/fail information, said pass/fail memory being selectively addressable to store said pass/fail information from said comparing circuit, and a mask memory for storing mask information about the absence of input pins at certain current measuring circuits, said mask memory being selectively addressable to present said mask information to said comparing circuit to prevent indicating failures for contacts that are not connected to input pins.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
120 words
Apparatus for testing leakage currents of input pins of an electronic device under test comprising a connector having a plurality of contacts for making electrical contact to respective said input pins, a plurality of current measuring circuits connected to respective contacts of said connector for sensing leakage current magnitudes and providing analog outputs having magnitudes indicating current magnitudes, a multiplexer connected to receive said analog outputs and selectively provide one said analog output as a multiplexer output, and a plurality of digital-to-analog converters, said plurality of digital-to-analog converters outputting respective digital-to-analog converter signals upon which respective input signals are based, said input signals being inputted to respective contacts of said connector to selectively provide desired inputs to said input pins.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
120 words
Apparatus for testing leakage currents of input pins of an electronic device under test comprising a connector having a plurality of contacts for making electrical contact to respective said input pins, a plurality of current measuring circuits connected to respective contacts of said connector for sensing leakage current magnitudes and providing analog outputs having magnitudes indicating current magnitudes, a multiplexer connected to receive said analog outputs and selectively provide one said analog output as a multiplexer output, and a plurality of digital-to-analog converters, said plurality of digital-to-analog converters outputting respective digital-to-analog converter signals upon which respective input signals are based, said input signals being inputted to respective contacts of said connector to selectively provide desired inputs to said input pins.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
124 words
Apparatus for testing leakage currents of input pins of an electronic device under test comprising a connector having a plurality of contacts for making electrical contact to respective said input pins, a plurality of current measuring circuits connected to respective contacts of said connector for sensing leakage current magnitudes and providing analog outputs having magnitudes indicating current, a multiplexer connected to receive said analog outputs and selectively provide one said analog output as a multiplexer output, a correction memory means for storing a correction value for each said pin, said correction memory being selectively addressable to present a said correction value corresponding to the current measuring circuit providing said one analog output, and means to correct said multiplexer output based on said correction value.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
124 words
Apparatus for testing leakage currents of input pins of an electronic device under test comprising a connector having a plurality of contacts for making electrical contact to respective said input pins, a plurality of current measuring circuits connected to respective contacts of said connector for sensing leakage current magnitudes and providing analog outputs having magnitudes indicating current, a multiplexer connected to receive said analog outputs and selectively provide one said analog output as a multiplexer output, a correction memory means for storing a correction value for each said pin, said correction memory being selectively addressable to present a said correction value corresponding to the current measuring circuit providing said one analog output, and means to correct said multiplexer output based on said correction value.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein each said current measuring circuit has a corresponding analog offset, and said correction value includes an offset value for generating an offset signal correcting for said analog offset.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 11 or 12 wherein each said current measuring circuit has a corresponding gain, and said correction value includes a gain value for generating a gain signal for correcting for said gain.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 11 further comprising means for generating said correction value included in each of said plurality of current measuring circuits and wherein said correction value is stored in said correction memory.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 1, 8, 10, 11, or 9 wherein said multiplexer is sequentially actuated.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The apparatus of claim 8, 11, 12, or 9 wherein each said memory is synchronized with said multiplexer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
65 words
The apparatus of claim 1, 8, 10, or 11 wherein each said current measuring circuit integrates its respective said leakage current, and further comprising means to sample said multiplexer output when there has been integration over a time period equal to an integer multiple of the predominant background power distribution line frequency to cancel out the noise caused by electromagnetic fields emanating from power supplies.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
The apparatus of claim 1, 8, 0, or 11 wherein each said current measuring circuit comprises an operational amplifier, and a capacitor connected between an input and an output of said operational amplifier.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 1, 8, 10, or 11 further comprising, a demultiplexer connected to said current measuring circuits, said demultiplexer controlling activation of said current measuring circuits.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 1, 8, 10, or 11 wherein there is a separate said current measuring circuit for each pin.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
80 words
The apparatus of claim 1, 8, 10, or 11 wherein each said current measuring circuit integrates each said leakage current, and further comprising means to sample said multiplexer output when there has been integration over a desired time period, a state counter connected to control sampling of said means to sample, and a programmable frequency generator connected to clock said state counter so as to control said time period as a function of the frequency of the frequency generator output.
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