Acceleration of IC verification process using advanced flexible modular measurement systems and software architectures

Test engineers use automated test systems in applications ranging from design validation to end-of-line production test with the aim of ensuring the quality and reliability of a product that reaches the end customer. As complexity of integrated circuits is exponentially growing and consequently the verification process time, the use of automated test systems to perform simple pass/fail tests or product characterization measurements have quickly become an even more important part of the product development process. This paper gives advise to develop test systems that lower cost, increase test throughput, and can scale with future requirements.