Patent ID: 7389461
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A method for use with automatic test equipment (ATE) having a site that holds a device under test (DUT), the method comprising: receiving input data from the DUT at a first rate; storing the input data in a buffer; moving the input data out of the buffer as output data at a second rate, the second rate being greater than the first rate, the output data being moved toward a processing device; and performing a test on the output data at the processing device; wherein the first rate comprises a first sampling rate for the input data, and the second rate comprises a second sampling rate for the output data; and determining the second rate in order to prevent overflow of the buffer and loss of the input data; wherein the second rate is greater than the first rate multiplied by a number of samples of the input data and by a number of channels over which input data is transmitted from the DUT, divided by a number of samples of the output data.