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Consumer Mixed Signal
For semiconductor designers and high volume manufacturers, the V93000 Consumer Mixed Signal Solution performs mixed signal tests in both
wafer sort and final test across a broad range of consumer applications. It is designed to achieve the optimal balance among breadth of
possible tests, throughput speed and low cost-of-test.
Sweeping changes in consumer electronic devices (e.g. MP3 players, mobile phones, laptops, portable entertainment devices and high definition
TV/video) are shaping the broader semiconductor marketplace. As a direct consequence of both exploding sales and plummeting prices for such
devices, SOC prices are dropping 30-40% per year. Manufacturers have no choice but to respond with ever-lower cost-of-test.
This trend parallels rapidly increasing SOC complexity, which creates testing challenges, such as the need to reveal "known good die" with
new SiP and MCP packaging techniques. With new failure mechanisms created by greater use of nanometer geometries, cost-effective wafer-level
testing has become more important for catching failures earlier in the manufacturing cycle. Meanwhile, side-by-side testing of performance
analog and DC requires higher levels of accuracy. Embedded PMIC in portable devices require accurate DC.
Lastly, powerful marketplace forces directly influence what test equipment must deliver. Massive device volumes mandate multi-site testing in
order to reduce cost-of-test, with total throughput benchmarks determined by time-to-market, a make-or-break factor for manufacturers.
In short, any serious ATE solution in this dynamic marketplace must be:
- cost effective
- flexible enough to test any mix of SOC
- adaptable to new test technologies
- able to provide the accuracy to ensure minimum yield loss at package test and test data to subsequently make
design and process improvements
The V93000 Consumer Mixed Signal Test Solution is tailored for semiconductor designers and high volume manufacturers who need to effectively and
economically perform mixed signal tests across a broad range of highly integrated consumer applications.
Learn more about Verigy's Consumer Mixed Signal solution.
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