Patent ID: 6115645
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A method of monitoring a semiconductor integrated circuit tester operating at a first station under control of a first computer located at the first station, the method comprising:providing a video camera located at the first station, the video camera having an output connected to a port of the first computer,providing a second computer located at a second station, which is remote from the first station, wherein the first and second computers are connected in a computer network and the second computer includes a display monitor,employing the video camera to acquire an image of the tester, whereby the video camera provides the first computer with video data representative of said image,transmitting said video data over the computer network to the second computer,providing said video data to the display monitor,employing the display monitor to display the image represented by said video data, whereby the image acquired by the video camera can be viewed on the display monitor, andtransmitting information from the second station to the first station regarding operation of the semiconductor tester.