Patent ID: 6037793
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A semiconductor integrated circuit inspecting method comprising:a contact step of bringing contact elements into contact with electrodes of at least one semiconductor integrated circuit selected from semiconductor integrated circuits that are formed on a semiconductor wafer and causing measurement results to be output from the contact elements; andan inspecting step of measuring electric characteristics of the selected at least one semiconductor integrated circuit based on the measurement results output from the contact elements,said contact step and said inspecting step being sequentially executed with respect to each of the semiconductor integrated circuits formed on the semiconductor wafer,said contact step including a sub-step of selecting at least one semiconductor integrated circuit which remains unchecked and satisfies predetermined temperature conditions from among the semiconductor integrated circuits formed on the semiconductor wafer and a sub-step of bringing the contact elements into contact with the electrodes of the selected at least one semiconductor integrated circuit.