Patent ID: 7930603
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for adapting a native test program adapted for testing integrated circuits with a native automated test system to the requirements of a target automated test system, the system comprising: a user interface adapted for reading the native test program including a pin configuration, feature specifications and a test set-up of the native test program and for allowing the user to specify a pin configuration, the pin configuration involving an assignment of pin names to per-pin tester resources, feature specifications indicating target test system capabilities required for performing a respective test, and a test set-up of the target automatic test system, the test set-up comprising settings and parameters that are loaded to per-pin tester resources before performing a respective test; an interface resource constraint manager adapted for determining if the test set-up is in agreement with the feature specifications and, if this is not the case, to either restrict the parameters of the test set-up or to notify the user accordingly; the user interface comprising a feature specification module adapted to allow the user to define, on a per-test basis, the feature specifications; the user interface further comprising a writer and storer for writing back and storing the test program after the pin configuration, feature specifications and the test set-up have been specified.