ITC 2004 panel: cost of test - taking control Mike Tripp Intel Corporation

Intel are focusing on the cost of test, but the focus is on the cost of quality. The quality goals are used to drive the process as a whole and optimize the steps within the process to minimize cost to Intel. DFT has been the key in our efforts to manage test costs in order to meet our goals. Our HVM products have focused DFT to enable test reuse or to enable low capability testers. In order to manage the cost of test, establish DFM requirements/goals during product definition and product design, standardize the test interface, establish the test cost goals and use predictive models for test content and test time, DFT enables the test problem to be avoided completely.