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Method and apparatus for automatically identifying multiple combinations of operational and non-operational components on integrated circuit chips with a single part number

US7624318B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Andreas Bieswanger · Eppelheim, DE
Herwig Elfering · Eppelheim, DE
James Stephen Fields, Jr. · Austin, US
Andrew Geissler · Pflugerville, US
Alan Hlava · Longmont, US
Scott Barnett Swaney · Catskill, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2005
Grant date	Nov 24, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R31/2894
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A computer implemented method, a data processing system, and a computer usable program code for automatically identifying multiple combinations of operational and non-operational components with a single part number. A non-volatile storage is provided on a part, wherein the part includes a plurality of sub-components. Unavailable sub-components in the plurality of sub-components are identified based on a series of testing to form identified unavailable sub-components. Information of the identified unavailable sub-components is stored into the non-volatile storage.

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