Patent ID: 6373011
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B07C,G01R,H01L

Abstract:
A manufacturing process testing method for an integrated circuit of an integrated circuit device of a plurality of integrated circuit devices for determining integrated circuit devices for enhanced reliability testing from a group of integrated circuit devices, the integrated circuit devices each having a substantially unique identification code, the method comprising:storing an enhanced reliability testing flag in connection with the unique identification code of each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices in the group for indicating whether each integrated circuit device requires enhanced reliability testing; automatically reading the unique identification code of each integrated circuit device of the plurality of integrated circuit devices in said group; accessing the enhanced reliability testing flag stored in connection with each of the automatically read unique identification code of each integrated circuit device; sorting the plurality of integrated circuit devices in accordance with whether their enhanced reliability testing flag indicates they are in need of the enhanced reliability testing; and performing the enhanced reliability testing for the integrated circuit devices requiring the enhanced reliability testing.